The Swope Blog

The Swope Art Museum proudly presents the 2025 William T. Turman Plein Air Exhibition.

October 2, 2026 - January 10, 2027 Opening Reception on Friday, October 2, 5-8 PM. MEET OUR JUROR Mark Pascale is a lithographer who has been active in the Chicago art world for over forty years, as a curator, researcher, and teacher. Currently, he is the Janet and Craig Duchossois Curator in the Department of Prints and Drawings at The Art Institute of Chicago, and concurrently Senior Lecturer in Print Media at the School of the Art Institute. He has an impressive record of