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Festivals and Special Events

EXPO Chicago

April 5-10, 2022
The annual international exposition of modern and contemporary art in Chicago.

Citizenship, Migration, and Urban Space 2018 Conference

November 1-2, 2018
UChicago Arts and the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation present Citizenship, Migration and Urban Space, a two-day symposium focused on the form and function of citizenship.

2018 Logan Center Bluesfest

October 19-21, 2018
Three days of concerts, workshops, film, food, and conversation.

Dialogo: Virginio Ferrari and Chicago

Begins Fall 2018
UChicago Arts presents Dialogo: Virginio Ferrari and Chicago as part of Art Design Chicago, the first-ever, large-scale celebration of Chicago's art and design legacy. The initiative also includes exhibitions and public programs by partners like the Smart Museum and DuSable Museum, the Graham School, the Hyde Park Art Center, and more.

2018 Venice Biennale

May 26-Nov 25, 2018
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 co-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.

Logan Center Bluesfest

October 13-15, 2017
Three days of concerts, workshops, film, food, and conversation.

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

Sept 2017-June 2018

The University of Chicago 2017-2018 Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar

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.

What is an Artistic Practice of Human Rights?

April 29, 2017

What is an artistic practice of human rights -- conceptually, aesthetically, and pragmatically?

Centennial Brooks - Opening Night

April 6, 2017

The University of Chicago is honoring the legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks—the first African American poet to win the Pulitzer Prize.

Jazz at the Logan Center

Fall 2016–Spring 2017

The Bridge
Jazz X-tet
Residencies
Third Tuesday Jazz
Chicago Stage at the Logan

...to name just a few!

Concrete Happenings

Fall 2016–Spring 2017
Wolf Vostell's Concrete Traffic (1970) serves as the provocation for a comprehensive suite of exhibitions and interactive public performances, screenings, talks, art workshops, and other happenings.

The Promise of Peace Project

October 2016–January 2017
Creating artistic platforms for youth responses to living in communities confronting violence

ARTSCAPE

Jun 2-5, 2016
Alumni Weekend: ARTSCAPE invites you to experience the power of the arts on campus through immersive events, performances, exhibitions, and family programming all weekend long.

Philip Glass Residency

Feb 17-19, 2016
Celebrated composer Philip Glass, AB'56, will return to campus as a UChicago Presidential Arts Fellow Feb. 17-19, 2016, for a three-day residency featuring a film screening, a public conversation and a concert at Mandel Hall.

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

CinéVardaExpo

Oct 8-15, 2015
A weeklong festival celebrating the work of renowned French film director and visual artist Agnès Varda.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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