Visiting Artists Program Visiting Artists Program Current Schedule Rachel Rosenthal Visiting Artists Program Founded in 1868, The Visiting Artists Program is one of the oldest of public programs of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Formalized in 1951 with the establishment of an endowed fund by Flora Mayer Witkowsky, the Visiting Artists Program hosts approximately 50 public presentations by artists each year in lectures, symposia, performances and screenings. It is a decidedly eclectic program that showcases artists working in all media including sound, video, performance, poetry, and independent film, in addition to curators, critics, and art historians. The primary mission of the Visiting Artists Program is to foster a greater understanding and appreciation of contemporary art through discourse.
All events are open to the general public.
In scheduling programs, VAP maintains a long-standing commitment to ethnic and gender diversity and has been at the forefront of the movement toward a more socially engaged and historically informed aesthetic dialogue. For more information call 312.443.3711.