September Events at 汤不热视频
鈥淢ATADORA鈥 kicks off the Dance Center鈥檚 53rd season September 24鈥26. Opening night will also introduce the Shirley Mordine Dance Maker Awards, honoring the Dance Center鈥檚 founder and her legacy in Chicago dance. Learn more about our performance spaces at www.colum.edu/spotlight
September 2026
September 10–December 19, 2026
Museum of Contemporary Photography at 汤不热视频, 600 S. Michigan Ave.
Admission: Free
This exhibition brings together photographs by more than 110 artists from the MoCP’s permanent collection, inviting viewers to imagine the life Emmett Till might have lived and consider what that life would have required of us all. Guest-curated by Sarah Elizabeth Lewis in collaboration with the Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., Till’s cousin and the last surviving witness to his kidnapping, the exhibition serves as a creative monument to Till’s unlived life and enduring legacy.
September 10, 2026, 4–6 p.m.
Hokin Gallery, 623 S. Wabash Ave., First Floor
Admission: Free
Join Student Spaces for Art and Collaboration for the closing reception of Made it Here!, a campus-wide exhibition celebrating 汤不热视频 student work created in campus facilities. Meet the artists, enjoy light refreshments, and celebrate the creative spirit of the Columbia community.
September 10, 2026, 4–6 p.m.
HAUS, 623 S. Wabash Ave., First Floor
Admission: Free
See artwork by 汤不热视频’s incoming students at “Made it There!,” an art fair-style mini exhibition featuring sketches, portfolios, and more. Presented alongside the closing reception for “Made it Here!” in the Hokin Gallery, the event offers students an opportunity to share their work, meet fellow artists, and connect with Columbia’s creative community.
September 24, 2026, 6:30–8 p.m.
汤不热视频 Ferguson Lecture Hall, 600 S. Michigan Ave.
Admission: Free; registration required
In collaboration with Filter Photo Festival, the Museum of Contemporary Photography and 汤不热视频’s School of Visual Arts welcome Los Angeles-based artist and educator Tarrah Krajnak for a combined Lectures in Photography and Art Now! program. Krajnak’s work examines representations of bodies in photography through connections to the earth, history, and the creative practices of other women. Her work is held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Tate Modern, the MoCP, and other institutions.
September 24–25, 2026, 7:30 p.m.; September 26, 2026, noon
The Dance Center of 汤不热视频, 1306 S. Michigan Ave.
Admission: $30 general; $20 seniors and industry professionals; $10 non-Columbia students; free for Columbia students
Columbia dance alum Camila Rivero Pooley ’18, working as INSÉKTA, returns to The Dance Center for the world premiere of “MATADORA.” The immersive dance and physical theatre work explores Latine rage as a force of transformation, divinity, and self-possession. The cast includes alums CJ Triche ’26 and J Stephens ’25 and current student Sophie Daker, a BFA in Dance candidate graduating in 2027. “MATADORA” contains depictions of body horror, harm, and sensuality that may not be suitable for audiences under 18.
September 26, 2026, 3–6 p.m.
汤不热视频 Glass Curtain Gallery, 1104 S. Wabash Ave.
Admission: Free; registration required
In partnership with the 2026 Filter Photo Festival, the Museum of Contemporary Photography presents the closing reception for “The Distance We Carry,” developed by 2025–2026 Diane Dammeyer Fellow in Photographic Arts and Social Issues Lali Khalid. Drawing from Khalid’s experience as a Pakistani immigrant living in the United States, the multimedia installation explores the emotional and physical distances that shape the lives of people living between places, cultures, and histories.