THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago
312.443.3600
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The Art Institute of Chicago is a world-renowned art museum housing the third largest permanent collection in the United States. As an encyclopedic museum, the Art Institute collects, preserves, and displays works in every medium from all cultures and historical periods. Founded in 1879, the museum is currently undergoing the largest expansion in its history with the addition of the Modern Wing, designed by Renzo Piano for the Art Institute's modern and contemporary collections, which is scheduled to open in mid-2009.

Edward Hopper
February 16–May 10
Edward Hopper—creator of art that novelist John Updike described as "calm, silent, stoic, luminous, and classic"—is one of the most enduring and popular American painters of the 20th century. His paintings have been celebrated as a part of the very grain of the American experience. This exhibition is the first comprehensive presentation of Hopper's work to be seen in American museums outside of New York in a quarter century. Surveying the artist's 70-year career, Edward Hopper features prints, watercolors, and oil paintings, and concentrates on his most productive years—from the mid-1920s to the mid-1950s—when he created such iconic images as the Art Institute's own Nighthawks (1942). This exhibition has already received wide acclaim and drew large audiences at The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.  The Art Institute is the final venue for this landmark exhibition.


Watercolors by Winslow Homer: The Color of Light
February 16–May 10
The Art Institute also presents Watercolors by Winslow Homer: The Color of Light—the largest exhibition of Homer's watercolors to be presented in more than two decades. Exclusive to the Art Institute, this exhibition will provide an intimate look at how one of America's most celebrated painters discovered for himself—over a period of three decades—the secrets of the watercolor medium. Featuring revelatory research and more than 100 watercolors, drawings, and oil paintings, the exhibition explores the development of Homer's technique and approach to subject matter.

A leader in educating artists and designers for 142 years, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago offers undergraduate and graduate programs to nearly 2,800 students from around the world. In addition to the time-honored study of painting, sculpture, printmaking, and design, SAIC’s studio programs embrace film and new media, electronic and sound arts, and creative writing. To complement its studio programs, SAIC offers academic degrees in disciplines from art history to arts administration, visual and critical studies to historic preservation. Located in the heart of Chicago, the School promotes contemporary discourse about art and design through venues such as the Gene Siskel Film Center, Video Data Bank, Betty Rymer Gallery, Gallery 2, the Division of Continuing Studies, and in conjunction with the Poetry Center.

Admission
General Admission - Adults $12, Children, Students and Seniors $7, Children under 12 are free
These exhibitions require special dated tickets that include an additional fee.  Advance tickets are strongly recommended.
Call 312.930.4040 or purchase them at the museum.
Artropolis Discount: $2 discount on general admission with an Artropolis ticket stub