The Art Institute of Chicago
Heritage Corridor

The Heritage Corridor Community Associates, formed in 1999, includes members from Bureau, Grundy, La Salle, Livingston, and Will counties. Communities along the Heritage Corridor, within proximity of Interstate 80, make up the core of this group's membership. 

Many of Heritage Corridor's 127 members live over 100 miles from the Art Institute, yet still participate fully in illustrated art lectures and gallery walks at the Art Institute. The group also organizes local programs and trips to other cultural venues. All programs are coordinated through the Art Institute.

Members reside in the following zip codes: 61350, 61354, 60450, 61356, 60420, 60551, 60435, 61364, 61362, and 61301.

Unless otherwise noted, programs are for Community Associates members only.
(g) Program is for Community Associates members and their guests. 
(p) Program is open to the public. 

For more information, e-mail CAcoordinator@artic.edu.


Women Collectors and Their Museums  (g)
August 24, 2011
Lecture by Claire Copping Cross
Membership tea and lecture
Senica’s Oak Ridge Golf Club, LaSalle

Looking after Louis Sullivan  (p)
September 14, 2011
Lecture by Annie Morse
Art Institute of Chicago
SAIC Fashion Resource Center
Sullivan Galleries
Lunch at Petterino's

Cuneo Mansion and Gardens  (g)
October 12, 2011
Vernon Hills, IL

Jeanne Gang, Visionary Architect  (g)
November 10, 2011
Combined Community Associates Lecture
Lecture by Jeanne Gang, Studio Gang Architects
Art Institute of Chicago
National Veterans Art Museum
Lunch at Rhapsody

Soup to Nuts: An Inside Story of Exhibitions  (g)
January 18, 2012
Lecture by Mary Erbach
Art Institute of Chicago
Joel Oppenheimer Galleries
Lunch at Millennium Park Room, AIC

A Celebration of WIne in Art  (g)
February 14, 2012
Lecture by Jeffrey Nigro
Luncheon at Canal Port, Utica, IL

The Collection and the Sublime—Visiting Old Friends
March 15, 2012

AIC/CSO Joint Seminar
Lecture by Suzanne McCullagh
Chicago Symphony Center

The Art of Collecting and Demystifying the Auction Process  (g)

April 12, 2012
Lecture by Leslie Hindman
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers and Merchandise Mart
Lunch at Nick's Fish Market, Merchandise Mart

Chicago Botanic Gardens  (g)
May 15, 2012

Lunch at Chicago Botanic Gardens