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Renowned poets Mina Pam Dick and Graham Foust along with saxophonist Nick Mazzarella will perform selections of their work chosen in proximity to the special exhibition The Hysterical Material. Performed in the gallery and amongst…
University of Chicago Symphony Orchestra Barbara Schubert, conductor The 100-member University Symphony Orchestra presents three powerful and poignant musical reflections on historical turning points of the last 100 years. The concert features: Eric Ewazen’s A…
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…
Kiril Tomoff (PhD ’01) returns to the University of Chicago for a presentation that traces revolutionary song from its role in the revolutionary circles of late Tsarist Russia through its appearance as material for the…
Prepare for finals amidst the art in the Smart’s galleries. Power outlets, wi-fi, free pizza, borscht, coffee, and other late-night study necessities on hand. This event is part of a series of special study sessions…
The Migration Stories Project of the University of Chicago Committee on Creative Writing presents a reading in the Welcome Blanket exhibition. The evening offers a living archive of migration experiences. University of Chicago students and…
Join the Smart Museum of Art for an interdisciplinary discussion gathered around Yves Klein’s Table bleue, on view in Conversations with the Collection: Building/Environments. With short presentations by UChicago scholars: Ariela Lazar Lecturer in Philosophy…
Arts & Innovation Series with Emmanuel Pratt and Dan Borelli This talk will unpack how two different creative practices work within their localities and how they came to collaborate on a discourse around the urgency…
North American premiere of the 1938 Dziga Vertov film The Three Heroines (Tri Geroini), presented in conjunction with the special exhibition Revolution Every Day. FREE, but seating is limited and offered on a first-come, first-served…
Join the Smart Museum of Art and the UChicago student organization Outside the Lines for a free figure drawing and clay sculpting session. With charcoal sticks and clay, draw and sculpt live models. The evening…