Community Day: IAM a garden

Schedule

Sat Aug 22 2026 at 11:00 am to 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00
Location

Intuit Art Museum | Chicago, IL

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A free admission day at Intuit Art Museum
About this Event

Discover together through all-ages activities as you explore the Museum, learn about the art on view, and make your own unique artwork.

Inspired by Dr. Charles Smith’s art environments and Henry Darger’s large-scale floral drawings, spend a day engaging with art that grows in unlikely places.

Activities include:

11:30 am-12:15 pm Garden Chat: Outdoor Art Environments with Joshua Willis

Learn about artists who have transformed their homes and yards into living works of art. Coffee and light breakfast will be provided. Registration is encouraged.

11 am – 6 pm Artmaking Activities in CLEO

4 pm Slow Look: Healing Machines

Enter Emery Blagdon’s shed environment through a 45-minute guided look at three of his large-scale mobiles.


Event Photos

Installation view of Monumental: Sculpture by Dr. Charles Smith

Access Notes

Intuit Art Museum is accessible by ramp through our front entrance on Milwaukee Ave. Community Day will take place on three floors, which are accessible via elevator. Visit our website or contact [email protected] with questions related to accessibility.

Your participation in an Intuit Art Museum program constitutes implied consent to be photographed, and for those images to be utilized by Intuit for educational, fundraising and marketing purposes. If you prefer not to be photographed, please let a staff member know and we’ll be happy to respect your wishes.

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Intuit Art Museum, 756 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, United States

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