All programs are free with museum admission unless marked with an asterisk (*). Call (312) 443-3680 for more information.

SNAP! Gala
Member Previews
Opening Day Programs
World AIDS Day Programs
Events
Gallery Talks
Student and Teacher Programs
Family Programs

Member Previews
Saturday, September 16
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

Sunday, September 17
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Opening Day Programs
Opening Day Celebration
September 16, 2006
11:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Fullerton Hall
Join featured artists Tina Barney, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Nan Goldin, Sally Mann, and Larry Sultan at the Art Institute for special opening-day artist's talks in celebration of the exhibition So the Story Goes. Each artist will discuss his or her work, and booksignings will follow each presentation.

World AIDS Day Programs
In collaboration with the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, the Art Institute commemorates 25 years of HIV/AIDS with a series of special programs from November 27-December 1.

Lecture Series: 25 Years of HIV/AIDS
November 27–December 1, 12:00
Morton Auditorium

1979–1989: The Dawning of a Global Health Crisis
Monday,November 27, at 12:00 Keith Green, writer and activist

1990–1999: Death and Discovery
Tuesday, November 28, at 12:00 Sarz Maxwell, medical director, Chicago Recovery Alliance

2000–2005: An Era of Complacency
Wednesday,November 29, at 12:00 Joann Montes, minister and activist,, CALOR, Chicago

2006 and Beyond: The Future of HIV/AIDS
Thursday, November 30, at 12:00 Craig Bender, photographer

Commemorating 25 Years of HIV/AIDS on World AIDS Day
Price Auditorium
The week’s speakers meet in a panel discussion.

Film Screening: Fast Trip, Long Drop and Habit
Friday, December 1, 2:00–4:30
Fullerton Hall

Express Talk: Bittersweet: Memory and Loss
Friday, December 1 at 2:00
Gallery 100



Events
What’s Your Story?
October 20, 2006, 7:00–10:00
Join us for this party organized by the Evening Associates. E-mail eveningassociates@artic.edu for more information.

Gallery Talks
Curators' Talks
Tuesday, September 19
12:00 p.m.

Friday, September 21
12:00 p.m.

Student and Teacher Programs
University Night
November 21, 5:30–8:30
College students and faculty members can enjoy the exhibition for free. With music, food, and more, it’s a great way to relax with friends while you explore the exhibition. Please register for this program by calling (312) 857-5182 or e-mailing unight@artic.edu with your name, school, and email address.


* Teacher Workshop: Photography: Documenting Daily Life
Thursday, October 26
4:00–7:00 p.m.


Family Programs
Mini Masters: Families Together
October 7, 14
10:30–11:30
Ages 3–5 with an adult
Registration is required. Call (312) 857-7161.
Through playful role-playing and the reading of an illustrated picture book, children will explore some of the ways that families interact. The group will visit the exhibition So the Story Goes to explore the photographs of Tina Barney. Then children will make puppets to act out stories imagined from their experience looking at the photographs.

Family Workshop: Family Album
October 7
2:00–3:30, ages 6–12 with an adult
Registration is required. Call (312) 857-7161.
Families will visit the exhibition So the Story Goes to explore the photographs of Tina Barney. Participants will make a mixed media collage that combines drawings of their family members with a photo-collage of an indoor setting.


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