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What makes an academic art museum unique? How has the concept of it changed over time, and what are its potential futures? To commemorate five decades of student engagement at the Smart Museum of Art,…
Stop by the Smart for an afternoon of free, hands-on art activities inspired by Give the Drummer Some!, the Smart’s newest installation by South Side interdisciplinary artist, designer, and educator Robert Earl Paige. Drop in;…
Conversation Pieces is a series that invites UChicago scholars and their surprise guests to enter into dialogue with artworks in The 50th: An Anniversary Exhibition. Associate Professor of African History, African Studies, and the College…
Join us for an open mic night of poetry readings and performances. All are welcome to recite a short poem–whether it be your own or one simply you love. Signing up for a reading slot…
In conversation with Curator of Public Art, Laura Steward, South Side artist Robert Earl Paige discusses his newly-commissioned installation Give the Drummer Some! and his decades-long practice as an interdisciplinary artist, designer, and educator. Free,…
To commemorate fifty years of collecting photography at the Smart Museum of Art, renowned UChicago Professor Emeritus Dr. Joel Snyder explores noteworthy objects, artists, and inquiries in the field of photography. The program features an…
Visual journalists and editors with the Chicago Tribune join the Smart Museum of Art x the Chicago Center on Democracy for a panel discussion about the critical role that images play in the ideals and…
The Smart is turning 50! Celebrate our Golden Jubilee during a more than 30-year museum tradition of Family Days through drop-in art projects inspired by the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Smart’s doors…
Building on historical Smart programs such as “object chats,” Objects and Voices, and “object roundtables,” Conversation Pieces is a series that invites UChicago scholars and their surprise guests to enter into dialogue with artworks in…
6:00PM – 8:30PM, Remarks at 6:15PM Toast the Smart Museum of Art’s golden anniversary at the public celebration of The 50th: An Anniversary Exhibition and Robert Earl Paige: Give the Drummer Some! Enjoy a set…