Happy New Year from HPAC!
2007 was a great year at the Hyde Park Art Center and we’re looking forward to an even better 2008! Hope everyone has a spectacular New Year’s eve and that you get your 2008 off to a rollicking start!
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When the Cat's Away...
Executive Director Chuck Thurow is off enjoying the Southern Hemisphere, and since he’s been gone, the Art Center has plummeted into chaos! All manners of vice and debauchery taking place, and in Chuck’s very own office!
An interview with Dale Washington on Artstyle
HPAC Teaching Artist Dale Washington was interviewed on the ArtStyle blog. Find out more about how Dale got started, what his work means to him, and what he’s doing now!
TalkingPoint: Laurie Jo Reynolds
We had a record crowd for our TalkingPoint last night with Laurie Jo Reynolds! Partnering with the Public Square and their Artists, Activists, and Authors After Hours (AAAH) series, the discussion last night focused on the role of the arts in communicating the experience of incarceration, and more specifically, what has been referred to as the warehousing of prisoners.
There was a special screening of Space Ghost, a short film which compares the experiences of astronauts and prisoners and readings of poetry written by currently-incarcerated Illinois prisoners. Family members of the incarcerated and ex-prisoners were also on hand to react and respond to these works and to discuss the impact of long-term incarceration. There was also a special call-in by Victor Safforld, an inmate on death row, who inspired the crowd and read some of his poetry.
Thank you to everyone who attended! It was a truly extraordinary evening. If you’d like to leave your thoughts about the program and the event, please comment!
December Sundays
The Art Center wrapped up its third successful Second Sunday program this past weekend. Tons of courageous families braved the cold and ice, all in the name of creativity and art!
Teaching Artist Shannon Kerrigan led participants in creating fun photo albums and books, while Krystal Meisel helped them fill their books with photos of the whole family! Meanwhile Suzanne Sebold-Suso drew participants to assist her in art making for her upcoming exhibition Lanuage Art, opening in February 2008.
Here are some shots from the day. Thank you to everyone who came! Next month come on down for Fun for All, January 13th!
Thanks go to the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, the Chicago Community Trust, and the Leo S. Guthman Fund for making the events possible.
Alice at the Art Thing
As part of Art Thing on December 4, Alice Shaddle gave a tour of her exhibition Fragments in a Fractured Space, on view until February 3, 2008. Director of Exhibitions Allison Peters joined Alice as she talked about her 50-year tenure teaching at Hyde Park Art Center, as well as perspectives on recent history and politics. She also detailed the unique, methodical way that she makes her exquisite collages.