Professor, Social Ethics and Latinx Studies, Iliff School of Theology

Sun., Aug. 18 at 10:45 a.m. | Mon., Aug. 19 – Fri., Aug. 23 at 9:15 a.m.

When the tragedy of mass shootings hits home, one mother finds herself inexplicably drawn to the weapon that changed her life forever.

Rob Curto's Forró for All is a band dedicated to Forró, the accordion-driven party music of Brazil, and the legacy of its primary innovator, the great Luiz Gonzaga.

True story: during the Revolutionary War, an unidentified female spy helped George Washington and his army to victory. Today, a contemporary all-female band is determined to figure out who she was.

“In Christ There Is No East or West”
The Chautauqua Choir and Orchestra

June 23–August 19 | Opening Reception: June 23, 3–5 p.m.

This exhibition highlights artists who paint, draw and sculpt but also create evocative works on paper or with paper. 

Professor, Social Ethics and Latinx Studies, Iliff School of Theology

Sun., Aug. 18 at 10:45 a.m. | Mon., Aug. 19 – Fri., Aug. 23 at 9:15 a.m.

Managing and artistic director, Jazz at Lincoln Center
World-renowned trumpeter and composer

Wynton Marsalis returns to Chautauqua to open and close a week on "Exploring Race and Culture in America with Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center."

Debby Irving brings to racial justice the perspective of working as a community organizer and classroom teacher for 25 years without understanding racism as a systemic issue or her own whiteness as an obstacle to grappling with it.

Latin pop songstress Gina Chavez is a 10-time Austin Music Award winner. Her bilingual record, Up.Rooted, topped both the Amazon and Latin iTunes charts following a feature on NPR's “All Things Considered.”

July 25–August 20 | Opening Reception: Thursday, July 25, 3–5 p.m.

Ceramic art by Steven Bowers, Australia,  Sing–Ying Ho, Jingdezhen and NYC and Paul Scott, UK courtesy of the Ferrin Contemporary in North Adams MA, will be shown together in this two and three–dimensional exhibition.

July 19–August 20 |  Opening Reception: Friday, July 19, 3–5 p.m.

Curated by Judy Barie, the Susan and Jack Turben Director of VACI Galleries, this vibrant exhibition in the Main Gallery of Strohl Art Center, features all work based on realism.

Professor, Social Ethics and Latinx Studies, Iliff School of Theology

Sun., Aug. 18 at 10:45 a.m. | Mon., Aug. 19 – Fri., Aug. 23 at 9:15 a.m.

Author, The Rise; Guest editor, Aperture’s “Vision & Justice” issue

Sarah Lewis, a scholar and author of The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery, sparked national conversation with “Vision & Justice” — the landmark issue of Aperture dedicated to photography of the black experience that explores...

Once called “the most intriguing African-American Buddhist” by Library Journal, and “one of our wisest voices on social evolution” by Krista Tippett, Rev. angel Kyodo williams Sensei, is an author, maverick spiritual teacher, master trainer and founder of Center for Transformative Change.

Richard Roush, Dean, College of Agricultural Science, Penn State University

R&B star Alex Harris offers an exciting and inspirational unplugged performance and conversation on how words and music can inspire the best in each of us.

Cristian Măcelaru, conductor | The Jungle (Symphony No. 4) was commissioned and premiered by the New York Philharmonic in 2016 and serves as Wynton Marsalis’s depiction of New York as super highway...

June 22 – August 21 

The Melvin Johnson Sculpture Garden hosts six to eight outdoor sculptures each summer created by some of the most recognized artists in the country.

August 1– 21 | Opening Reception: Thursday, August 1, 3–5 p.m.

Exhibiting Members of the Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution (VACI) Partners are invited to show their original artwork this summer in the Fowler–Kellogg Art Center, based on the theme Patterns and Repetitions. 

Professor, Social Ethics and Latinx Studies, Iliff School of Theology

Sun., Aug. 18 at 10:45 a.m. | Mon., Aug. 19 – Fri., Aug. 23 at 9:15 a.m.

Bird Runningwater serves as the director of Sundance Institute’s Indigenous Program, overseeing the Native Filmmakers Lab, the Native Producers Fellowship, the Sundance Film Festival’s Native Forum, the Full Circle Initiative and was recently appointed to co-lead...

The Rt. Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton is Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland.  Formerly Canon Pastor of Washington National Cathedral and director of its Center for Prayer and Pilgrimage...

Alex Harris, co-founder, Arts Conservatory for Teens (ACT), St. Petersburg, Fla.

Come hear some “Good Vibrations” at the Amphitheater with the return of The Beach Boys! This band has birthed a torrent of hit singles and has sold albums by the tens of millions, starting with their hit "Surfin' USA.”

Professor, Social Ethics and Latinx Studies, Iliff School of Theology

Sun., Aug. 18 at 10:45 a.m. | Mon., Aug. 19 – Fri., Aug. 23 at 9:15 a.m.

Ariana A. Curtis is the first curator of Latinx Studies at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. She is responsible for museum research and collections related to: U.S. Latinx, U.S. Afro-Latinx, African American & Latinx, African Diaspora...

Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt is a professor of psychology at Stanford. She has a Ph.D. from Harvard, and is the recipient of many prestigious awards, including a 2014 MacArthur “genius” award.

A musical, magical, resilient volume from one of our most celebrated and essential Native American voices: In these poems, the joys and struggles of the everyday are played against the grinding politics of being human. 

The exploration of cultural and societal issues has yielded some of Wynton Marsalis’s most impactful work: the 1986 Grammy Award─winning Black Codes, 2007’s From the Plantation to the Penitentiary, and 1994’s Blood on the Fields — the first jazz composition ever to win a Pulitzer Prize. 

Professor, Social Ethics and Latinx Studies, Iliff School of Theology

Sun., Aug. 18 at 10:45 a.m. | Mon., Aug. 19 – Fri., Aug. 23 at 9:15 a.m.

Managing and artistic director, Jazz at Lincoln Center
World-renowned trumpeter and composer

Wynton Marsalis returns to Chautauqua to open and close a week on "Exploring Race and Culture in America with Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center."

The Very Rev. Samuel G. Candler is Dean of the Cathedral of St. Philip in the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, GA.

Five More Giants of Chautauqua: Jeffrey Simpson, Norman and Nancy Karp, Anna Shaw, Bob Reeder, Mark Russell

Program details TBD

Jonathan Eig, author, Ali: A Life

This incredible double-bill features Pat Benatar’s staggering vocals and take-no-prisoners attitude with Neil Giraldo’s trailblazing artistry as a guitarist, producer and songwriter, followed by one of rock music's great female icons, Melissa Etheridge.