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Gallery installation view of a colorful mural depicting a Black man holding a child, a car, two busses, and a variety of other objects.

Learning Together: Documenting Chicago’s History of Art Education

Gallery 400's exhibition, "Learning Together: Art Education and Community" exemplifies the power of community, shared histories, and the commitment to documenting Chicago’s artistic and educational legacy.
A gallery installation including large skeleton puppets and a wall-mounted video monitor.

Chicago’s History of Radical Art Pedagogy

Critic Lori Waxman reviews two concurrent exhibitions focused on the radical social and political possibilities of progressive art education in Chicago.

Learning Together: Exploring the Origins of Arts Education at Hull-House

Participants learned about the role of Hull-House in the history of arts education, took part in hands-on artmaking sessions, and visited local Chicago arts institutions.
A young artist stand in a ceramics studio holding a work in progress. Other students are working at a long table behind her.

A Conversation on Engagement with Kahari Blackburn

Terra Foundation Intern Kaitlin Rikala interviews the Smart Museum’s Art Design Chicago Engagement Fellow Kahari Blackburn.

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Learning Together: Documenting Chicago’s History of Art Education

Chicago’s History of Radical Art Pedagogy

Learning Together: Exploring the Origins of Arts Education at Hull-House

A Conversation on Engagement with Kahari Blackburn

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