Exhibition
EXPO Chicago South Side Night
Event Summary
IMAGE: Installation view, Let's Get It On: The Wearable Art of Betye Saar, Neubauer Collegium, Jan. 30 – May 27, 2025. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman.
South Side Night, organized in collaboration with UChicago Arts, promotes special programs and late gallery hours in Hyde Park, Bronzeville, and surrounding areas to kick off the EXPO Chicago annual contemporary art fair.
As a participating venue, the Neubauer Collegium will offer extended gallery hours on April 22, remaining open until 9:00 pm, in addition to our regular hours (9:00 am – 4:00 pm). During these extended hours, visitors are welcome to visit the current exhibition, Let's Get It On: The Wearable Art of Betye Saar. The show offers the first sustained look at a pivotal moment in Betye Saar’s career, when a visit to Chicago’s Field Museum in 1974 transformed the way she conceived of herself as an artist. A display of over 60 objects—including a ceremonial robe from Cameroon, costumes and jewelry designed by Saar, drawings, photos, and more—casts new light on the way Saar’s early career in costume design informed her pioneering work in assemblage and installation. The show is presented as part of a series of exhibitions and events linked to the multi-year Panafrica research project at the Collegium.
No registration required.