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2008

Creative Visions, but for Many Millions Less
Thomas Mullaney, New York Times, March 12, 2008


Archives


2007



Interview with Dale Washington: “The Power of Creation Is the Act of Doing”
ArtStyle (Blog), December 18, 2007


Hyde Park Art Center’s “Consuming War”
Hyde Park Herald, December 12, 2007


Astronauts and Prisoners Unite in ‘Space Ghost’
WBEZ, Eight Forty-Eight, December 10, 2007


More Consuming War: interview with Dolores Wilber- Tooth and Nail20 at Hyde Park Art Center
Emile Harris, F News Magazine, December 10, 2007


Die now and save!: Selling ideas of war at the Hyde Park Art Center
Lauren Weinberg, Time Out Chicago, December 2007



Outsider artist gets inside the heart of news and pop culture

Alan G. Artner, Chicago Tribune, November 30, 2007


2 exhibits examine toll of war in Iraq
Alan G. Artner, Chicago Tribune, November 29, 2007



Fred Holland American Blend

Emile Ferris, F News Magazine, November 12, 2007



Paying the Price: Hyde Park Art Center’s “Consuming War” takes stock of the conflict in Iraq

Julia Pagnamenta, Chicago Weekly, November 8, 2007


Hyde Park Art Center: New Works
Art Style (blog), November 3, 2007


Consuming War: How Consumer Culture and Media have Influenced the American Perception of War
Michael Lithgow, Art Threat, November 3, 2007


Art Letter
Art Letter, November 2, 2007


Remembering Malachi Ritscher
WBEZ, Eight Forty-Eight, November 1, 2007


The Installation Effect
Carmen Marti, Chicago Life, November 2007


Hyde Park fest brings jazz home
Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune, October 1, 2007


Pottery Yarn
Celia Daniels, Chicago Tribune Magazine, September 30, 2007


Episode 109: Roger Brown Study Collection (featuring Another Story)
Kathryn Bond, Bad at Sports, September 30, 2007


Hyde Park Jazz Fest bursting out of the box
Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune, September 28, 2007


Jazz on Stage in Hyde Park
Georgia Geis, Hyde Park Herald, September 26, 2007


Well seasoned
Ruth Lopez, Time Out Chicago, September 20-26, 2007


Get Off the Assembly Line
Bert Stabler, Chicago Reader, September 7, 2007


Pedagogical Factory at the Hyde Park Art Center
Michelle Grabner, artforum.com, September 3, 2007


Factory Fresh: “Pedagogical Factory” manufactures innovative ideas for arts education
Ruth Lopez, Time Out Chicago, August 9-15, 2007


Exhibit Explores Art, Education, Activism
Ken Manson, Oak Leaves, August 8, 2007


Awards seek to celebrate built environment
Hyde Park Herald, August 8, 2007


Episode 101: Jim Duignan/ Stockyard Institute
Bad at Sports, August 5, 2007


Make Beautiful Music: Juan Angel Chavez’s Speaker Project at Hyde Park Art Center has patrons hearing in a new way
Anthonia Akitunde, UR Chicago, June 21, 2007


Blown Speaker: Drizhollering with Plastic Little @ the HPAC
Graham Sanford, Gapers Block/Transmission, June 18, 2007


Chavez brings on the noise with Speaker Project
Margaret Hawkins, Chicago Sun-Times, June 8, 2007


Singles scoop
Liz Plosser, Time Out Chicago, June 7-13, 2007


Boundary Issues & the Art of Playing
Graham Sanford, Gapers Block/Transmission, May 31, 2007


Clay Achin’: Hyde Park Art Center gets a little messy
Stephanie Ratanas, Newcity, May 18, 2007


HPAC celebrates anniversary in style
Rose Dichter Schapiro, Chicago Maroon, May 1, 2007


Sound off
Leah Pietrusiak, Time Out Chicago, April 26 - May 2, 2007


No Hiding “Hyde Park Art Center”
Erik Sorensen, NBC5, March 15, 2007


God’s Punk
Matt Cunningham, WBEZ Eight Forty-Eight, March 14, 2007


Hyde Park Art Center wins city architectural excellence honor
Daniel Yovich, Hyde Park Herald, March 7, 2007 (p. 2)


A Woman’s World: Pop meets feminism in Lorraine Peltz’s artwork
Joanne Hinkel, Centerstage, March 4, 2007


Gardening at night: This Eden-themed art is anything but Old Testament
Leah Pietrusiak, Time Out Chicago, March 1-7, 2007 (p. 6)


The New Radicals
Alex Shulan, Chicago Weekly, February 22, 2007 (p.5)


