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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




