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Conversation Pieces: Dr. Andrei Pop
Fri. October 11 • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us in the Smart galleries for the launch of Conversation Pieces, micro-talks with UChicago Scholars.
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Family Day: The Golden Jubilee!
Sat. October 12 • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Celebrate our Golden Jubilee during a more than 30-year museum tradition of Family Days.
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Smart Salon X: Democracy and the Power of the Image
Thu. October 17 • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Visual journalists and editors with the Chicago Tribune join the Smart Museum of Art x the Chicago Center on Democracy for a panel discussion.
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Humanities Day Presentation: On Photography, with Dr. Joel Snyder
Sat. October 26 • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Explore noteworthy objects, artists, and inquiries in the field of photography.
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Smart Salon: The World according to Robert Earl Paige
Mon. November 4 • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
South Side artist Robert Earl Paige discusses his newly-commissioned installation.
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Poetry Open Mic Night @ the Smart
Thu. November 7 • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Join us for an open mic night of poetry readings and performances.
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Conversation Pieces: Dr. Emily Osborn
Fri. November 8 • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Dr. Emily Osborn leads the second installment of these in-gallery micro-talks.
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Family Day: Inspired by Robert Earl Paige
Sat. November 9 • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Stop by the Smart for an afternoon of free, hands-on art activities.
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Smart Salon: 50 Years, Academic Art Museums from Here
Thu. November 14 • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Smart alums discuss the future of our institutions.
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Curators Tour
Thu. November 21 • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Join Smart curators Galina Mardilovich and Laura Steward to take a guided tour.
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Study at the Smart, Fall Quarter 2024
Thu. December 5 • 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Prep for Fall Quarter finals surrounded by South Side artist Robert Earl Paige’s spectacular new installation.
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Family Day: Cut, Cut, Paste
Sat. December 14 • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Explore twentieth-century collages in the work of artists across the globe.