Exhibitions and Events

Luminary are invited to connect with curators Matthew Witkovsky and Antawan Byrd for introspective insight into the exhibition Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica.

Join artist Ingrid Pollard and scholar Hazel Carby as they delve into Pollard’s work and influences in Black feminism, art, and resistance in Britain and beyond.

Join us for an evening with Julieanna Richardson, founder of The HistoryMakers—the largest African American oral history project—as she is interviewed by author, speaker, educator, and Emmy Award–winning producer, Kwame Alexander.

Join internationally renowned artist Wangechi Mutu for a talk on her work in Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica and her broader practice.

Join Lisa Ayla Çakmak, co-curator of Myth & Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection, for an exclusive overview of this historic exhibition.

Join Katharine A. Raff, co-curator of Myth & Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection, for an exclusive overview of this historic exhibition.

Join artist Ana De Orbegoso for a conversation on how her reconfigurations of ancient Andean ceramics challenge our relationship with history.

Jazz pianist, composer, and performance artist Jason Moran is deeply invested in reassessing and complicating the relationship between music and language; his extensive efforts in composition, improvisation, and performance challenge the status quo.

Join us for an evening of discussion and performance celebrating Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection. Hear from Art Institute research associate Jeffrey Nigro on the rich histories of the rarely seen works on view in this landmark exhibition, and experience centuries of mythic storytelling brought to life through music from Eternal City: Art and Music in Rome performed by Dutch soprano Josefien Stoppelenburg and musician Stephen Alltop.