September 2011–June 2012 This season, the Art Institute, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago examine the "echo effect"—how works of art are adapted, reproduced, interpreted, and transformed over the centuries—through conversation, dance, music, and words.

Concerts
Experience our CSO chamber music series, the Avalon String Quartet, the Latino Music Festival, and more in the acoustical splendor of Fullerton Hall. Concerts feature art commentary.
Presented with Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Lectures
Enrich your mind this season as leading historians, scholars, and writers use objects and artists from the Art Institute's collection as a starting point for stimulating discussions.

Performance
Our unique dance series includes lectures and performances both in Fullerton Hall and in the galleries.
Presented with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and the Poetry Foundation.

Symposia
Spend time with panels of experts from around the world for extended forays into topics related to special exhibitions.

_{Hubbard Street dancer Jessica Tong with Izumi Masatoshi's Islands (Shima tachi), 2000. Restricted gift of Roger L. Weston and Fred Eychaner. Photo by Todd Rosenberg.}