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A night of discussion and performance surrounding the art of Bob Thompson and the artists that inspired his work—paintings, songs, and poetry that confront the artistic tension of expression and protest. Join renowned Blues musician…
Join the Smart Museum of Art for a special celebration marking the opening of Unsettled Ground: Art and Environment from the Smart Museum Collection. Enjoy food, drink, conversation, and gallery talks led by the UChicago…
With guest artist Laura Shaeffer Update: Activities have been moved indoors, due to the forecast for cold weather on Saturday. Create imaginative utopias, colorful cities, and fantastical playground designs for children, by children during this…
Join us for an in-person tour and interactive exploration of works on display in Bob Thompson: This House Is Mine. This program takes a guided look at Bob Thompson’s portraits of poets Amiri Baraka and…
Join us for a closing-day tour of Emilio Cruz Inter-Planetary Slavery • Paintings and Fiberglass Sculpture, 1970-1979 at Corbett vs Dempsey. During this informal in-gallery discussion, gallerists John Corbett and Jim Dempsey (Corbett vs. Dempsey)…
Join us for a guided walkthrough of Bob Thompson: This House Is Mine. During this informal in-gallery discussion, curator Orianna Cacchione (Smart Museum of Art) and gallerists John Corbett and Jim Dempsey (Corbett vs. Dempsey)…
Hybrid event, in-person and virtual Inspired by the exhibition, Smart to the Core: Medium / Image, this symposium traces the philosophical and aesthetic debates that examine the dynamics of media, mediums and mediation. Undergraduate and…
Join us for the public culmination of the UChicago course “Site-Based Practice: Choreographing the Smart Museum,” led by Julia Rhoads, Director of the Dance Program in Theater and Performance Studies. This course gives students the…
Art-Based Teaching Methods for Strengthening Writing Skills Virtual program How can the close analysis of visual art help students develop skills that will also make them more effective writers? This workshop explores the relationship between…
Virtual gathering Join in the Smart Museum of Art’s virtual book club, Smart Reads! In this edition of Smart Reads, we explore intersections of art and poetry through the exhibition Bob Thompson: This House Is…