Partner Programs
Healing the Divide | Visualizing a Lead-Free Environment: How Art Intersects with Community Activism
Multi-disciplinary artist Mel Chin (S.O.U.R.C.E. Studio) joins Cheryl Johnson (People for Community Recovery) and Devon VanHouten-Maldonado (SkyART) for a conversation on how art and process-based learning intersect with community activism in Chicago. The one-hour program will take a look at Mel Chin’s ongoing Fundred Dollar Bill Project, a creative campaign that raises awareness about the […] More information →
THE SYMPOSIUM: ART AS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE (Friday, October 15)
Day one of THE SYMPOSIUM: ART AS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE, featuring the programs KEYNOTE: THE CHICAGO EDIT — FLOATING MUSEUM, CONNECTING ART AND THE UN GLOBAL GOALS, SOCIAL AVALANCHES (NORDIC TALK SESSION), and STRUCTURAL RACISM IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT (NORDIC TALK SESSION). More information →
THE SYMPOSIUM: ART AS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE (October 16)
Day two of THE SYMPOSIUM: ART AS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE, featuring the programs WORKING WITH AND WITHIN ENVIRONMENTS (NORDIC TALK SESSION), SCREENING: PLEASE REST IN PEACE FOR WE SHALL NOT REPEAT THE ERROR (2021), CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL (NORDIC TALK SESSION) and SCREENING: 72 SEASONS. More information →
Panel Discussion: On Repatriation
This panel “On Repatriation” is in conjunction with Claudia Peña Salinas’ Quetzalli, a site-specific installation at DePaul Art Museum that centers on the Aztec headdress, Penacho de Moctezuma, an object that has become a symbol of national identity for both Mexico and Austria. Quetzalli highlights the issues around the provenance of ancient artifacts and the […] More information →
Panel Discussion: Claudia Wieser in Conversation
During this live-streamed discussion, Claudia Wieser reflects on the myriad influences that inform her work—from the democratic stage of ancient Roman forums to the esoteric principles of Bauhaus craftsmanship—to produce immersive spatial installations. In conversation with Wieser are Jennifer Carty, Associate Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at the Smart Museum, and Rachel Adams, Chief Curator and Director of […] More information →
Panel: Raqs Media Collective in Conversation
Program time: 10am CST / 11am EST Following the world premiere of two new videos commissioned by Stamps Gallery, twentyfourbyseven (7 mins, video, calligraphy, text, animation), 2020 and Why do they call the answer to a question, a solution? (12 mins, video, spoken word), 2020, Raqs Media Collective will reflect on the process of creating The […] More information →
The Pandemic Circle by Raqs Media Collective
A World Premiere of New Videos on December 1, 2020 Commissioned by Stamps Gallery, Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, and in partnership with EXPO CHICAGO on December 1, 2020. Curated by Srimoyee Mitra. Raqs Media Collective’s two new films twentyfourbyseven (7 mins, video, calligraphy, text, animation), 2020 and Why do they call the answer to […] More information →