The Legacy of Jane Addams and Hull House

Histories of Hull-House often recount Jane Addams’s fervent commitment to the arts – in its galleries, theaters, libraries, and studios. But Addams also used an artistic language to describe settlement life as a democratic project. Hull-House artists, reformers, and immigrants blurred the lines between art and life and put aesthetics at the center of their vision for a more socially just world. UIC Director of the School of Art & Art History Lisa Yun Lee and UC-Berkeley Associate Vice Chancellor Shannon Jackson discuss Addams’s philosophy of art and her legacy for current activist-artists.

This program recognizes a generous multiyear grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art. The Terra Foundation is dedicated to fostering the exploration, understanding, and enjoyment of the visual arts in the United States for national and international audiences.

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