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Initiatives

Arts + Public Life

Building creative connections on Chicago’s South Side through artist residencies, arts education, and artist-led projects and events

UChicago Arts Grants & Funding

Fostering the creation and presentation of arts across the university through direct grant opportunities and independent initiatives, with the goal of making the arts part the life of every member of the campus community

ArtsPass

Providing UChicago students free or discounted admission to over 60 theater, music, dance, visual art, and cultural institutions throughout Chicago

Arts, Science + Culture Initiative

Connecting artistic practice with scientific inquiry

Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry

A forum at UChicago for experimental collaborations between artists and scholars

Hack Arts Lab (HAL)

An open-access laboratory for creative digital fabrication and visualization, designed to support activities ranging from undergraduate projects to faculty-led exploration

Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts

A multidisciplinary home for the arts at UChicago, presenting concerts, exhibitions, performances, programs, and more from world class, emerging, local and student artists

UChicago Arts After Hours

Escape the grind and head to Hyde Park to join a vibrant community engaged in the arts! Minutes from the loop, UChicago Arts After Hours is the place to connect with other young Chicagoans and meet actors, dancers, musicians, and artists after catching the newest performance or exhibition.

UChicago Careers in Journalism, Arts & Media (UCIJAM)

Dedicated to helping students of all majors launch successful careers as practicing artists, arts scholars, and arts administrators

Collections

Art Collection of the Booth School of Business

Contemporary art on permanent display

Oriental Institute Museum

Devoted to the study of the languages, history, culture, and archaeology of the ancient Near East

Smart Museum of Art

The fine arts museum of UChicago

The University of Chicago Library

Stimulating discovery and creativity in the arts

Public Art on Campus

The public art collection of the University of Chicago organized by artist, work, and location.

Festivals and Special Events

2018 Venice Biennale

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) and the University of Chicago (UChicago) have been selected by the U.S. Department of State to serve as commissioners of the United States Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale.

Logan Five Year Celebration

Begins Oct 2017
A yearlong celebration marking the fifth anniversary of the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, beginning with the Logan Five Year Bash on Saturday, October 7, 2017.

Chicago Architecture Biennial

Sept 16, 2017-Jan 7, 2018

Make New History focuses on the intersections of art and architecture, historical and contemporary. Learn about UChicago's programs in the Biennial this this fall.

EXPO Chicago

September 13-17, 2017
The annual international exposition of modern and contemporary art in Chicago.

Nuclear Reactions

Fall 2017
Lectures, tours, exhibitions, and events observing the 75th anniversary of CP-1 and the concurrent 50th anniversary of Henry Moore's Nuclear Energy sculpture.

Urban Art and Urban Form

The University of Chicago 2017-2018 Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar

Chicago Architecture Biennial

Oct 3, 2015-Jan 3, 2016
The State of the Art of Architecture focuses on projects from around the world, offering a global stage for conversation and exchange of ideas.

EXPO Chicago 2015

Sep 14–20, 2015

A wide array of UChicago arts organizations and artists showcase their works at the 2015 EXPO CHICAGO at Chicago's Navy Pier.

UChicago Artennial

Fall 2014–Fall 2015
Five innovative UChicago Arts organizations mark major anniversaries during Artennial, a celebration of the long tradition—and future—of artistic excellence at the University of Chicago.

there is no repetition: Mathias Spahlinger at 70

Mar 6–15, 2015
Chicago celebrates German composer Mathias Spahlinger’s 70th year with a 10-day residency and retrospective of his music and thought.

Explore new topics in literature, visual arts, linguistics, music, and more at the annual Humanities Day at the University of Chicago.

Envisioning China

Feb 13-Jun 15, 2014
A five-month festival featuring over 40 events and exhibitions related to Chinese cultural history at the University of Chicago.

Let's Get Working: Chicago Celebrates Studs Terkel

May 9-11, 2014
A three-day festival showcasing activists, artists, journalists, and scholars influenced and inspired by Studs Terkel’s storied career as a broadcaster, historian, actor, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author.

