The Art Institute of Chicago
Oak Park/River Forest
(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.


The Art Institute, A Work in Progress: From the 1893 Building to the Modern Wing (g)
September 17, 2008
Lecture by Jane H. Clarke, former Museum Education lecturer
Guest event at Riverside Golf Club
Spertus College of Judaica and the Oriental Institute
October 2, 2008
Bus trip with City Ventures
Lunch at the Quadrangle Club on the University of Chicago campus
Community Associates Research and Lecture Series (p)
October 11, 18; November 8, 15, 2008

Exhibition Overview of Drawn to Drawings: The Goldman Collection
October 23, 2008
Lecture by Suzanne McCullagh
Lunch on your own
The Elephant in the Basement
November 14, 2008

Combined Community Associates program at the Art Institute
Lecture by John Himmelfarb, artist

Exhibition Overview of The Divine Art: Four Centuries of European Tapestries

December 2, 2008
Lecture by Sarah Alvarez
Lunch on your own
Adventures in Haitian Art and Other Stories (p)
January 15, 2009
Laura Beasley, owner of Ridge Art, Oak Park
Free community lecture, main branch, Oak Park Public Library
It Only Hurts When You Laugh: Satire and Censorship in Art
February 5, 2009
Lecture by Annie Morse
Woman's Board Coffee at the Art Institute of Chicago
Lunch on your own
The French Garden
March 10, 2009
Lecture by Margaret Farr
Lunch on your own
Dangerous Dreams: The Arts of Anxiety
March 27, 2009
AIC/CSO Joint Education Seminar Presented in Symphony Center
Optional Lunch at the Art Institute
Transforming Traditions (g)
April 16, 2009
Lecture by Bill Kerr, Professor of Graphic Design at Dominican University and co-owner of FunQuilts
Guest event at Oak Park Country Club
Crabtree Farm and Ragdale
May 13, 2009
Bus trip arranged by About Tours
Lunch at Grille on Laurel in Lake Forest



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