Engaging Programs for Fall

A color print features an enormous, highly animated wave with white peaks rising at left, poised to crash down at right. Beneath it is a long rowboat, and in the distance at right is a cone-shaped mountain, Mount Fuji.

#1 Rise of The Great Wave

Beginning September 5, this rarely seen icon of the collection will once again be on view. Like all of our prints, The Great Wave is susceptible to light damage and so can only be displayed every five years. Find it through January 6 in the Andō Gallery (109), near the recently acquired Mount Fuji and the Miho Pine Forest by Soga Shōhaku.

#2 Echoes across Time

Hear from artist Jitish Kallat on September 12 at 6:00 about the reinstallation and evolving significance of his site-specific work Public Notice 3, which connects two important historical events: the First World's Parliament of Religions and the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Kallat will be joined in conversation by curator Madhuvanti Ghose, and registration is required.
#3 Reflections in Writing

Join us September 7 or October 19 at 12:00 and respond creatively in writing to contemporary artworks by Pope.L, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, and other contemporary artists using a series of playful prompts on the topic of personal and collective histories. All materials will be provided.
#4 Tradition and Innovation

On November 14 at 6:00, artist Jeremy Frey sits down with curator Andrew Hamilton to discuss the time-honored art form of Passamaquoddy basketmaking and the way he has transformed it into something uniquely and exquisitely his own. Registration is required.

A flat, geometric, somewhat abstract painting in shades of gray and brown features a narrow skyscraper dappled with golden circles suggesting sunlight. At the uppermost tier of the building, slightly to its right and partially hidden behind the building itself, a bright white circle suggesting the sun blasts a radius of white light onto and around the building, creating a halo-like effect. Streams of fog or steam descend down around the structure.

#5 O’Keeffe’s Experiments

Join exhibition co-curator Annelise K. Madsen on September 5 at 6:00 or September 6 at 1:00 for a member-exclusive talk examining the energetic experimentations at the heart of Georgia O’Keeffe: “My New Yorks,” the first exhibition to seriously examine the artist’s paintings, drawings, and pastels of New York City’s urban landscape. Registration is required.

Photograph of a figure in a black face covering performing dance in an art gallery, their body in a leaning arabesque, large oil paintings behind them.

#6 Exploring Art through Movement

On September 20 at 2:00, engage in guided improvisational movement inspired by American landscape painting and the paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe. We’ll find inspiration in the galleries before returning to Studio C in the Ryan Learning Center, where we’ll translate our experiences with art into dance.

A photograph shows two young girls with light skin and dark hair at a table with pencils and scissors. The older girl, at right, stands and hands the younger girl a bit of folded paper as the young girl looks on with interest.

#10 Art and Legacy

The Ryan Learning Center is thrilled to present Family Day on November 16, a day of art making, storytelling, and more. Drop in to this family-friendly event, titled We Carry History, anytime from 11:00 to 3:00, and explore how artists reimagine legacy through three exhibitions: Jeremy Frey: Woven, Germane Barnes: Columnar Disorder, and After the End of the World: Pictures from Panafrica.

Images: Katsushika Hokusai. Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), about 1830–33. Clarence Buckingham Collection; Installation view of Jitish Kallat’s Public Notice 3, September 2010. Gift of the artist. © 2024 Jitish Kallat; Pope.L. Finnish Painting (detail), 2015. Purchased with funds provided by Denise B. Gardner. © 2024 William Pope.L; Georgia O’Keeffe. The Shelton with Sunspots, N.Y., 1926. The Art Institute of Chicago, gift of Leigh B. Block. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum; Germane Barnes. Pantheon II (detail), 2023. Courtesy the artist and Nina Johnson. Photography by Greg Carideo. © Germane Barnes; Harry Brorby. El dia de los muertos (detail), 1953. Alumni Association of Chicago Purchase Prize.