• Theaster Gates: Unto Thee Opening Reception

    Sat. October 4 • 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

    Experience the Smart Museum of Art's must-see exhibition, Theaster Gates: Unto Thee, at the opening public reception. RSVP is required with entry first-come, first-served subject to venue’s capacity.

  • Opening Weekend: Theaster Gates in Conversation

    Sun. October 5 • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

    This event is SOLD OUT - Sign-up for waitlist. A conversation w/ Theaster Gates, Denise Ferreira da Silva, & Hamza Walker. RSVP required. Registered spots will be held until the event's start at noon.

  • Opening Weekend: The Black Monks Performance

    Sun. October 5 • 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

    This event is SOLD OUT - Sign-up for waitlist. Join Theaster Gates and The Black Monks for a performance at Bond Chapel. RSVP required. Registered spots will be held until the event's start at 4 pm.

  • Friday Tour: Unto Thee

    Fri. October 10 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

    Join a 1-hour guided tour of Theaster Gates: Unto Thee, led by Smart Museum Fellow, Ian Brundige. Please arrive 10 minutes early to check in. Free; RSVP encouraged as space will be limited.

  • Art to Live With: Brunch & Loan

    Sun. October 12 • 11:00 AM

    Art to Live With offers UChicago students living in residence halls the unique opportunity to borrow original works of art to display in their dorm rooms.

  • Friday Tour: Unto Thee

    Fri. October 17 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

    Join a 1-hour guided tour of Theaster Gates: Unto Thee, led by Smart Museum Fellow, Ian Brundige. Please arrive 10 minutes early to check in. Free; RSVP encouraged as space will be limited.

  • Unto Thee Campus Tour

    Sat. October 18 • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

    Join curators of "Theaster Gates: Unto Thee," for a guided tour of architectural and campus spaces at the University of Chicago that have contributed to Theaster Gates's artistic practice.

  • Friday Tour: Unto Thee

    Fri. October 24 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

    Join a 1-hour guided tour of Theaster Gates: Unto Thee, led by Smart Museum Fellow, Ian Brundige. Please arrive 10 minutes early to check in. Free; RSVP encouraged as space will be limited.

  • Friday Tour: Unto Thee

    Fri. October 31 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

    Join a 1-hour guided tour of Theaster Gates: Unto Thee, led by Smart Museum Fellow, Ian Brundige. Please arrive 10 minutes early to check in. Free; RSVP encouraged as space will be limited.

  • In Conversation: Danny Lyon, with Sarah Conway

    Thu. November 6 • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

    Join photographer, filmmaker, writer, and UChicago alumnus Danny Lyon as he speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Sarah Conway. Co-presented by the Chicago Center on Democracy.

  • Friday Tour: Unto Thee

    Fri. November 7 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

    Join a 1-hour guided tour of Theaster Gates: Unto Thee, led by Smart Museum Fellow, Ian Brundige. Please arrive 10 minutes early to check in. Free; RSVP encouraged as space will be limited.

  • Friday Tour: Unto Thee

    Fri. November 14 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

    Join a 1-hour guided tour of Theaster Gates: Unto Thee, led by Smart Museum Fellow, Ian Brundige. Please arrive 10 minutes early to check in. Free; RSVP encouraged as space will be limited.

  • Theaster Gates & Marty Nesbitt in Conversation

    Tue. November 18 • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

    Join Theaster Gates and Marty Nesbitt for a conversation on the intersection of the arts and entrepreneurship. Co-presented by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

  • Tour: The Hardware Store and Arts + Public Life

    Wed. November 19 • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

    Join us for a special tour of one of Theaster Gates's largest land-based sculptural projects, The Hardware Store. Followed by a guided-tour of the Arts Block, managed by Arts + Public Life.

  • Friday Tour: Unto Thee

    Fri. November 21 • 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM

    Join a 1-hour guided tour of Theaster Gates: Unto Thee, led by Smart Museum Fellow, Ian Brundige. Please arrive 10 minutes early to check in. Free; RSVP encouraged as space will be limited.

  • Collections Pop-Up Curated by CeCe Rodriguez

    Fri. December 5 • 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM

    The Smart's education study room transforms into an extension of the galleries for a one-day-only, pop-up exhibition, curated by Smart Education Intern CeCe Rodriguez.

  • Tour: The Land School

    Sat. December 6 • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

    Join a guided tour of Theaster Gates's and Dorchester Projects' newest artistic project, The Land School.

  • Poetry Open Mic Night @ The Smart

    Thu. February 26 • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

    Join us for an open mic night of poetry readings and performances. Co-organized with the UChicago core sequence “Poetry and the Human.”

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