Center Day

Celebrate the Art Center’s newest exhibitions: Ground Floor 2024, Cecilia Beaven: Flickering Cocoon, and Positions: New Landscapes. Many of the exhibiting artists will be in attendance to informally share and talk about their work.

Exhibiting artists include: Cecilia Beaven, Chelsea Bighorn (Lakota, Dakota, and Shoshone-Paiute), Sebastian Bruno-Harris, Teresita Carson, Maximiliano Cervantes, Lydia Cheshewalla (Osage Nation), zakkiyyah najeebah dumas o’neal, José De Sancristóbal Higareda, Kyrin Hobson, Hillary Johnson, Kelly Kristin Jones, Janhavi Khemka, Betty Kim, Jules Koreman, Carissa Lee, Hai-Wen Lin, Norman Long, Le Hien Minh, Morisha Moodley, Elsa Muñoz, Grace Papineau-Couture, Leticia Pardo, Katie Revilla, David Sami, Aleksandra Walaszek, and Sangwoo Yoo.

Art-making Activities for All Ages

ANTS! ANTS! ANTS!

Teaching Artist: Terah Weddington

Upcycle tiles into nature-themed coasters and games! Create adorable ants with your little one and participate in the community ant colony. For younger artists, families, and any arts enthusiasts.

PAPER! PAPER! PAPER!

Teaching Artist: Jasper Goodrich

Make art out of paper using two and three dimensional techniques such as cutting, drawing, painting, collaging, constructing, folding, tearing, rolling, and scrunching paper. Inspired by a popular previous paper-flower workshop led by the same teaching artist.

Resident Artist Open Studios

Visit the Guida Family Creative Wing! Explore the open studios of Jackman Goldwasser Radicle Residency artists Natasha Moustache, Yasmin Spiro, Leila Tamari, Keith S. Wilson, and community studio artists Jess Atieno, Nazafarin Lotfi, and Tongi Phillip Qian.

Holiday Art Sale 

Give a gift to yourself or someone you love this holiday and support the Art Center! Buy one-of-a-kind handmade works including ceramics, prints, textiles, and more. 25% of the proceeds support Open Arts Programs.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 South Cornell Avenue, Chicago, United States