Events, talks and tours

Reception for Xin He: Better City, Better Life. 

Join us to celebrate Xin He: Better City, Better Life in the Student Gallery. Registration required.

Curators in Conversation: Emily Hauver and Paul Roth

The "Thoughtography" of Ted Serios

Join IMC Director Paul Roth and Emily Hauver, Guest Curator of Mind’s Eye: The Psychic Photographs of Ted Serios, for a deep dive into the photographic process of Ted Serios, a Chicago bellhop who claimed he could capture his thoughts on film. Online - registration required. 

Film Screening: Ward 81: Voices

Join us for a screening of Martin Bell's new film, Ward 81: Voices, which accompanies the exhibition at the IMC and features images and audio recordings made by Mary Ellen Mark, Karen Folger Jacobs, and the residents of Ward 81. A post-screening Q&A with filmmaker Martin Bell and IMC Director Paul Roth will follow. 

Book Launch for Ward 81: Voices 

Join us to celebrate the launch of Ward 81: Voices, an expanded edition of the original 1979 book, which includes previously unpublished photographs, excerpts from interviews with patients and recorded conversations between Mark and Jacobs, as well as new essays examining the influence of their project. 

Registration required (link coming soon). 

Reception for Durga Rajah: I am not the Artist, I am the Photographer. A series of conceptual photo retakes

Join us to celebrate Durga Rajah: I am not the Artist, I am the Photographer. A Series of Conceptual Photo Retakes in the Student Gallery. Registration required (link coming soon).

Curators in Conversation: Kaitlin Booher and Gaëlle Morel (virtual)

Join curators Kaitlin Booher and Gaëlle Morel in discussion about the exhibition Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81.