Wednesday, September 1
Virtual Conversation: Richard Hunt—Scholar’s Rock or Stone of Hope or Love of Bronze
5:00–5:45
Join Richard Hunt, legendary Chicago sculptor; Ann Goldstein, deputy director and chair and curator of Modern and Contemporary Art; and Jordan Carter, associate curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, for a conversation celebrating Hunt’s current exhibition and his decades-long career.
Wednesday, September 15
Virtual Conversation: Tejano Waltz
2:00–2:45
Explore Texas, Mexico, and the Latinx experience through works of art in this conversation facilitated by Sam Ramos, the museum’s associate director of Innovation and Creativity.
Tuesday, September 28
Virtual Hugh Edwards Lecture: Mimi Cherono Ng’ok and Edwidge Danticat
5:00–5:45
Join photographer Mimi Cherono Ng’ok and author Edwidge Danticat for a conversation centered on community and home. They are joined by Antawan Byrd, associate curator of Photography and Media.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Virtual Conversation: Spotlight on the Hartwell Memorial Window
Delve into one of the most spectacular windows produced by Tiffany Studios in this conversation between Elizabeth McGoey, Ann and Samuel Mencoff Associate Curator in Arts of the Americas, and Nancy Chen, educator in Innovation and Creativity.
Virtual Artist Talk: Bisa Butler and Tonika Johnson
Artists Bisa Butler and Tonika Johnson discuss their driving forces, personal histories, and artistic processes in this intimate conversation with Erica Warren, associate curator, Textiles.
Virtual Conversation: The Armored Tournament
Jonathan Tavares, associate curator of Applied Arts of Europe, and Kevin Vititoe, senior industrial designer at Priority Designs, discuss the armor that was worn for the knightly sports of joust, melee, and foot combat, and review some of the finest examples in the Art Institute’s collection.