“Passion Fruit: The Other Chicago Black Movement” is a collection of watermelon- themed representational images, posters, photographs and original artworks that explore the American watermelon, not as a fruit, but a former symbol of racial stereotype now transformed into a positive and cultural icon. The exhibit pays tribute to the Chicago-based Black Arts Guild (BAG) Turtel Onli founded in 1970 to help launch the careers of its members. BAG adopted the Red, Black and Green watermelon as its logo, and initiated a creative battle to deconstruct the negative applications of watermelon images into a positive and creative symbol. More on Onli here.

African-American Cultural Center, 207 Adams Hall, 830 S. Halsted St., Chicago. Exhibit is open Monday thru Friday from 8:30am to 4:45pm. For more information call 312-996-9549. This exhibit is free and open to the public.