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Exhibitions and Events

Explore our wide-ranging exhibitions and various programs for all ages.

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11 Jun Wed
- Class/Workshop
  Writing in the Galleries
  
  This iteration of Writing in the Galleries, led by Ginia Sweeney, is dedicated to the idea of archives. We’ll look at copies of real archival documents from the Art Institute’s files, then write our own imagined documents that gesture to a larger story.
  
  12:00–1:30
  Free
30 Jun Mon
- Class/Workshop
  Family Studio: From Miniature to Mural
  
  Draw on the windows of the RLC in this activity inspired by Raqib Shaw’s monumental painting, Paradise Lost.
  
  11:00–3:30
  Free
17 Jul Thu
- Class/Workshop
  Drop-In Art Making: Epic Worlds
  
  Get inspired, create art, and build community! Visitors are invited to take inspiration from Raqib Shaw: Paradise Lost with a surprise activity designed and led by our After School Matters Summer Teen Interns.
  
  1:00–3:00
  Free
18 Jul Fri
- Class/Workshop
  Drop-In Art Making: Epic Worlds
  
  Get inspired, create art, and build community! Visitors are invited to take inspiration from Raqib Shaw: Paradise Lost with a surprise activity designed and led by our After School Matters Summer Teen Interns.
  
  1:00–3:00
  Free
19 Jul Sat
- Class/Workshop
  Drop-In Art Making: Epic Worlds
  
  Get inspired, create art, and build community! Visitors are invited to take inspiration from Raqib Shaw: Paradise Lost with a surprise activity designed and led by our After School Matters Summer Teen Interns.
  
  1:00–3:00
  Free
24 Jul Thu
- Class/Workshop
  Drop-In Art Making: Epic Worlds
  
  Get inspired, create art, and build community! Visitors are invited to take inspiration from Raqib Shaw: Paradise Lost with a surprise activity designed and led by our After School Matters Summer Teen Interns.
  
  1:00–3:00
  Free
25 Jul Fri
- Class/Workshop
  Drop-In Art Making: Epic Worlds
  
  Get inspired, create art, and build community! Visitors are invited to take inspiration from Raqib Shaw: Paradise Lost with a surprise activity designed and led by our After School Matters Summer Teen Interns.
  
  1:00–3:00
  Free
26 Jul Sat
- Class/Workshop
  Drop-In Art Making: Epic Worlds
  
  Get inspired, create art, and build community! Visitors are invited to take inspiration from Raqib Shaw: Paradise Lost with a surprise activity designed and led by our After School Matters Summer Teen Interns.
  
  1:00–3:00
  Free
09 Aug Sat
- Class/Workshop
  Family Studio: Make Your Mark
  
  Join us for a special drawing activity inspired by the abstract works on view in Contemporary Drawings from the Stenn Family Collection.
  
  11:00–3:00
  Free

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