Events and Lectures in July

In conjunction with Critical Encounters, Columbia College Chicago, Faculty Fellows Dr. Kevin Fuller and Dr. Stephanie Shonekan, along with exhibition curator Karsten Lund, explore the function of private and public spaces, and examine the meaning of these settings in the American consciousness. For more information about Critical Encounters visit www.colum.edu/criticalencounters.

Thursday, July 10, 6pm at MoCP

Please join Karsten Lund, MoCP Collection Research Fellow, as he leads a tour of Beyond the Backyard.

Thursday, July 17 at noon

After a presentation about the role individual and institutional backyards play in creating sustainable environments, Shirlee Hoffman of Openlands will lead a site visit to the native habitat demonstration garden installed in Columbia College Chicago’s Sculpture Garden at the corner of 11th and Wabash. For more information on Openlands visit www.openlands.org.

Saturday, July 19, 10am and Thursday, August 21, 6pm at MoCP