Gifts of Art

Thank you for considering a gift of art to the Smart Museum of Art.

The Smart welcomes proposed gifts of art. All proposed gifts are reviewed by the Smart’s curatorial team to determine a work's alignment with the Smart’s collection plan and our ability to care for and conserve each piece in posterity. 

The Development team can assist you with your proposed gift, including information regarding bequests and planned giving. For all inquiries, please contact spellegrino@uchicago.edu with the following information:


Top: Whitfield Lovell, Missoura, 2001, Charcoal on wood and found objects. Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago, Gift of Joel and Carole Bernstein, 2022.14. Photo by Jason Smith.