Barrington/Northwest

Barrington Community Associates was founded in 1961 with 42 members, becoming the 6th Community Associates group of the Art Institute of Chicago. The name of the group was changed in 2007 to Barrington/Northwest Community Associates to highlight a greater geographical area for membership. Currently there are 200 members. 

A wide variety of local programs, as well as illustrated lectures at the museum and trips to other museums and cultural institutions, provide enriching art appreciation for the members. All programs are coordinated through the Art Institute.

Members reside in the following zip codes: 60010, 60067, 60014, 60005, 60047, 60074, 60004, 60013, 60056, and 60084.

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.

Upcoming Programs
2012–2013 

Lecture: Décore in the Gilded Age (p)
September 6, 2012

Terah Walkup, Art Institute
Membership Tea
Presbyterian Church of Barrington

Lecture: Exploring Art I—Art and Architecture of Cuba (p)
September 25, 2012

Carole Bulakoski and Virginia Tolk 
Free community lecture
Palatine Public Library

Fall Excursion:  Ten Chimneys Tour, Genesee Depot, Wisconsin (g)
October 18, 2012

Docent led tour of house museum of theatre legends Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontaine
Lunch at Ten Chimneys

Guest Artist Lecture: Glass Houses, Phantom Trucks, and Birds in Space (g)
November 8, 2012

Inigo Manglano-Ovalle, artist
Lunch optional at the Art Institute

Winter Excursion:  Musical Masterpieces—Music in Art (g)
December 4, 2012

Kate Kelley, Art Institute
Lunch at the Fortnightly Club 
Tour of the Joel Oppenheimer Gallery

Seminar Series I:  It Only Hurts When You Laugh—Satire and Censorship in Art (p)
January 10, 2013

Annie Morse, Art Institute
Inverness Golf Club

Seminar Series II:  Cutting-Edge Jewelry (p)
January 24, 2013

Carissa Dougherty, Art Institute 
Inverness Golf Club

Lecture: Picasso! (g)
February 26, 2013

David Stark, Art Institute
Lunch at Gibsons
Self-guided tour of Picasso and Chicago exhibition at the Art Institute

Art and Music Seminar: Picasso and Chicago—100 Years (g)
March 18, 2013

Stephanie D’Alessandro, Art Institute
Symphony Center 
Optional Lunch at the Art Institute

Lecture: Exploring Art II:  Maori and Aboriginal Art (p)
April 17, 2013

Jolinda Brynildssen
Free community lecture
Palatine Public Library

Spring Excursion:  The Polish Museum of America and the Art of  Immigration (g)
May 21, 2013

Docent led tour of Polish Museum of America
Lunch at Berghoff
Tour exhibition They Seek a City:  Chicago and the Art of Migration, 1900-1950 at the Art Institute