Second Sundays
Join us for this FREE drop in day of art activities and performances.
May.11.2008
series A: Sarah Rosenthal
Reading Series dedicated to showcasing experimental writing in the US and the Midwest through readings, discussion and performance.
May.20.2008
That’s right. The staff members here at HPAC are still trying to catch up on sleep and sanity after 24 hours of art, performances and fun this past weekend. Creative Move 3 was a big success and hundreds of people of all ages came out to celebrate and get in touch with their creative sides. Highlights include performances by Synapse Arts Collective, Darrell Jones, Spot and Rocco, installations by Kally Kaszynski and Rebecca Keller, lots of exciting projects and workshops, and a gigantic cake shaped like a mountain! The video below features Japanese drummers, JASC Tsukasa Taiko, and Kaszynski’s installation, ‘Olympus Manger,’ Scene II.
We started at 8pm, but if you missed last night, never fear! We’re still rolling! With a free brunch, musical performances, and workshops galore, there’s still plenty to do. And stop in to help us ‘Move Mountains” by checking out the show Olympus Manger.
Stop in for some coffee, or perhaps a little gelato? Whatever you’re in the mood for, come on down! Today is opening day, and they’ll be open during all of Creative Move, and at 6:30am every morning until 10:00 pm.
And now, the Art Center is complete (until we think of something else to add)
Our Executive Director, Chuck Thurow, turned a young and sprightly XX years of age. Want to know how old he is? We’ll give you a hint. Younger than the Art Center, but older than PR and Events Manager, Colleen Coyne, who turned 35 a few months back.
Looking for something awesome to do this weekend? Well, we’ve got just the thing for you. Starting this friday at 8pm, we’ll kick off another 24 hours of creativity, fun, and general coolness. You can view the schedule for Creative Move: Moving Mountains here.
Yesterday’s Second Sunday event was jammed pack with exciting projects and an extra special performance by guest artist, Omen Sade. Kids and parents alike got to explore their creative sides by making sculptures from everyday household items such as cotton balls, toilet paper rolls, and egg crates. The reverse collage project taught participants about Dada techniques, exploring free association between images, color, and shape. Then, Omen Sade gave a special performance which featured two masks of the Commedia dell’arte style of street theater. Omen made the audience laugh with his outrageous comedic stunts and even served watermelon to everyone at the end of his performance.
On Monday, the Art Center welcomed Laura Kina Aronson as its featured artist. Laura is a Chicago-based artist, educator and Asian American activist. An Assistant Professor of Art, Media and Design and the Program Director of Asian American Studies at DePaul University, her work is focused on the fluidity of cultural difference, in the slipperiness of identity and what we think of as “race” and how that intersects with ethnicity, religion, class, and gender.
We had a great two weeks of Spring Break Camps which wrapped up this past friday. Two separate one week sessions which had a really fantastic mix of kids kicked some life into the Art Center and gave us a bit of a preview of summer camps! It sounds like everyone had a blast, and we absolutely enjoyed having them here!
