• Art Making
• General Public

Graduate Student Mixer: Women, Textiles, Development!

Wed. April 9 • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Visit us at the Smart Museum of Art from 4-6 PM for weaving workshops, cultural cuisine, and lots of fun exploring weaving styles and women's role in textile production.

• Talk
• General Public

Smart Salon x Chicago Forum Student Advisory Board: Curating Curiosity

Thu. April 10 • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Co-convened by the Chicago Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression's Student Advisory Board, join a lively discussion about how curatorial decisions shape public discourse and cultural understanding.

• Talk
• Conversation Pieces

Conversation Pieces: Dr. Alice Goff

Fri. April 11 • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Join us in the Smart galleries for a micro-talk with Dr. Alice Goff, Assistant Professor of German History and the College.

• Performance
• General Public

Poetry Performances: Catcher in the Rhyme

Thu. April 17 • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

UChicago's student poetry group presents new work inspired by the patterns and motifs of Give the Drummer Some!

• Special Event
• UChicago Students

UChicago Alumni Weekend: Smart x SCAV

Sat. May 3 • 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM

For Alumni Weekend 2025, and on the occasion of the Museum's 50th anniversary year, the Smart is teaming up with student creators of UChicago's storied Scavenger Hunt for a day-long program.

• Talk
• Conversation Pieces

Conversation Pieces: Irene Hsiao and Julian Stern

Fri. May 9 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Join dancer, writer, and multidisciplinary artist Irene Hsiao and fourth-year student and Smart alum Julian Stern for a screening, reading, and discussion about Yeesookyung's Translated Vase.

• Talk
• Smart Salon

Smart Salon: Dieu Donné

Thu. May 15 • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Join artists LaKela Brown and Abdolreza Aminlari, studio collaborator Katharine L. DeLamater, and strategic advisor to Dieu Donné John Shorb for a panel about art in paper.

• Performance
• General Public

Choreographing the Smart

Thu. May 22 • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Join us for the public culmination of the UChicago course “Site-Based Practice: Choreographing the Smart Museum,” led by Julia Rhoads, Director of the Dance Program in Theater and Performance Studies.

• Special Event
• UChicago Students

Study Break at the Smart

Wed. May 28 • 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM

De-stress at the Smart before finals with free snacks, refreshments, and fun art kits based on the museum's current exhibitions!