Northwest Indiana

The Northwest Indiana Community Associates was organized in 1993 with forty charter members. The chapter has since grown to almost 300 members. Lake and Porter counties in Indiana are home to most of the group's members. A large annual membership meeting in September kicks off the new year, generating interest and excitement for the upcoming calendar of programs and events.

Yearly programming, in close association with the Art Institute of Chicago, includes image-illustrated lectures at the Art Institute, a six-part study series and tours to other significant museums and cultural institutions in the Chicago metropolitan and regional areas.

Members reside in the following zip codes: 46321, 46307, 46385, 46383, 46375, 46322, 46304, 46311, 46403, and 46319.

Unless otherwise noted, programs are for Community Associates members only.

(g) Program is for Community Associates and their guests. 
(p) Program is open to the public. 

For more information, e-mail CAcoordinator@artic.edu.

Upcoming Programs
2013-2014

Study Series: American Art (M)

October 29, 2013–May 19, 2014

Art Institute Lecturers
Lake County Public Library, Merrillville, IN

Lecture: Impressionism, Fashion and Modernity (G)

September 18, 2013

Jeff Nigro, Art Institute
20th Anniversary luncheon and opening meeting
Lunch: Innsbrook CC, Merrillville, IN

Bus Trip: Sanfilippo Estate (G)

October 9 or October 10, 2013

Sanfilippo Estate docent-led tour
Lunch: Mill Rose Inn, South Barrington

Artist Lecture: Body of Work (G)

November 4, 2013

Nick Cave, artist

Rubloff Auditorium, Art Institute
Optional Lunch: Millennium Park Room

Bus Trip: The Christmas Story in Baroque Art (G)

December 10, 2013

David Stark, Art Institute
Lunch: Fortnightly of Chicago

Lecture: Eye Candy—Food and Art (G)

January 9, 2014

Tamara Faulkner, Art Institute
Lunch: University Club (optional)

Lecture: House Beautiful—Interior Decoration in Ancient Rome (G)

February 11, 2014

Sarah Alvarez, Art Institute
Lunch: Palmer House

Bus Trip: The Art of the Ballet—Degas, Diaghilev, Cornell (G)

March 18, 2014

Jeff Nigro, Art Institute
Tea: Arts Club

Art and Music Seminar: Spain in the Golden Age—Art and Music at a Cultural Crossroads (G)

April 8, 2014

Jeff Nigro, Art Institute
Rubloff Auditorium
Optional Lunch: Millennium Park Room

Lecture: The Fabulous Thorne Miniature Rooms—Mrs. James Ward Thorne and the Making of Her Miniature Rooms (M)

May 6, 2014

Kathleen Cummings, Art Institute
Lunch: Chicago Yacht Club

Lecture: Stories on Stones—The Emerald (G)

June 4, 2014

Kathleen Kamal, College of DuPage
Brunch: Avalon Manor, Merrillville IN