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Hour-long virtual workshops for youth and family groups engage participants in creative exploration and artmaking, inspired by works of art in the Art Institute's collection and the summer special exhibition, The Obama Portraits. Workshops can accommodate both fully remote learning groups and groups who are onsite in parks, libraries, and other community spaces. A list of suggested activity supplies, including common art supplies and household materials, will be shared in advance of the program.

This tour is tailored to meet the social-emotional needs of students in inclusive, integrated co-teaching (ICT), or self-contained classrooms. We are able to use the virtual platform to support multi-sensory explorations for students with sensory processing disorders as well as verbal description tours for students who are blind or have low vision. This program is available to transition programs serving young adults aged 18-22. When registering for your program, please select “grade 12” and write in the notes section that yours is a transition program group. *CAPTIONING is available through Google Meet. ** Please note if your class would benefit from educators who are bilingual in English and Spanish. CAPACITY: 30 Students. TIME: This 45 minute program starts on the hour.

Discover how art across time and cultures has promoted change by surfacing issues, communicating perspectives, and posing questions. Learners will explore the choices artists have made to activate audiences and consider how their own art and voice can have an impact. *CAPTIONING is available through Google Meet. ** Please note if your class would benefit from educators who are bilingual in English and Spanish. CAPACITY: 30 Students. TIME: This 45 minute program starts on the hour.

Explore objects from across the museum’s vast collection, highlighting how artists transmit and respond to their own culture through their work. Students will engage with artworks that reflect various worldviews and perspectives and consider their own sense of self and place in the world. *CAPTIONING is available through Google Meet. ** Please note if your class would benefit from educators who are bilingual in English and Spanish. CAPACITY: 30 Students. TIME: This 45 minute program starts on the hour.