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Theaster Gates & Marty Nesbitt in Conversation

November 18, 2025
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

David Rubenstein Forum


Join Theaster Gates; artist, Professor of Visual Arts, and Executive and Artistic Director of Rebuild, and Marty Nesbitt, MBA ’89; Senior Partner, Co-Chairman, and Co-CEO of Vistria, and Board Chair of the Obama Foundation, for a conversation on the intersection of the arts and entrepreneurship. This program is presented in collaboration by the Arts and Creative Enterprise Program at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the Smart Museum of Art. The event will open with a reception and be held at the David Rubenstein Forum.

RSVP highly encouraged (registration link forthcoming), as space will be limited. Seating on a first-come, first-served basis.

Program Schedule:

Light reception, 5:30 - 6:30pm
Conversation, 6:30 - 7:30pm