UIC School of Art & Art History Open Studios
Thursday 11.30.17 6:00 PM
Special events
School of Art and Art History
UIC School of Art & Art History
Open Studios
Thursday November 30, 2017
6pm-10pm
400 S Peoria
6p-7pm
Explore the process of curating with UIC Art History PhD candidates Karen Greenwalt and Katja Rivera. In conversation with UIC MFA alumnus Sherwin Ovid, they will discuss their interdepartmental relationship during their formative years at UIC. Ovid’s inclusion inTraduttore Traditore, an exhibition curated by Greenwalt and Rivera, demonstrates how their work together has come full-circle; they have gone from graduate colleagues to professional colleagues.
7pm-8pm
Join us for the launch of Fwd: Museums Journal 2017 (Small) and hear readings and presentations from the editors and contributors of UIC’s journal of critical museum studies.
7-9pm
See the work of the current Senior Thesis BFA class and experience the energy of this exciting young group of emerging artists.
Get an inside look at the studios of the UIC MFA program while indulging in delicious artful snacks prepared by a local chef favorite.
Take in a special exhibition curated by January Parkos Arnall Curator of Public Programs at MCA, highlighting the work of our MFA artists.
9pm-10pm
Dance the night away with our Salsa & Salsa party. Learn how to salsa dance while eating all the chips and dips your heart desires.