The Renaissance Society, a contemporary art museum on campus, celebrates its centennial this year

The French filmmaker and artist Agnès Varda has never shied away from trying new things. In a career spanning six decades, Varda has experimented with style, subject matter, and medium...Read more

In conjunction with the second annual Gregory L. Hillhouse Memorial Lecture, an exhibit of Hillhouse’s artwork was presented in the lobby of the Kent Chemical Laboratory at the University of...Read more

Prof. Wu Hung curates opening exhibition for new Chinese museum founded by renowned art collector

Art collection assembled by former UChicago Trustee Edwin Bergman and alumna Betty Bergman draws millions at Christie’s auction

ArtslScience Initiative links divergent disciplines in novel collaborations.

Faculty and students prepare for the Logan Arts Center's unconventional May 12 groundbreaking.

For alums like Anna Chlumsky, AB’02, the path to acclaimed movies included a rigorous liberal arts education.

Insect dances inspire Julia Oldham, MFA’05, in video pieces that explore the basis of human communication.

Prize of $30,000 supports year of intense research, studio work

“ Sway ,” the last of the Department of Visual Arts 2013 MFA thesis exhibitions featured the works of Marco G. Ferrari , Paul Somers , and Stephanie Anne Harris...Read more

How do you show what life is like for people with disabilities without slipping into an overly sentimental narrative about “triumph” and “inspiration” – without, as director Niko von Glasow...Read more

Prof. David Galenson analyzes "The Scream" and compiles list of one-hit-wonder artists

This year a series of events around the world will celebrate the work of Alan Turing, the father of the modern computer, as the 100th anniversary of his birthday approaches...Read more

When Smart Museum Deputy Director and Chief Curator Stephanie Smith recruited artists for Feast , the museum’s upcoming exhibition, she approached the guest list like any careful host. “It was...Read more

Theaster Gates, director of the Arts and Public Life Initiative, discusses his work in art and Chicago's neighborhoods

Organizers of Go Figure use touch-screen technology to engage visitors, tell artists’ stories.

Art historian Christine Mehring admits her early days of teaching were “completely terrifying.” Not surprisingly, it was art that helped her find her footing in the classroom. As a graduate...Read more

Persis Berlekamp studies Islamic art and architecture, with a research specialization in Arabic and Persian manuscripts of the late Abbasid and Mongol periods (13th to 15th centuries). She has focused...Read more