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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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School and Studio

Oakman Clinton School & Studio art classes are available to community members of all ages and skill levels. Come find your creative voice today!

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Current Exhibitions

The Hyde Park Art Center is the oldest alternative contemporary art venue in Chicago. Presenting innovative and challenging approaches to the visual arts, the Art Center showcases work that traverses all forms of media and encourages creative collaboration.

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<em> Are We There Yet? </em>

Are We There Yet?

July 20 - September 28, 2008, Gallery 1

Work by Howard Henry Chen, Alan Cohen, Christine DiThomas, Aron Gent, Rula Halawani, Surendra Lawoti, Curtis Mann, Oscar Palacio, and Adriana Rios. Curated by Dawoud Bey.

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<em>Kiss on the Cheek</em>: Portraits by Dale Washington

Kiss on the Cheek: Portraits by Dale Washington

July 6 - October 12, 2008, Gallery 4

A new series of portraits in a variety of media documenting the personalities in the current moment in Chicago’s art collecting community on the South Side.

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David Lozano: <em>Queer Interiors and Phthalo Blue</em>

David Lozano: Queer Interiors and Phthalo Blue

May 23 - November 18, 2008, Foyer Project Space

A new 2-floor painted installation and paintings that converge ideas of homoeroticism, architecture, and color.

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<em>Faster Cheaper Bolder</em>

Faster Cheaper Bolder

May 4 - July 27, 2008 Gallery 2

Work on objects, fabric and paper by students in the Art Center’s silkscreen class.

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Rebecca Keller: <em>Victory Garden for the New Millennia</em>

Rebecca Keller: Victory Garden for the New Millennia

April 26 - September 15, 2008, outdoor installation

Truly a garden for the oil-focused war of the 21st century!

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Jesse Seay: <em> Mechanical Tide </em>

Jesse Seay: Mechanical Tide

April 25 - July 20, 2008 JUST EXTENDED!

Kinetic wood and metal sculpture by Chicago-based artist Jesse Seay

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