Intuit Art Museum (IAM) champions the diverse voices of self-taught art, welcoming both new and familiar audiences. Located in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood, Intuit is a premier museum of self-taught art. IAM collects and exhibits work by artists who often work outside the mainstream due to societal, economic, or geographic barriers that have prevented them from pursuing formal training in the arts. Yet, they have developed a sustained artistic practice. The museum’s mission is grounded in the ethos that the instinct to create is universal, and the arts must embrace, represent and be accessible to all.
Explore our special exhibitions, the Intuit Art Museum permanent collection and an evocation of artist Henry Darger’s studio apartment. Alongside exhibitions focused on self-taught art, we invite you to discover new ways of connecting with creativity.
Throughout the year, Intuit Art Museum hosts talks, performances, film screenings, workshops and other interactive experiences in our Center for Learning and Engagement (CLEO), our galleries and the Learning Studio for you to dive deeper into art at the Museum.
New things are always happening at IAM. Visit our website to view the full calendar of events.
Image: Courtesy of Intuit Art Museum
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Learn to make handmade cords using a lucet knitting fork, transforming single strands of yarn into stronger, tactile forms with Catalyst exhibition artist Pooja Pittie. In her practice, Pittie uses cords and braids as symbols of connection and resilience. Through this meditative and rhythmic process, participants will be invited to reflect on how we hold, release, and reshape the stories that define us. Materials will be provided, but personal fibers from home are welcome.
Weaving Stories is presented as part of Art Design Chicago, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities.
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