The Art Institute of Chicago
Village (Hinsdale)
(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.


Rising from the Ashes: Chicago's Rich Architectural Legacy (p)
September 23, 2008
Lecture by Margaret Farr
Free community lecture at Hinsdale Community House
Community Associates Research and Lecture Series (p)
October 11, 18; November 8, 15, 2008

Chinatown: Art and Architecture
October 14, 2008
Chinatown tour by Z. J. Tong, president of Chicago Chinese Cultural Institute
Zhou Brothers Art Center tour by Oskar Friedl, curator
Lunch at Lao Beijing Restaurant
Lecture on Chinese ceramics at Art Institute by Jeffrey Nigro
The Elephant in the Basement
November 14, 2008
Combined Community Associates Lecture at the Art Institute
Lecture by John Himmelfarb, artist
Lunch at Stanley's on Racine
Exhibition Overview of The Divine Art: Four Centuries of European Tapestries
November 20, 2008
Lecture by Jeffrey Nigro
Woman's Board coffee at the Art Institute
The Best Marriage Ever Painted: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera (g)
December 9, 2008
Lecture by Jennifer Hereth, faculty member, College of DuPage
Guest event at LaGrange Country Club
Art in the Courtroom: Famous Trials about Art (p)
January 13, 2009
Lecture by David Stark
Hinsdale Community House
Exhibition Overview of Becoming Edvard Munch: Influence, Anxiety, Myth
February 24, 2009
Lecture by Margaret Farr with tour of exhibition
Lunch at Trattoria #10
Dangerous Dreams: The Art of Anxiety
March 27, 2009
AIC/CSO Joint Education Seminar, presented at Symphony Center
Lecture by Jeff Nigro with Gerard McBurney, CSO
Seminar: Ancient Egyptian Art (g)
April 7, 2009
Lecture by Jeff Nigro
King Bruwaert House, Burr Ridge
Seminar: Technicolor in Ancient Greek Art (g)
April 14, 2009
Lecture by Mary Greuel
King Bruwaert House, Burr Ridge
Seminar: The Art of Ancient Rome (g)
April 21, 2009
Lecture by Sarah Alvarez
King Bruwaert House, Burr Ridge
Overnight Trip to Grand Rapids, Michigan
May 6–7, 2009
Grand Rapids Art Museum, Frederick Meijer Gardens, and Mayer May House
Trip arranged by About Tours



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