Melvin Johnson Sculpture Garden 2024 exhibition runs June 23–August 23. Featuring outdoor sculptures by Dan Droz, Carin Mincemoyer, and Lydia Musco.
"Holding Space: Woven Works" exhibition runs June 23-August 4. This exhibition is a nuanced exploration into woven structures including jacquard weaving, pulled warp tapestry, and basketry. While distinct in style...
"Off the Walls" exhibition runs June 23–August 20. Opening reception June 23, 3-5pm. "Off the Walls" is an exhibition featuring a dozen contemporary artists who create small sculptures, and are...
"Simpatico: Works by 2024 School of Art Faculty" exhibition runs July 3-August 11. Opening reception July 3, 3-5pm. Simpatico: characterized by shared attributes or interest, compatible. It is an honor...
"Wonder & Awe: Ashley Eliza Williams" exhibition runs July 21-August 20. Opening reception July 21, 3-5pm. Ashley Eliza Williams, born in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Southwest Virginia, makes work...
"In the Garden" exhibition runs July 24-Aug 21. Opening Reception July 24, 3-5pm. Inspired by what we learn from the garden, this exhibition reflects the complicated histories and often tenuous...
Weeks 1 to 9 | M, Tu, W, Th, F | Arts Quad | Ages 18+Ready to work on your own project? This one-week pass grants you access to the...
Weeks 1 to 8 | M, Tu, W, Th | Sheldon Hall of Ed. 202 | Ages 3+Play CHQ Premium is inspired by Play CHQ pop-up programs and invites families...
Explore locally and come to Chautauqua Institution on Chautauqua County Day. Residents of Chautauqua County have free admission and parking* all day. Our Chautauqua County Day includes access to all...
Weeks 1, 3 to 8 | Thurs | Sports Club | Ages 16+The Sports Club is offering a new SUP guided stretch and pose class.
Rabbi Jonathan Roos is the Senior Rabbi at Temple Sinai in Washington, DC. Jonathan believes that being part of the congregation should change a person’s life. He strives to make a...
For nearly 30 years, Harmony Project founder and creative director David Brown has created original programming, concerts and events that unite participants and audiences to give back to their communities....
Play CHQ is stepping back in time to celebrate Chautauqua's 150th Anniversary. Join us for a session of Victorian style play with traditional games, toys, and activities! Play CHQ invites...
Weeks 1, 5 | Tues, Thrs | Pier Building Classroom | Ages 16+This course is perfect for those who want to learn the beginning skills of colored pencils as an...
Theater Chats (formerly known as Brown Bags) On selected Thursdays at 12:15 p.m., bring lunch to Smith Wilkes Hall and join special guests, including actors, designers, playwrights and more, for...
Week 6 | Thurs | Alumni Hall Ballroom | Ages 16+A best-selling author and social entrepreneur, Aaron Dworkin, leads a conversation about the Institute for Poetjournalism, a groundbreaking initiative dedicated...
Leader: David Gluck (Hindu Meditation)
Don't have a partner? One will be provided. Game managed by Shelley Dahlie. $10/person.
Play CHQ Premium invites families to explore together with our activities. Access to Play CHQ Premium can be purchased online at learn.chq.org. The Premium play pass grants access to 4...
Miller Cottage Tours: Join Clara Miller for a 30-minute tour of the first floor of the historic Miller-Edison Cottage. The cottage was built in 1875 for the co-founder and first...
Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8 | Thurs | Poetry Room, Alumni Hall | Ages 18+A summer–long nature writing class that combines in–person and online elements. The course is designed so...
Dr. Jolene Rickard is an enrolled citizen of the Skarù·ręʔ - Tuscarora Nation, Turtle Clan, and associate professor of Indigenous Art in History of Art and Visual Culture at Cornell...
We are excited to invite you to CVA Open Studios, occurring prior to the annual Resident Group Exhibition. Celebrate the work our resident artists have created during their time at...
This performance of Fabulation has been selected to be sensory-friendly. To better accommodate neurodiverse audiences, patrons should expect dimmed house lights, creating a more calming environment with softer and less...
CVA is honored to share our annual Resident Group Exhibition. Please join us to celebrate our resident artists at the CVA School of Art Gallery on the Art Quad. Join...
Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle and CLSC Young Readers Presentation — Apple: Skin to the Core, by Eric Gansworth The term "Apple" is a slur in Native communities across the...
Boys' and Girls' Club Groupers return to the Amphitheater for our annual Air Band competition!
Week 6 | Th | Hall of Christ | Ages 14+Named one of the top breakout stars of the year by the New York Times just before the pandemic, choreographer...
Chautauqua Theater Company invites you to a special benefit reading of Harold Pinter’s classic OLD TIMES starring former CTC artistic directors Vivienne Benesch, Andrew Borba, and Rebecca Guy, directed by...
Rossen Milanov, conductor Alexander Kobrin, piano Embark on a journey of profound emotion and musical mastery with pianist Alexander Kobrin and the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra under the baton of music...