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All events are free with museum admission unless noted with an asterisk (*). For additional program information, please call the Department of Museum Education at (312) 443-3680. DAYTIME PROGRAMS Exhibition Overviews June 23, July 14, August 18, September 15 at 12:00 Fullerton Hall *Art Plus: Master Sketch Seminar: An Afternoon in the Park Tuesday, July 13, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Use Columbus Drive entrance. Explore plein-air (open-air) and Pointillism in this summer seminar. For details and registration information, click here. Escorts for the Blind July 21, August 11 and 18 at 9:45 a.m. Use Columbus Drive entrance. This program is free, but registration is required. Call (312) 443-3929. Symposium “Sunday Afternoon with La Grande Jatte: Calculation and Intuition in Art from Seurat to the Present“ Sunday, September 19 1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. The investigation of A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884 by scholars, conservators and color scientists has produced a revised image of Seurat and his masterpiece that is at the heart of the exhibition Seurat and the Making of "La Grande Jatte." Instead of a master planner who applied rules in a mechanical way, we now know that Seurat was an artist who, like other artists, built up experience through the act of painting and whose masterpiece evolved in reaction to what he saw as he worked. The curators of the exhibition, Douglas Druick and Gloria Groom, will host a panel discussion to mark the conclusion of this groundbreaking exhibition and to look further into the notion of artistic intentions and methods during and since Seurat's time. Scheduled discussants include art historians Robert L. Herbert, Richard Shiff, Joachim Pissarro, and preeminent British artist Bridget Riley. The panel is free to the public with museum admission. Please call (312) 443-3680 for more information. EVENING PROGRAMS New Light on Seurat and “La Grande Jatte” Thursday, July 1, at 6:00 p.m. Fullerton Hall Gloria Groom, cocurator of exhibition Seurat's Butterfly: James McNeill Whistler and Georges Seurat Thursday, July 15, at 6:00 p.m. Fullerton Hall Suzanne Singletary, Philadelphia University Seurat and the Painting of Paris Thursday, August 26, at 6:00 p.m. Fullerton Hall Levi Smith, art historian University Night Monday, September 13, 5:30–8:30 p.m. Use Columbus Drive entrance. This free program is offered to university and college faculty and students. A valid student or faculty ID is required. To register, call (312) 857-7182 or send an e-mail to unight@artic.edu with your name, school, and e-mail address. PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS Voices for Seurat Thursdays at 12:00 p.m. Fullerton Hall July 8: Claude Monet July 15, 29, August 5, 12, September 9: Seurat’s Paris July 22: Camille Pissarro *Art Plus: Dean Chamberlain: Painting with Light Sunday, July 25, at 2:00 p.m. Fullerton Hall Artist Dean Chamberlain demonstrates his unique technique for creating landscape images. For details and registration information, click here. FAMILY PROGRAMS All family programs take place in the Kraft Education Center on the ground level. *Planning a Masterpiece: The Art of Seurat Wednesday, June 23, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Ages 9 and up with an adult Fee: $15 (includes ticket to exhibition) After a tour of the exhibition, families make sketches of figures and the outdoors that they use to plan and create larger paintings. For more information or to register, please call (312) 857-7161. Space is limited. The Artist’s Studio: Hatmaking Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays in July (except July 4), and August 1 Drop between 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. All ages The Artist’s Studio: Draw from a Model in Parisian Dress Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays in July (except July 2, 3, and 4), and August 1 Drop in between 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. All ages The Artist’s Studio: Lots of Dots Tuesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays in August (except August 1 and 7) Drop in between 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. All ages Gallery Walks Painting with Light: Impressionism Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays in July (except July 3 and 4) at 11:00 Tuesdays in July and August at 11:00 and 1:30 Ages 6 and up On this 30-minute gallery walk, see Impressionist and Postimpressionist paintings. For more information on family programs, click here. STUDENT AND TEACHER PROGRAMS Tours for Students Self-guided tours of the exhibition are offered Monday through Thursday, from June 21 through September 16. Illinois public school groups are free; however, a $15 service charge applies. Out-of-state school groups are $12 per ticket, with a $40 service charge per group. Space is limited. For information, click here. *Connecting Science and Art with Seurat's La Grande Jatte July 7, 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. 5 CPDUs Fee: $50 Advance registration is required. Call (312) 443-3575. For more information, click here. |
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