Film & Media

Cinema and Media Studies

A lively hub of courses, seminars, screenings, and workshops contributing to innovative work in the history, culture, and theory of film and related media

Film Studies Center

The comprehensive support facility for the Department of Cinema & Media Studies, fostering interdisciplinary film scholarship through study collections and public events programming

Literary Arts

Program in Creative Writing

Giving students a rigorous background in the fundamentals of creative work by providing opportunities to study with established poets and prose writers

The Program in Poetry & Poetics

Expanding the critical understanding of poetics as an interdisciplinary field through ongoing programs and initiatives that bring literary scholars, poets, and translators

Museums & Galleries

Arts Incubator

A space for the Arts + Public Life Initiative's artist residencies, arts education, community-based arts projects, exhibitions, performances, and talks

Logan Center Exhibitions

Presenting contemporary art programming at the Logan Center Gallery and throughout the Logan Center

Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society

The Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society will present its inaugural exhibition during Spring 2015 in its new gallery

Oriental Institute Museum

Devoted to the study of the languages, history, culture, and archaeology of the ancient Near East

Robie House

Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie style masterpiece

Smart Museum of Art

The fine arts museum of UChicago

The Renaissance Society

Focusing on the forefront of visual arts

The University of Chicago Library

Stimulating discovery and creativity in the arts

Music

Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition

The University of Chicago’s home for the creation, performance, and study of contemporary classical music

A new music collecting introducing audiences to the bold visions of today’s most innovative composers

Department of Music

Rigor, creativity, innovation

Rockefeller Memorial Chapel

The spiritual and ceremonial center of UChicago and a major performing arts producer, offering music, theatre, and visual arts events

University of Chicago Presents

Chicago's preeminent presenter of the world's greatest musical artists

Student Arts

Cabaret

An intimate, informal, student-driven performance series

Over 60 student-run organizations, ensembles, troupes, and creatively engaged cultural groups

UChicago Careers in Journalism, Arts & Media (UCIJAM)

Dedicated to helping students of all majors launch successful careers as practicing artists, arts scholars, and arts administrators

Theater & Performance

Court Theatre

The professional theatre on campus at UChicago

International House Assembly Hall

A cultural and intellectual center for a wide array of events through the Global Voices Performing Arts and Lecture Program

Committee on Theater and Performance Studies

Representing the collaborative efforts of students, staff, and faculty committed to performance at UChicago

Visual Arts

Department of Art History

Diverse programs for the study of the history and theory of art

Department of Visual Arts

Focused on making, we encourage the development of independent and challenging thought as expressed and inscribed in the visual arts

Logan Center Exhibitions

Presenting contemporary art programming at the Logan Center Gallery and throughout the Logan Center

Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society

The Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society will present its inaugural exhibition during Spring 2015 in its new gallery

Open Practice Committee

Exploring the atmospheres and attitudes that make art contemporary

The Renaissance Society

Focusing on the forefront of visual arts

Smart Museum of Art

The fine arts museum of UChicago

The Graham School of Continuing Studies in partnership with the Hyde Park Art Center

Public Art on Campus

Public art works create places around which people and memories gather. No less than buildings, public art gives UChicago's campus shape and makes the campus itself a part of intellectual life.

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INITIATIVES

Arts + Public Life
Arts, Science & Culture Initiative
Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry
Hack Arts Lab (HAL)
Logan Center for the Arts
Public Art on Campus

PROFESSIONAL

Contempo
Court Theatre
The Renaissance Society
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Smart Museum of Art
University of Chicago Presents

UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Cinema and Media Studies
Committee on Creative Writing
Committee on Theater and Performance Studies
Department of Art History
Department of Music
Department of Visual Arts
Master of Arts Program in the Humanities
Program in Poetry and Poetics
Grants & Funding Opportunities

STUDENT ARTS

Arts Pass
Chicago Review
Department of Music Performance Programs
International House
Student Arts Groups (CLI)
Student Community Groups (UCSC)
TAPS Student Performing Groups
UChicago Careers in Journalism, Arts, and Media (UCIJAM)

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP

Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition
Court Theatre's Center for Classic Theatre
DOVA-OPC
Film Studies Center
Franke Institute for the Humanities
Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society
The Oriental Institute
Place Lab
STAGE (Scientists, Technologists, and Artists Generating Exploration)
The Writer's Studio (Graham School)
The University of Chicago Library

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