Art in Focus

Upcoming Events

December 23, 2024

NO ART IN FOCUS – HAPPY HOLIDAYS & NEW YEARS!  

ART IN FOCUS will resume on January 13, 2025!

Finding Vivian Maier

January 13, 2025
DOCUMENTARY & DISCUSSION

Join us for a film screening of the award-winning documentary, Finding Vivian Maier. Who is Vivian Maier? Now considered one of the 20th century’s greatest street photographers, Vivian Maier was a mysterious nanny who secretly took more than 100,000 photographs that went unseen during her lifetime.

Nature Lovers Tour with the Curators

JUNE 27, 2022

The Art in Focus lecture series will resume and be held in-person on Monday, June 27, at 10am in the Bachman gallery at South Shore Arts, with a guided tour of the newest exhibit, ‘Nature Lovers.’ Art in Focus is a free event for adult learners of all ages who are interested in the arts and its impact on our world, past, present, and future. Gallery curators Linda Dorman and Tom Torluemke will guide the tour, highlight featured artwork, and will lead a discussion aimed to illuminate the artist’s experience and message about climate change.

Art in Focus is an exploration of the arts through film, lecture and thoughtful dialogue for adult learners of all ages who are interested in the arts and its impact on the world. Founded in 1996 by Rita M. Ray, South Shore Arts continues this series annually with a variety of topics and guest speakers. Several lectures will coincide with upcoming Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra concerts and South Shore Arts exhibits. An important aspect of the program is the thoughtful dialogue between the program facilitator, the guest speakers and the attendees to broaden views of the arts and individuals in our world. Our goal parallels that of the U.S. Department of Education, “Learning Never Ends.” Art in Focus is open to the public and, thanks to generous support from Community Healthcare System, it is always free.

2nd & 4th Monday EVERY Month

10–11:30am
The Center for Visual & Performing Arts