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In recognition of sculptor Ruth Duckworth’s reverence for the natural world, Black Moon Trio, in collaboration with New York Times Best-Selling author and Chicago poet Michael Tyler, present their performance program, Sow the Seeds. This…
Join us for a back-to-school event and preview of the Art to Live With collection. Drop by the Smart Museum of Art’s sculpture garden, try out a Chicago-style hot dog, play lawn games, or participate…
Virtual gathering Join in the Smart Museum of Art’s virtual book club! The Smart Reads series continues in September with I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez. We invite you to…
The Silvia Bolognesi Quartet performs in the Smart Museum’s courtyard as part of the Hyde Park Jazz Festival, a weekend of free performances at cultural venues across the neighborhood. FREE, open to all. Visit hydeparkjazzfestival.org…
The Ari Brown Quintet performs in the Smart Museum’s courtyard as part of the Hyde Park Jazz Festival, a weekend of free performances at cultural venues across the neighborhood. FREE, open to all. Visit hydeparkjazzfestival.org…
Celebrate the Smart Museum of Art’s fall exhibitions! Join us and mark the opening of two new special exhibitions. Ruth Duckworth: Life as a Unity offers new perspectives on “sculptor in clay” Ruth Duckworth across…
Join your campus art museum for an O-Week wake-up! Meet new friends and make drawings inspired by works in the Smart Museum of Art’s exhibition Calling on the Past. Enjoy free coffee and breakfast treats…
Join the Smart Museum of Art for a special afternoon screening and celebration of sculptor Richard Hunt. Meet the artist as he helps introduce The Light of Truth: Richard Hunt’s Monument for Ida B. Wells,…
Join in a vibrant puppet-making workshop! Create awesome animal puppets to play with at home, inspired by the rampant leopards and lions depicted in artworks from ancient times through the Renaissance on display in Calling…
Create incredible works of art while enjoying a summer evening among the flowers, bumblebees, and butterflies during this outdoor painting workshop in the Artist’s Garden at Garfield Park Conservatory. Join artist and educator Erik Peterson…