All That Light celebrates the AIRs program. Originally conceived by Prof. Theaster Gates—himself an acclaimed artist—the Artists-in-Residence program is a joint effort between UChicago’s Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture (CSRPC) and Arts + Public Life (APL), a community-centered arts organization based in Washington Park.
Read MoreThe legacy of artist Ruth Duckworth receives a well deserved revision, thanks to work by UChicago students.
Read MoreNew exhibition highlights the history of bookbinding through the University of Chicago Library’s Rare Book Collection.
Read MoreThe Smart Museum’s 2021 Artist in Residence Irene Hsiao’s latest project combines dance, sculpture, and a critical eye on the history of porcelain.
Read MoreFor a few weeks in late 2021 and early 2022, the fourth floor of Cobb Hall was transformed into an elemental space suffused with haze, purple light, and the amplified music of an audio jammer.
Read MoreThis Valentine’s Day, we asked 2017 MFA Graduated and Interim Exhibitions Manager Jan Brugger to share works she felt embodied the different ways in which visual art represents love.
Read MoreCurrent PhD student Baldwin Giang has been nominated for the 2022 Gaudeamus Award for his piece songs after sufjan.
Read MoreProfessor Jacqueline Stewart interviews on UChicago’s Big Brains podcast.
Read MoreWhen we look at old photographs, we often feel a sense of distance from the people pictured in them. Not only are the images in black and white but the people in them often stand or sit stiffly staring grimly ahead, giving us no sense of what their actual lives must have been like. On the other hand, the work of Antoin Sevruguin shows us how photography can create photographs that still resonate with us today.
Read MoreMike Schuh, Assistant Director, Fellowships and Operations at the Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry, is quick to inform you that he is not a skateboarder—as you’ll read below.
Read MoreWhat makes Candyman one of the greats of the genre has as much to do with the stories surrounding the films as with the psychological terror and blood-and-guts within them…As you settle in this Halloween weekend to marathon your favorite horror films, put Candyman (both of them) on the list, and read our short list of facts and production stories that we find interesting or illuminating. We hope your thrills and chills are enhanced a little by this information.
Read More$625,000 grant recognizes work that illuminates contributions of Black filmmakers.
Read MoreAshlyn Sparrow has been obsessed with gaming for years. When she was about 10, her dad bought her a PlayStation—sparking a passion that has grown from a game-filled childhood to a career creating games of her own.
Read MoreProfessor William Pope.L shares his notes on being both teacher and student.
Read MoreSun. Rain. Wind. Clouds. Dawn. Dusk. Night. Late Night. Helicopters. Cars. Diesel engines. Children’s parties. The calm that has its own sound.
Attunement.
Read MoreThe first show at the Smart Museum dedicated to the art of the early modern period in over a decade, Lust, Love, and Loss in Renaissance Europe examines the role and implications of domestic art created between 1400 and 1700.
Read MoreExtended, postponed, reopened—three words commonly heard by any artist who attempted to exhibit work during the COVID-19 pandemic. As safety protocols and gallery policies fluctuated over the last year, the Department of Visual Arts (DoVA)’s 2021 BA class persevered with their thesis exhibition, mounting a stunning group show amidst the challenges of creating art in relative isolation. UChicago Arts sat down with a handful of the 2021 BA exhibitors for a brief chat on how the pandemic impacted them and their practice, and where they think they’ll be in five years.
Read MoreThe generational impact of the arts has been a key focus for Logan CenterCommunity Arts under Emily Hooper Lansana’s leadership. Recently appointed to the role of Senior Director of Community Arts, we take a look at just some of the collaborative programs and projects she’s brought to the Logan Center.
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