Theaster Gates: The Art of Building Community

Theaster Gates, director of arts and public life at the University of Chicago, and internationally renowned social practice installation artist, fuses the art world with community activism in a new approach to dealing with urban issues in communities. Gates, who shows his work internationally, was recently awarded a $1 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropy for a project, <a href="http://news.uchicago.edu/article/2015/08/18/arthouse-social-kitchen-blend-food-public-art-community-gary-ind" target="_blank">Arthouse: A Social Kitchen</a>, in Gary, Indiana. In 2015, Gates  participated in Ted. Watch it<a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/theaster_gates_how_to_revive_a_neighborhood_with_imagination_beauty_and_art" target="_blank"> here</a>.  More information on Gates can be found on <a href="http://theastergates.com/home.html" target="_blank">his website</a>.
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(Note: This event has reached capacity.)  Overflow seating is available in the Target Reception Hall.
THE MARK AND MARY GOFF FITERMAN LECTURE SERIES 2015–16  PRESENTED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE INSTITUTE AND Mia