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NewsUChicago Arts Guide: Summer 2016The UChicago Summer Arts Guide to events, exhibitions, and more has arrived! Download your PDF here »
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NewsThe Obama Foundation Announces Architect Selection for Future Presidential CenterThe Obama Foundation announced that it has selected the architectural team of Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners (TWBTA), architects of the Logan Center, and Interactive Design Architects (IDEA) to lead the effort to design the Obama Presidential Center on Chicago’s mid-South Side.
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NEWSPublic Art at the University of ChicagoArtists and scholars from diverse fields at the University of Chicago talk about the nature and importance of art in public spaces, and their own experiences with touching, embracing, and continuously rediscovering the unique and arresting works on UChicago's campus.
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ExhibitionResonant ObjectsArtists focus on social, spatial conditions of environment in new exhibit.A new UChicago exhibition showcases the work of three Chicago-based artists and their shared interest in the social and spatial conditions of their surroundings. Read more »
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NewsConcrete Happenings aims to spark dialogue on public artUChicago Arts announces the return of Wolf Vostell’s groundbreaking Concrete Traffic sculpture—a more than 16-ton, 1957 Cadillac de Ville encased in concrete—to its longtime home in Hyde Park this fall, following a four-year conservation effort. Read more.
Events
EVENT
FAMILY PROGRAM: Little Scribe | Ages 5-12
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
10:30 AM
Oriental Institute Museum
Free admission
EVENT
FAMILY PROGRAM: Drawing Hour | Ages 5-Adult
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
10:30 AM
Oriental Institute Museum
Free admission
EVENT
Plein Air Figure Drawing
Thursday, August 4, 2016
5:30 PM
Smart Museum of Art
Free admission
EVENT
Family Day: A Day at the Beach
Saturday, August 6, 2016
1:00 PM
Smart Museum of Art
Free admission
Exhibitions
EXHIBITION
Luke Fowler -- Neubauer Collegium Exhibitions
Friday, April 29, 2016 to Friday, July 1, 2016
Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society
Free admission
EXHIBITION
American Glass Now
Friday, June 17, 2016 - 10:00 AM to Sunday, July 10, 2016 - 6:00 PM
Logan Center, Gidwitz Lobby
Free admission
EXHIBITION
Prints and Privacy
Tuesday, June 28, 2016 to Sunday, August 14, 2016
Smart Museum of Art
Free admission
EXHIBITION
Conversations with the Collection: Belonging
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 to Sunday, July 2, 2017
Smart Museum of Art
Free admission
EXHIBITION
EXHIBITION: Resonant Objects
Friday, July 8, 2016 to Sunday, August 28, 2016
Logan Center Gallery
Free admission
EXHIBITION
Cyrus Leroy Baldridge: Illustrator, Explorer, Activist
Monday, June 27, 2016 - 9:00 AM to Friday, September 9, 2016 - 4:45 AM
Regenstein Library
Special Collections Research Center
Free admission
EXHIBITION
EXHIBIT: Persepolis: Images of an Empire
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 - 8:00 AM to Sunday, September 11, 2016 - 1:00 PM
Oriental Institute
Free, with suggested donation
EXHIBITION
There was a whole collection made: Photography from Lester and Betty Guttman
Thursday, September 22, 2016 to Friday, December 30, 2016
Smart Museum of Art
Free admission
EXHIBITION
Jessica Stockholder: Rose's Inclination
Saturday, September 12, 2015 to Sunday, July 2, 2017
Smart Museum of Art
Free admission
News
NEWS
These Chicago Curators Are Expanding the Cultural Conversation from the Inside Out
ArtSlant Chicago
July 11, 2016
NEWS
What’s in Store for Chicago from NY-Based Architects of Obama Library
Chicago Tonight
July 7. 2016
NEWS
Why we should be excited about Obama library architects pick
Crain's Chicago Business
June 30, 2016
Around Chicago
AROUND CHICAGO
CTA expands its public art program
Elizabeth Kelley, AM '91, public art consultant to Chicago Transit Authority, announces a call for artists to create works of art for 11 CTA stations.
Theater
Lookingglass Theatre Company
Lookingglass presents new works that are physical, aurally rich, and visually metaphoric. Discounts for UChicago students are available through the Arts Pass program.
Music
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Lyric Opera of Chicago, founded in 1954, is renowned internationally for its artistic excellence. Students may use their Arts Pass to obtain discounted tickets by registering with Lyric Opera's free NExT program.
DANCE
Joel Hall Dance Center
Joel Hall Dance Center offers classes for Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Modern Dance, and Tap for all ages taught by professional and passionate dance teachers. Through Arts Pass, students with a UChicago ID can take classes for $10.
DANCE
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre
Cequera Rivera Dance Theatre (CRDT) uniquely fuses contemporary dance, live music and visual art with programs that express the stories of American diversity. Arts Pass allows students with ID purchase tickets for $20, rather than the regular $37.
Theater
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
World-renowned Steppenwolf Theatre Company is seated at the heart of Lincoln Park. Students can purchase $15 tickets online or in person for all of their subscription series productions via Arts Pass.
MUSIC
Chicago Chamber Musicians
Founded in 1986, The Chicago Chamber Musicians has become the city's leading chamber music organization, developing an international reputation for fresh, intimate performances.
Students: Your UCID is your Arts Pass!
Film
Gene Siskel Film Center
The Gene Siskel Film Center features several screenings every night of the week. UChicago students receive exclusive discounts and privileges through Arts Pass.
Theater
The New Colony
The New Colony, the 2011 recipient of the Broadway In Chicago Emerging Theater Award, strives to contribute original material to the American artistic canon and develop a new kind of theater going audience. Use your Arts Pass for UChicago-exclusive discounts.