UChicago Arts

The arts are central to the mission of the University of Chicago. With a strong tradition of cross-disciplinary practices, intricately mixed with intellectual curiosity and creative energy, the University fosters a bustling arts community on Chicago’s South Side.

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Nuclear Thresholds Sculpture

Art installation reflects on world’s first chain reaction

Students explore cultural stewardship on Chicago’s South Side Group of people standing in an art gallery surrounded by colorful paintings on the walls.

Students explore cultural stewardship on Chicago’s South Side

College course with Arts + Public Life links academic study to community-based arts and engagement

UChicago announces unified Division of the Arts & Humanities The entrance to Walker Museum

UChicago announces unified Division of the Arts & Humanities

‘All That Light’ exhibition highlights decade of UChicago resident artists A woman and man stand in front of a piece of art at a gallery opening. The artwork is a man on a couch with the word "SEEN" across his body, partially obscuring him from view.

‘All That Light’ exhibition highlights decade of UChicago resident artists

Since 2011, the APL-CSRPC Artists-in-Residence program has centered Black and Brown artists working on Chicago’s South Side

‘Art is all around us’: Exploring creative works across the UChicago campus Earth, Water, Sky

‘Art is all around us’: Exploring creative works across the UChicago campus

What does ‘drawing’ mean? Gray Center exhibition explores interdisciplinary possibilities Logan Center on Drawing

What does ‘drawing’ mean? Gray Center exhibition explores interdisciplinary possibilities

New exhibition brings together faculty, artists to celebrate 10th anniversary of fellowship program

Arts + Public Life’s L1 Retail Store now open inside of historic first ‘L’ station South Side business owners Andrea Polk, Peter Gaona and Tiffany Joi (left to right) are the inaugural tenants of the L1 Retail Store in Washington Park

Arts + Public Life’s L1 Retail Store now open inside of historic first ‘L’ station

Hyde Park Jazz Festival marks 15 years of acclaimed performances and local pride Two people dance together at the 2018 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

Hyde Park Jazz Festival marks 15 years of acclaimed performances and local pride

Free community-led festival has been supported by UChicago, extensive volunteer network

A ‘we’ project: In city-wide exhibition, MacArthur Fellows invoke art as a tool for change A woman takes a picture at the Smart Museum

A ‘we’ project: In city-wide exhibition, MacArthur Fellows invoke art as a tool for change

Smart Museum partners with community spaces to host art installations around Chicago

‘We’re not in it alone’: Building community for Black dance Ayodele Drum and Dance

‘We’re not in it alone’: Building community for Black dance

Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project seeks to safeguard future for local artists

How a UChicago initiative fostered ‘synergy’ between art and science Biophilia

How a UChicago initiative fostered ‘synergy’ between art and science

Scholars reflect on the Arts, Science + Culture Initiative’s decade of impact