The Art Institute of Chicago
Fox Valley
(g) Program is for Community Associates members and their guests.
(p) Program is open to the public.
Unless otherwise indicated, programs are for Community Associates members only.


Exploring the Fox Valley with Geoffrey Baer (p)
September 17, 2008
Lecture by Geoffrey Baer, WTTW Personality
Arcada Theatre, 105 East Main Street, St. Charles
Lunch at Dunham Woods Riding Club (members only)
Community Associates Research & Lecture Series (p)
October 11, 18; November 8, 15, 2008

Exhibition Overview of Deft Hands, Discerning Eyes: Chinese and Korean Ceramics
October 22, 2008
Lecture by Sarah Alvarez
Art Institute of Chicago
The Elephant in the Basement
November 14, 2008
Combined Community Associates Lecture at the Art Institute
Lecture by John Himmelfarb, artist
Lunch at La Sardine
Tour of Flatfile Gallery
On Wings of Grace: Angels in Art (g)
December 3, 2008
Lecture by Jeff Nigro
Lunch at St. Charles Country Club
Stealing Culture: The Looting of Iraq's Past (g)
January 11, 2009
Lecture by Katharyn Hanson, University of Chicago doctoral candidate
Dinner at the Herrington
February Study Series: Mexican Art
February 4, 11 and 18, 2009
Day of the Dead (g)
February 4
Lecture by Jennifer Hereth, B.F.A., M.F.A., School of the Art Institute
Lunch at Dunham Woods Riding Club

The Greatest Marriage Ever Painted (g)
February 11
Lecture by Jennifer Hereth, B.F.A., M.F.A., School of the Art Institute
Lunch at Dunham Woods Riding Club

About Tours Bus Trip
February 18
Field Museum Aztec Exhibit, Mexican International Museum Tour
Lunch at Neuvo Leon
The Mind and Spirit of Periclean Athen (g)
March 11, 2009
Lecture by Dr. Dimitri Liakos, Master Teacher, Northern Illinois University
Lunch at Royal Fox Country Club
Benefactors of the Art Institute of Chicago: From Potter Palmer to Sara Lee
April 8, 2009
Lecture by Annie Morse
Lunch at the Chicago Club
About Tours trip to Pittsburgh
May 1–5, 2009


For information on joining, please e-mail isnead@artic.edu