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In celebration of Women’s History Month, explore works made by women artists featured in The 50th, including Anna Lea Merritt, Faith Ringgold, Barbara Rossi, and Suzanne Valadon. Drawing inspiration from each artist’s individual style of…
Join University of Chicago’s student jazz group Early Summer for a musical performance embedded in South Side artist, designer, and educator Robert Earl Paige’s installation, Give the Drummer Some!, at the Smart Museum of Art….
Conversation Pieces is a programming series that invites University of Chicago scholars and their surprise guests to enter into dialogue with artworks in The 50th: An Anniversary Exhibition. On Valentine’s Day, Associate Professor of Art…
Come stretch your winter stresses away at the Smart Museum of Art! Join us for an evening of beach themed yoga led by the artist and certified instructor, Tina Wang. Tropical food, drinks, music, photo…
Discover how artists create their work in unexpected ways. For example, Robert Earl Paige uses wax resist and ink to create bold patterns; Barabara Jones-Hogu uses printmaking techniques to explore colorful text in their work;…
Fascination with the infinite seems hardwired in human consciousness, finding expression in art and literature, science and religion. But not all infinities are the same. This lecture will explore several varieties of infinity as they…
Learn about the exquisite ways that artists create, from collaborative drawings by the Surrealists and Imagists to spectacles of sculpture with artists H.C. Westermann and Yeesookyung. Then, enjoy making projects inspired by the “Exquisite Corpse”…
Explore twentieth-century collages in the work of artists across the globe, including Romare Bearden, Arturo Herrera, Karel Lodr, Hannah Höch and Marie Zoe Greene-Mercier. Then, create your own collages and photomontages using paper, found images,…
Hang out at the Smart Museum of Art after hours and prep for Fall Quarter finals surrounded by South Side artist Robert Earl Paige’s spectacular new installation, Give the Drummer Some! Study at the Smart…
Join Smart curators Galina Mardilovich and Laura Steward to take a guided tour of The 50th: An Anniversary Exhibition and Robert Paige: Give the Drummer Some! Free, register online here. Galina Mardilovich is Curator at…