Join co-hosts Daniel Balsam and Chris Stacey for “Three Paintings and a Dinner.”  Annie Leibovitz wrote: "In a portrait, you have room to have a point of view and to be conceptual with a picture. The image may not be literally what's going on, but it's representative." Over three summer evenings devoted to the exploration of portraits, we'll have exciting discussions over "the representative." We’ll view three paintings and enjoy the communal pleasure of describing and interpreting the artwork both in the gallery and at dinner. You must be a club member to attend.

Exclusive to Club Members: "Three Paintings and a Dinner" is exclusively for club members. Here is a list of club members: CUCC Club Members. If you are not a club member, please join and we'll see you at the "Three Paintings and a Dinner" Summer Portrait Series: Become a Club Member.

Non-Club Members Wait List: All registrants who are not club members are placed on a wait list. You are contacted if any seats are available after club member registration.

Event Cap at 10 Registrants: There are 10 openings as of 5/21/26. Club members may register for one guest.

Date: Thursday, July 23, 2026

Time: Meet at 5:15pm on the AIC Front Steps

Location: Front Step, Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue

Cost: Admission is free on Thursday nights at the AIC. 

Optional Dinner: Hot Woks Cool Sushi

Theme: Portraits II

Paintings

Portrait of Joaneta Obrador, 1918

Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893–1983)

Modern Art Gallery 394

Into the World There Came a Soul Called Ida, 1929-30

Ivan Albright (American, 1897–1983)

Arts of the Americas Gallery 262

Still Life, 1938

Pierre Roy (French, 1880–1959)

Modern Art Gallery 396

Photo Credit: Art Institute of Chicago, Public Domain