Naperville

Founded in 1978, the Naperville Community Associates offers cultural opportunities to promote life-long learning in the visual arts to over 300 members each year.

Working closely with the Art Institute of Chicago, Naperville Community Associates provides programs at the Art Institute as well as tours of regional art venues. Of note is the three week academic Lecture Series presented locally in March. An out-of state extended tour with an art focus is offered every two years.

Members reside in the following zip codes: 60540, 60563, 60565, 60564, 60502, 60532, 60515, 60187, 60503, and 60504.

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: The Art of Collecting (g)
September 14, 2012

Leslie Hindman, founder and owner of Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Naperville Country Club
Lunch

Lecture: Dress and Fashion in Jane Austen’s Work and World (p)
October 11, 2012

Jeff Nigro, Art Institute
Free community lecture co-sponsored with the Naperville Public Library
Nichols Library

Guide Tour: Robie House and Hyde Park (g)
October 23, 2012

Lunch at Quadrangle Club

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 

Lecture: Spirit of the Holidays (g)
December 7, 2012

Annie Morse, Art Institute
Price Auditorium, Art Institute

Lecture: Anti-Art—Caravaggio, His Followers, and Rivals (p)
January 10, 2013

Terah Walkup, Art Institute 
Free community lecture co-sponsored with the Naperville Public Library
95th Street Library

Lecture: Designing Camelot—The Kennedy White House Restoration (g)
February 5, 2012 

Kathleen Cummings, Art Institute 
95th Street Library

Jacqueline Kennedy: An American Icon
February 12, 2013

Debra Mancoff, Art Institute
95th Street Library

Lecture: A Celebration of Wine and Art (g)
Sunday, February 24, 2013

Jeff Nigro, Art InstituteStonebridge Country Club
Dinner follows the program

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

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

Lecture: Pablo Picasso—Classic Modernist (g)
April 10, 2013

Margaret Farr, Art Institute 
Art Institute of Chicago

Lecture: Great American Homes (g)
May 8, 2013

David Stark, Art Institute
Lunch at Lawry’s
Docent led tour of Driehaus Museum