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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>DIRTY</em>: Work by Paul Nudd and Casey Wasniewski

DIRTY: Work by Paul Nudd and Casey Wasniewski

May 4 – July 20, 2008 The Cleve Carney Gallery

New work by Chicagoland artists Paul Nudd and Casey Ann Wasniewski.

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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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Kelly Kaczynski: <em>'Olympus Manger,' Scene II</em>

Kelly Kaczynski: 'Olympus Manger,' Scene II

April 27 - July 6, 2008, Gallery 1

A new interactive wooden installation by Kelly Kaczynksi.

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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 6, 2008

More information to come. Image: Mechanical Tide, 2007, wood, metal, motor, 2 × 5 × 8 feet…

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Disinhibition: <em>Black Art and Blue Humor</em>

Disinhibition: Black Art and Blue Humor

April 13 – June 22, 2008, Gallery 4

Work by Elizabeth Axtman, Michael Paul Britto, David Leggett, Dave Mckenzie, Jayson Musson, William Pope. L, and Tamasha Williamson. Curated by Blake Bradford.

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Howard Fonda: <em>Nothing To Live Up To </em>

Howard Fonda: Nothing To Live Up To

February 17 – May 4, 2008 Gallery 5

Recent paintings that attempt to contextualize the relationship between nature, time and human existence.

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<em>Here's Looking At You Looking At Me Kid</em>

Here's Looking At You Looking At Me Kid

February 3 - May 4, 2008 Foyer

An optically challenging wall installation by Geoffrey Todd Smith.

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