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  • Thu. February 25 • 12 PM - 1 PM

    Close Looking: Erika Rothenberg

  • Thu. February 25 • 6 PM - 7 PM

    in c/o: Black women on collective care

  • Thu. March 4 • 4 PM - 5 PM

    All the World’s Futures: Global Art and Art History in the Wake of COVID-19

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Given the complexities and varying modes of care, how might we create sites of care that speak to our evolving needs and circumstances?

Join artists engaged with in ℅: Black women, a creative place keeping initiative anchored on the South Side of Chicago, as they discuss connections between art objects from the Smart Museum’s permanent collection and their own artistic practices.

FREE, please register for the webinar link »


Image: Yaoundé Olu, Mother of Worlds, 1975, Pen and ink on illustration board. Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago, Purchase, The Paul and Miriam Kirkley Fund for Acquisitions, 2018.1.

 
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On-site public programs have been suspended until further notice. Unless noted, the programs listed below will take place online. Advanced registration may be required. 

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  • Erika Rothenberg's greeting card with the words With Sympathy written on a cloud of pollution coming from smokestacks.
    • Online
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    Close Looking: Erika Rothenberg

    Thu. February 25 • 12:00 PM

    This participatory conversation considers artist Erika Rothenberg’s humorous approach and graphic sensibility towards taste, care, and politics. 

  • Yaoundé Olu,  Mother of Worlds, 1975
    • Online
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    in c/o: Black women on collective care

    Thu. February 25 • 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM

    Join artists engaged with the creative place keeping initiative in ℅: Black women for a discussion about sites of care that speak to evolving needs and circumstances.

  • Collage of portraits of Serge Alain Nitegeka, Ho Tzu Nyen, Simone Douglas, and Sean Lowry
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    • Adults

    All the World’s Futures: Global Art and Art History in the Wake of COVID-19

    Thu. March 4 • 4:00 PM

    Ho Tzu Nyen, Serge Alain Nitegeka, Sean Lowry, and Simone Douglas consider the impacts of the pandemic on global practices. Co-presented with the Hood Museum of Art.

  • Video Still, Chicago DSS: Division 7, Division 4, Division 2, Division 6 by Mierle Laderman Ukeles and Julian Flavin with the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation, 2019.
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    • Adults

    Take Care, Be Well

    Sat. March 20 • All Day Event

    A day-long series of live-streamed experiences and recorded content created by artists, students, community partners, and educators.

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