Smart Reads: Recap and Reflection Wed. Dec. 6th, 2023 - 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Virtual gathering Join the Smart Museum of Art’s virtual book club for a year-end reflection. With host Dorian H. Nash,… Learn more
Gender and Sexuality in Early Modern European Art Thu. May. 6th, 2021 - 4:00 PM - 4:00 PM Join Jill Burke (University of Edinburgh) and Patricia Simons (University of Michigan) for a nuanced investigation into the construction of… Learn more
Cross Currents: Contemporary Art from New Delhi to Beijing Wed. Feb. 17th, 2021 - 6:30 AM - 6:30 AM How does contemporary art intersect with South, Southeast, and East Asia? How is it defined and contested across these regions?… Learn more
Amplify Teacher Workshop: Virtual Resources Thu. Apr. 22nd, 2021 - 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Teaching virtual or hybrid? Confused? Us too—come talk it through, access available resources, and participate in an artist experience! Join… Learn more
The Apocalyptic Renaissance Thu. May. 13th, 2021 - 5:30 PM - 5:30 PM Renaissance historian Ada Palmer explores the relationship between war, strife, and artistic production reflecting on objects in Lust, Love, and… Learn more
Virtual Talk: Attention and Testimony in Works by Lorna Simpson Wed. Jan. 6th, 2021 - 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Contemporary photographer Lorna Simpson first became known in the 1980s for work that confronted race, gender, and history. This participatory… Learn more
Take Care with Art After Dark: Slow Dance, Music, and Art Making Wed. Oct. 21st, 2020 - 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Join us for a virtual gathering that mixes art inquiry, music sharing, and communal art making. Led by Mayra Cecilia… Learn more
Ovid over Lunch (Part I) Thu. Apr. 22nd, 2021 - 12:00 PM - 12:00 PM Take a poetic trek through ancient Roman poet Ovid’s Metamorphoses and the Smart Museum’s exhibition Lust, Love, and Loss in… Learn more
Living With Art Mon. May. 10th, 2021 - 6:00 PM - 6:00 PM A Conversation with Rachel Cohen, Bellamy Mitchell, and Nora Lambert Join us for an evening conversation about the place of… Learn more
Chicago Humanities Festival: Photography and Community Tue. Sep. 28th, 2021 - 7:00 PM - 7:00 PM Community-based photography provides a lens through which to record the intergenerational visual history of people and places as seen from… Learn more