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Community Day: IAM a collector November 14, 2026
Discover together through all-ages activities as you explore the Museum, learn about the art on view, and make your own unique artwork.
Just like drawing or sculpture, collecting is an art! Whether you’re a budding collector or a seasoned pro, be inspired by Life is an Art: The Collection of Jan Petrywith a day of making, exploring and connecting with local artists.
Activities include:
11 am‑6 pm Collecting scavenger hunt
12–5 pm Art Market featuring IAM store artists and SkyArt teen artists
11 am‑6 pm Explore Living Record: Looking Back to Look Forward exhibition in our Learning Studio
About Living Record: Looking Back to Look Forward
Living Record: Looking Back to Look Forward is a participatory exhibition that connects memory, present-day reflection, and future imagination through interactive storytelling and creative engagement. The exhibition functions as both an arts experience and a participatory storytelling experience, inviting visitors to contribute to a growing “living record” that evolves throughout its tour.
Through artwork, storytelling, audio, and interactive engagement, the exhibition invites visitors to explore how communities remember the past, reflect on the present, and imagine the future.
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.
Image credit: Unidentified artist. Untitled (Eyeglasses), early 20th century. Tin sign, 21 1/2 x 35 x 1/2 in. Collection of Intuit Art Museum, gift of Jan Petry, 2025.45
