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A tour and discussion of Thi Bui’s The Best We Could Do presented in collaboration with the UChicago Common Book Initiative. Join exhibition curator Issa Lampe for a tour of Smart to the Core: Embodying…
Artist Leonardo Drew manipulates materials like wood, rusted iron, and mud to create imposing sculptures that still maintain connections to the gallery wall. Several of Drew’s large-scale abstract works are featured in the Smart Museum’s…
Diasporal Rhythms hosts an ARTSmart dialogue on abstraction in conjunction with the Smart Museum’s exhibition Solidary & Solitary. The talk features local abstract artists Felicia Grant Preston, G.L. Smothers, and Pearlie Taylor in conversation with…
Lional “Brother El” Freeman performs a series of four Live PA electronic compositions commissioned in conjunction with Solidary & Solitary. Performed in the galleries, each installment is designed for a different section of the exhibition…
Prepare for finals amidst the art in the Smart’s galleries. The late-night session includes free pizza, snacks, and coffee. This event is part of a series of special study sessions and offers an perspective-expanding environment…
What makes a self-portrait a self-portrait, and how have artists deployed photography in the making of self-portraits? Artworks in Smart to the Core: Embodying the Self present notions of self in an expanded view, in…
With guest artist Kia Miakka Natisse Family Days at the Smart Museum are designed to celebrate the creative potential in all of us. With new projects every month, Family Days offer opportunities for kids and…
Chicago-area artists Bethany Collins and Samuel Levi Jones discuss the new work they created as part of the Smart Museum’s presentation of Solidary & Solitary. FREE and open to all. Bethany Collins Alabama-born, Chicago-based artist…
An after-hours party for UChicago students featuring original performances. Organized by the Smart Museum’s Student Advisory Committee, the event reflects (re)presentation of self and identity in our age of splintering social and personal norms. Free…
Lional “Brother El” Freeman performs a series of four Live PA electronic compositions commissioned in conjunction with Solidary & Solitary. Performed in the galleries, each installment is designed for a different section of the exhibition…