The Art Institute of Chicago
Photography Associates

The Photography Associates was founded in 1989 to create an intimate forum devoted to the art and appreciation of photography and to support the departmentís collections. This exclusive group meets three times a year to hear presentations by artists, curators, and collectors; each event is preceded by wine and hors díoeuvres and followed by a buffet dinner. All Associates also enjoy courtesy membership in the Photographic Society. Funds raised from the group go directly to new acquisitions of photographs for the collection.

The Photography Associates Evenings offer a rare chance to learn from the most important artists of our day, as well as join in a conversation with a photographer that is remarkably personal and compelling. In recent years, the Associates have hosted Tina Barney, Rineke Dijkstra, Emmet Gowin, Sally Mann, Joel Meyerowitz, Richard Misrach, Abe Morell, Vik Muniz, and Nick Nixon, among others. Additionally, Associates get exclusive access to prestigious local collections of photographs with visits to collectors' homes.

Artists hosted by the Photography Associates

Tina Barney  
William Clift
Rineke Dijkstra
Joan Fontcuberta
Lee Friedlander
Emmet Gowin
David Hockney
Yasuhiro Ishimoto
Mark Klett
Sally Mann
Susan Meiselas
Annette Messager
Ray K. Metzker
Sheila Metzner
  Joel Meyerowitz
Richard Misrach
Abelardo Morell
Vik Muniz
Nicholas Nixon
Gilles Peress
Fazal Sheikh
Raghubir Singh
Joel Sternfeld
John Szarkowski
Diana Walker
William Wegman
Joel-Peter Witkin

2007–2008 Events

 

 



The Photography Associates season runs from October to May. Annual dues:
  • $1,000 single membership
  • $1,500 dual membership

For detailed membership information, please contact the Department of Photography at (312) 443-3663 or send an e-mail.