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Drop by and join in the Smart’s free family activities every month! Each Family Day features hands-on art activities designed to inspire children to think about and respond creatively to art and the world around…
Join the Smart Museum of Art and the UChicago student organization Outside the Lines for an in-gallery figure drawing session with live models. The workshop is inspired by figurative works by Sylvia Sleigh and Paul…
In this Amplify professional learning community program, explore strategies for using art as an avenue for expression, healing, and understanding. Artist Leah Gipson and The Time Is Now! exhibiting artist Nathan Wright lead this interactive…
New Voices in Nonfiction Author Joshua Rivkin will read from his new book, Chalk: The Art and Erasure of Cy Twombly. Rivkin’s poems and essays have appeared in the New Yorker, Slate, Southern Review, Virginia…
Join the Smart Museum of Art and the Poetry Foundation for a two-part program that investigates the work of artists and poets working on the South Side of Chicago in the 1960s and 70s. PART…
The International Black Writers Conference, Revisited reflects on a conference that has served as an important convening of Black writers since 1970. The event is presented as part of the Revisited/Reflected series and brings together…
Presented by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago in conjunction with The Time Is Now!, four art and design practitioners discuss the role of Chicago’s design…
Join the Smart Museum of Art and the Poetry Foundation for a two-part program that investigates the work of artists and poets working on the South Side of Chicago in the 1960s and 70s. PART…
Led by special guest artist Alexandra Antoine Drop by and join in the Smart’s free family activities every month! Each Family Day features hands-on art activities designed to inspire children to think about and respond…
Dress to impress at this annual after-hours party for UChicago students. The evening features s’mores and a crackling fire in our courtyard, music, exclusive access to the galleries, free fall food, a costume contest, and…