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Artwork by Ishmael Martinez, Rebecca Rupp, and Lucas Comp

Schedule of Events

  • The exhibits and Corvus gallery are open to families Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. 
    Visitors to LabArts on weekdays must enter through the Judd Hall on Kimbark Avenue, and should have a Lab- or UChicago-issued ID or a state-issued identification card to enter the building.
  • Opening Reception, Friday, May 9, 4:30–6:30 p.m.
    Families are welcome to visit the opening reception marking LabArts open. Join us at the Corvus Gallery in Gordon Parks Arts Hall where the Senior Art Exhibition is now showing. Artwork from every grade will be on display throughout the first and second floors of Gordon Parks Arts Hall and the first floor of Judd Hall. 
  • DigiMUSE concert, Friday, May 9, 7 p.m., Griffin Auditorium
  • Grade 5/6/7 Orchestra Concert, Tuesday, May 13, 7–8 p.m., Mandel Hall
  • Urinetown—U-High Spring Musical, Thursday–Saturday, May 14–17, 7–8:30 p.m., Sherry Lansing Theater
    Set in a dystopian society far in the future where there has been a severe drought and things like private bathrooms have been banned, the musical is comedic satire that roasts the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, and municipal politics.
  • Pancake Breakfast and Family Maker Day, Saturday, May 17, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Join us for an incredible day. All Lab students and families are welcome from Nursery 3–Grade 12. This is a totally free event—breakfast and activities!  
    • 9–11 a.m. Breakfast—have some pancakes and load them up with your favorite toppings. Vegan and gluten-free breakfast options will be available. 
    • 10:30 a.m.–1 p.m.—Join some of Lab's art teachers in their classrooms to make art! Activities include tie-dye (shirts provided), Robert E. Paige-inspired window-film design and decoration (with special guest artist Robert E. Paige), sun prints and screen printing, a painting party with live dance music, or for interested parents—a half-hour discussion on how to support your creative child (open to all parents of Middle and High School parents).
    • 1:30–3 p.m.—U-High Film Fest. Watch films made by U-High students in Griffin Auditorium.
    • 7 p.m. High School Spring Musical, Sherry Lansing Theater
  • Rites of May, Saturday, May 31, 11 a.m.–3 p.m., Kenwood Mall
    • LabArts e​​​​xhibits on the first and second floors of Gordon Parks Arts Hall will be open during the Rites of May event.