Hyde Park Art Center

About

Free to the public 7 days a week, Hyde Park Art Center offers contemporary art exhibitions, studio classes, and free arts events.

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Hyde Park Art Center is a hub for contemporary arts in Chicago, serving as a gathering and production space for artists and the broader community to cultivate ideas, impact social change, and connect with each other. The Art Center is funded in part by local and national foundations and corporations, local and state government grants, and the generosity of its members and people like you.

Mission

The Hyde Park Art Center’s mission is to stimulate and sustain the visual arts in Chicago. It is the oldest alternative exhibition space in the City and boasts a long record of education outreach in the community.

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As one of the oldest alternative spaces in the city, the Art Center has an exemplary record of exhibiting a wide range of work by emerging artists through its Exhibitions Program. Panel discussions, gallery talks, poetry readings, music performances, open house events, and a series of short pieces by guest writers expand upon the approaches and ideas presented in each exhibition and engage a broad audience. In addition, the Art Center utilizes its diverse exhibitions program, featuring contemporary art and artists, to engage school groups and teach them about art processes.