Calendar of Events
Opening Reception
Friday, February 6, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
$15 • Members and LUC: free
Join LUMA members and staff for the
opening of the Shaker exhibitions.
To Last a Thousand Years: The
Shaker Legacy*
Saturday, February 7, 1:00 p.m.
$10 • Members & LUC: $5
Thomas Queen, an expert in the
material culture of the Shakers and
American folk string instruments, will
lecture about the Shaker legacy. He has
curated several museum exhibitions,
including
Appalachian Strings: The
Instruments, Their Makers, The Music
at
the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio and
Golden Threads: The Stories Behind the
Needle
, a comprehensive exhibition of
Shaker textile arts in Pleasant Hill, KY.
How A Collection Can Change
Your Life*
Saturday, February 7, 3:00 p.m.
$10 • Members & LUC: $5
Chicago collector Thomas Pavlovic will
talk about Shaker connoisseurship and
the appeal for Shaker objects in the art
market. Speaking from his experience in
collecting Shaker furniture and material
culture, he will discuss whether it is still
possible to build a Shaker collection,
how to get started, and how life changes
when you get serious about collecting.
Gather Up the Fragments
Tuesday, February 17, 6:00 p.m.
$5 • Members & LUC: free
Christian Goodwillie is the former
collections manager at Hancock Shaker
Village and co-author of the exhibition
catalogue,
Gather Up the Fragments: The
Andrews Shaker Collection
. He will discuss
the fascinating story of the Andrews’s
commitment to saving Shaker artifacts.
No Strange Gift Ever Came from
God: A Discussion on Shaker Gift
Drawings
Tuesday, February 24, 6:00 p.m.
$5 • Members & LUC: free
Sharon Duane Koomler, author of
Shaker Style: Form, Function, and
Furniture
, will discuss the early 19th-
century phenomenon of gift drawings
that recorded the spiritual visions of
Believers, mostly women.
Gather Up the Fragments
Dance Performances
• Saturdays, March 7, 14, 21,
and 28, 3:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 17, 6:00 p.m.
Free with museum admission
Loyola’s Department of Fine and
Performing Arts and School of
Communication will co-present a
performance in the exhibition galleries
of Shaker-inspired choreography and
multimedia.
The Living Church May Loudly
Sing: The Musical Landscape of
the Shakers
Tuesday, March 10, 6:00 p.m.
$5 • Members & LUC: free
Carol Medlicott, associate professor at
Northern Kentucky University and author
of
Richard McNemar, Music, and the
Western Shaker Communities
, will discuss
the unique legacy of Shaker music.
Made for Profit: The Products of
Shaker Commerce
Tuesday, April 7, 6:00 p.m.
$5 • Members & LUC: free
M. Stephen Miller, author of
From Shaker
Lands and Shaker Hands: A Survey of the
Industries
, will speak on the history of
Shaker entrepreneurism and the Shakers’
innovative market consciousness.
A Smaller View of Shaker:
Reflections and Stories from
35 Years of Collecting Shaker
Miniatures
—Viewing and High Tea
Saturday, April 11, 3:00 p.m.
$10 • Members & LUC: $5
Darlene Kohrman will speak on a lifetime
of collecting Shaker miniatures, citing
examples from her extensive collection.
Please RSVP by April 9—space is limited.
Shaker Architecture: The Search
for Order in an Age of Reform
Tuesday, April 14, 6:00 p.m.
$5 • Members & LUC: free
Julie Nicoletta, art and architectural
historian at the University of
Washington, will examine the Shaker
built environment and how their
buildings express the group’s religious
and social beliefs.
Shakerism 101: An Introduction
to the Shakers and Shakerism
Tuesday, April 21, 6:00 p.m.
$5 • Members & LUC: free
The only current male member of the
Shakers, Brother Arnold Hadd, will talk
via Skype on what it means to live the
Shaker life.
All events take place at LUMA, 820 N. Michigan Avenue, unless otherwise noted.
RSVP to
or 312.915.7608.
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These programs are generously
sponsored by a grant from the
Illinois Arts Council Agency.
*Argo Tea will be served as an intermission
between these two programs on February 7.
Admission includes both programs and tea.
