Home - Hyde Park Art Center Get Involved Plan Your Visit Donate Artist Opportunities Exhibitions Publications Education Open Arts Adult Education Youth Education Teen Programs Creativity Camp CPS Pathways K – 8 In School Programs 65+ Education Professional Pathways Residency Events Public Programs Calendar Gala Rental Space News Visit Installation view of Alison Ruttan: The Paradox of Inaction during the Center Day event on April 4. The exhibition is on view April 4 - July 12 Photo by Beto de Freitas A home for creativity and community. Stimulating and sustaining the visual arts in Chicago since 1939. UPCOMING PUBLIC PROGRAMS CLICK HERE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR UPCOMING PUBLIC PROGRAMS Apr 22 May May May 17 View Calendar Screen printing activity on MLK Day event (2025), led by Michelle Nordmeyer. Commitment to Equity, AntiRacism, and Accessibility Hyde Park Art Center’s mission is to stimulate and sustain the visual arts in Chicago. During our 86-year history , the Art Center has realized this vision through our values of creativity, bold thinking, inclusivity, and connection. Now more than ever, it is necessary not only to reaffirm, but to expand upon our values with urgency and determination. Read More! Open Arts Art for everyone! The creative learning community is one of Hyde Park Art Center’s biggest assets, and we believe that all people–no matter their economic status–should have access to it. Learn More about Open Arts! Green Lantern Press’s newest publication: The United Colors of Robert Earl Page Get your copy of the first major publication focusing on artist, designer, and educator Robert Earl Paige. Robert Earl Paige is one of the most iconic artists and designers from Chicago’s South Side. A multidisciplinary artist and arts educator, he works across textile design, painting, collage, and sculpture. During the 1970s, he brought West African–inspired patterns to U.S. shoppers through the Dakkabar fabrics collection available at Sears, Roebuck, leading to the inclusion of Black culture in home design. In addition to exploring Paige’s personal and artistic practice, through essays by Dr. Romi Crawford and Dr. Gervais Marsh The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige contextualizes his work in relation to social and artistic movements, from the minimalism and abstraction of the 1960s and 1970s to AFRI-COBRA and the Black Arts Movement in Chicago and across the United States. Curator Allison Peters Quinn collaborates with Paige to offer inspiration and tools for younger artists to develop lifelong creative practices. An interview between Paige and fiber artist Anne Wilson traces his career path, starting as a young designer at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; his travel to West Africa, South Africa, and Milan; his studies at the Art Institute of Chicago; and features insights into Paige’s influences; his friendships with important cultural figures such as James Baldwin; his interest in blurring boundaries between design, art, and craft; and his teaching philosophies. Published in conjunction with Paige’s exhibition at Hyde Park Art Center in 2024, this fully illustrated book includes reproductions of the artist’s hand-painted scarves, collages, and rugs made during the past sixty years, along with new ceramic tiles, collages, and textiles. Order here! Browse our other publications EXPERIENCE A community that doesn’t just provide space for diversity, but was built upon it. More About Us Groundbreaking exhibitions that challenge artistic norms & create new spaces for expression. Exhibitions Workshops, openings, sessions & forums that promote critical inquiry and inspire creativity. Events EXPLORE Classes for all ages & experience levels, from drawing & painting to exploratory digital art. Education Programs that bring artists from around the world to create & collaborate right here in Chicago. Residencies Ways to be a part of what’s happening at Hyde Park Art Center, in any way that’s right for you. Get Involved We bring artists and communities together to support creativity at every level. Within its facility, the Art Center offers a comprehensive roster of programs that work in concert to make contemporary art more approachable. It does so by involving the community in dynamic engagement with art and artists through exhibitions, artist talks, studio art classes, an international residency program, free public events, and professional development opportunities for artists. Outside its walls, the Art Center’s outreach programs in historically underserved neighborhoods bring the visual arts to Chicago youth, their teachers, and their families. By developing socially adept programming that finds new ways to engage diverse audiences in the work of Chicago’s artists, the Art Center makes space for transparent interaction with art and the artistic process, inspiring creative exploration and encouraging exchange between audiences and artists. Press play on the video below to learn more. THE ART CENTER ENEWS Thanks for signing up!