The Chicago Humanities Festival announced today its first-ever yearlong theme, Graphic! Programming during the 2018 spring and fall festivals will focus on the ways the visual age has changed how people experience and engage with the world.
Engleman says the spring festival is expected to include about 25 events, and the fall will likely encompass 80 to 100, though details are still being finalized. The yearlong theme, he says, allows for a “deep dive” into a complex topic. The spring festival is about “dipping your toes in the water,” whereas the fall continues the conversation. In the past, Engleman adds, even if a season’s festival offered 100 events, organizers didn’t get to cover everything they wanted to.
