Please join us on Saturday, May 18, 2024, 2:00–3:30pm in Swift Lecture Hall for a staged reading of Yesterday’s Encounter, a new play by Mohammad Al Attar, directed by Gabrielle Randle-Bent. Neubauer Collegium UChi Pozen Center ccct.uchicago.edu/events/yesterd…

April 25: UC Berkeley computer scientist Stuart Russell gave a fascinating talk on the catastrophic risks of unchecked AI – and the need for a more thoughtful approach to AI innovation. Watch the video, presented as part of our Director's Lecture series: ow.ly/LL6650Rwe3f

Join us May 17–18 for "The Green Transition, Planning and Democracy," a conference that brings together an interdisciplinary group of experts to explore the challenges that decarbonization may pose for the democratic governance of economies. Learn more: ow.ly/IKvc50RyEll

Join us June 1 (7:00 PM) for a screening of Sarah Maldoror's Monangambééé followed by a listening session with DJ Rae Chardonnay, featuring music inspired by the film. Presented by: @uchicollegium, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Humanities, Arts and Public Life ow.ly/awzq50RGgRK

April 25: UC Berkeley computer scientist Stuart Russell gave a fascinating talk on the catastrophic risks of unchecked AI – and the need for a more thoughtful approach to AI innovation. Watch the video, presented as part of our Director's Lecture series: youtu.be/UvvdFZkhhqE?si…

Can a court case be built on memories of past events and places nobody can visit now? Join us May 18 (2:00 pm) for a staged performance of Mohammad Al Attar's new play "Yesterday's Encounters," exploring themes of justice and memory. Learn more: ow.ly/R9xM50RC9bH

On May 2, Tamara Chin presented her recent work on the narratives that modern historians crafted to explain complex interactions across pre-modern Asia. The talk was organized as part of our Silk Road Imaginaries research project. To view the photos: flic.kr/s/aHBqjBq7rg

Join us tomorrow 5/18 at 2pm in Swift Lecture Hall for a staged reading of Mohammad Al Attar's new play, Yesterday's Encounter, directed by Gabrielle Randle-Bent. ccct.uchicago.edu/events/yesterd… Neubauer Collegium UChi Pozen Center

On May 10, an international group of scholars and experts presented at the Textual Amulets of the Mediterranean World conference, exploring the development of textual amulets and the relationship between text, image, and object. To view the photos: flic.kr/s/aHBqjBqaVU

In an interview with Chicago Reader, Tony Lewis, Devin T. Mays, and Ellen Rothenberg explored the transparency of labor in relation to the WORKS BY exhibition in our gallery. As Mays posed, "Maybe labor is more formal happening?" Read the article: chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/w…

We're thrilled to see our recent gallery exhibition, Radio/Rauhfaser/Television, featuring works by Christopher Williams, reviewed in the new issue of artforum artforum.com/events/michell… via PMC

On June 1, members of the research team on our "Panafrica" project screened a short film by Sarah Maldoror, hosted a listening session with DJ Rae Chardonnay, and considered the links between the movement's cultural and political aspirations. Learn more: ow.ly/fB1m50S9QuS

How much work does it take to make art seem effortless? WORKS BY: Tony Lewis with Bethany Collins, Devin T. Mays & Ellen Rothenberg On view in our gallery through July 14 Gallery hours: M–F, 9–4 Video by Robert Heishman and Robert Salazar (bob.mov)

We're excited to see that Mousse Magazine has selected WORKS BY as a featured exhibition. The show, an exploration of labor in the art world, is on view in our gallery through July 14: moussemagazine.it/magazine/works…

How much work does it take to make art seem effortless? WORKS BY, featuring Tony Lewis, Bethany Collins, Devin T. Mays & Ellen Rothenberg, is on view in our gallery through July 12 (M–F, 9–4). Video by Robert Heishman and Robert Salazar (bob.mov)

Catch WORKS BY, an exhibition at the Neubauer Collegium featuring recent works by four Chicago-based artists, before it closes July 14.

On June 20, the four artists whose works are featured in WORKS BY (Tony Lewis, Bethany Collins, Devin T. Mays & Ellen Rothenberg) gathered to discuss the key question of the exhibition: How should we think about labor in relation to the creative process? youtu.be/Xv7ZrZLljQE?si…

UChicago art historian Niall Atkinson has received an NEH grant to build a digital research platform that will enhance access to important historical data on late-medieval and early-modern Florence. Neubauer Collegium supported an early phase of the project. humanities.uchicago.edu/articles/2024/…

Video is now available from Art, Revolution, and Exile with Mohammad Al Attar and Lisa Wedeen. This event was presented in collaboration with Neubauer Collegium with support from UChi Pozen Center Watch the video here: youtu.be/WhfOul8PxJo

What can we learn from play? Prof. Patrick Jagoda, a renowned scholar and creator of alternate reality games, will examine that question when he welcomes the UChicago College Class of 2028 during his Aims of Education address. Learn more: ms.spr.ly/6010mOYuw