• Talk

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.

• Art Making
• Families

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.

• Talk
• Smart Salon

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.

• Talk

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.

• Talk

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.

• Performance

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.

• Talk

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.

• Families

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.

• Talk
• Smart Salon

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.

• Tour

Curators Tour

Thu. November 21 • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Join Smart curators Galina Mardilovich and Laura Steward to take a guided tour.

• UChicago Students

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.

• Art Making
• Families

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.