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What is art history for? In conjunction with Monochrome Multitudes, the Smart Museum of Art and University of Chicago partners present a quarter-long artist talk series. Join Irena Haiduk and other exhibiting artists as they…
Join us for a back-to-school event and preview of the Art to Live With collection. Drop in, try out a Chicago-style hot dog, play lawn games, make a painting with mustard and ketchup, or participate…
The Fred Jackson, Jr. 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…
Darren Johnston’s Life in Time 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…
Join your campus art museum for an O-Week wake-up! Enjoy free coffee and breakfast treats in the Smart Museum’s sculpture garden. Plus, learn how to draw using two viscous liquids: black coffee and sumi ink….
Let’s paint plants together in the lush Artist’s Garden exhibit Garden Nouveau at the Garfield Park Conservatory! Utilizing the wonderful plants, paths, and vistas of the Artist’s Garden, learn how to paint incredible works of…
The Smart Museum of Art’s summer teen intensive, co-produced with Chicago Housing Authority, invites you to an end-of-summer celebration at the Black Wall Street Journey gallery at Urban Juncture. The event will feature an opening…
When Ruth Duckworth arrived in Chicago from London to teach at the University of Chicago’s Midway Studios in 1964, she planned to stay for a year. Instead, she lived in the city for nearly fifty…
**New date—rescheduled from May 26 due to rain** This open-air screening invites viewers to immerse themselves in a world of miniature marvels drawn from the realm of natural history. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition…
Reimagining “Art” and “The Artist” Hybrid event, in-person and virtual Inspired by the exhibition Bob Thompson: This House is Mine, this colloquium will foreground presentations by three University of Chicago undergraduate and graduate student speakers…