Hundreds brave cold for Art Center’s operatic premiere
Daniel J. Yovich, Hyde Park Herald, February 14, 2007


A New Direction for Juan Angel Chavez
Joanne Hinkel, Centerstage, February 5, 2007


Brave New World: An artist ventures into unfamiliar territory
Web Behrens, Chicago Magazine, February 2007 (p. 21)


Help out in your ‘hood
Erin Lyons, Time Out Chicago, January 25-31, 2007 (p. 12-22)


Angela Lee blurs the line between freak and chic
Rose Dichter Schapiro, Chicago Maroon, January 12, 2007 (p.9)


The body as a canvas
Justyna Nytko, Chicago Weekly, January 11, 2007 (p.4)


Report from Chicago:Window of Opportunity (PDF, 1.53 MB)
Susan Snodgrass, Art In America, January 2007 (p. 80-85)


2006


Ra Rah-Rah
Sarah Dahnke, New City, October 19, 2006 (p. 18)


Under Sun Ra’s spell
John Litweiler, Chicago Sun-Times, October 15, 2006 (p. 1D)


The Sun Ra also rises
James Porter, Time Out Chicago, October 12-18, 2006 (p. 71)


Ra Materials
Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader, September 29, 2006 (p.14)


In Motion
Kevin Nance, Chicago Sun-Times, June 11, 2006 (p.1)


“Takeover”
Caitlin Devitt, Hyde Park Herald, May 17, 2006 (p. 14)


The building isn’t finished, but at least the art is ready
Blair Kamin, Chicago Tribune, May 16, 2006 (sec. 5, p. 1)


Breaking boundaries
Margaret Hawkins, Chicago Sun-Times, May 6, 2006 (p. 13)


A strong opener
Alan Artner, Chicago Tribune, May 5, 2006


5,000 visit art center opening
Nykeya Woods, Hyde Park Herald, May 3, 2006 (p. 1)


Local artists mark their territory at new, expanded Hyde Park Art Center
Mary Houlihan, Chicago Sun-Times, April 30, 2006 (p. 11D)


New Place, New Face
Mary Houlihan, Chicago Sun-Times, April 28, 2006 (p. 13)


Everything is Illuminated
Ruth Lopez, Time Out Chicago, April 27-May 4, 2006 (p. 24-25)


HPAC’s New Facility a Work of Art
La Risa Lynch, The Hyde Park Citizen, April 26, 2006 (p.1)


Hyde Park Art Center moves in
Nykeya Woods, Hyde Park Herald, April 26, 2007 (p. 1)


A trip down HPAC’s memory lane
Nykeya Woods, Hyde Park Herald, April 12, 2006 (p. 18)


Crafting a new home for arts; The latest Hyde Park Art Center, still a work in progress, gears up for a spring opening
Jon Anderson, Chicago Tribune (Metro). March 16, 2006 (p.4)


Back to the Future
Christine Newman, Chicago Magazine (Arena). March 2006
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The Real Thing
Michael Workman, New City, February 2, 2006 (p. 4)


“For Real,” “Forecast: Snow,” “Fresh form Julieanne’s Garden,” “Inventing the World/Inventar el Mundo”
Caitlin Devitt, Hyde Park Herald, February 1, 2006 (p. 8)


Real Art, Really: Redefining artistic spaces
Ben Oren, Chicago Weekly, January 12, 2006 (p. 4)


Coming months to see fresh activity
Blair Kamin, Chicago Tribune, January 1, 2006 (sec. 7, p. 6)


2005


Work underway for HP Art Center’s new home
Nykeya Woods, Hyde Park Herald. October 19, 2005

Finger Painting and Beyond
Glenn Jeffers, Chicago Tribune. September 15, 2005


The nature of things
Ruth Lopez, TIMEOUT. August 25-Sept 1, 2005


Place to Throw a Pot
John Wiencek, TIMEOUT. August 2005



INterACTION
Annette Ferrara, TIMEOUT. June 9-16, 2005



New Hyde Park Art Center shows its face
Nykeya Woods, Hyde Park Herald. June 1, 2005


Kids create art for kids
Cindy Richards, Chicago Parent. March 2005 (p.19)


Transitional Art
Hyde Park Art Center begins work on new Cornell avenue home
Nykeya Woods, Hyde Park Herald. March 23, 2005


Our Compass Keeps Pointing South
Deborah Wilk, Chicagomag.com. February 25, 2005


Local kids add artistic touch to Comer hospital
Tameka Brown, Lakefront Outlook. February 16, 2005 (p.11)


Around Hyde Park
Caitlin Devitt, Hyde Park Herald. January 26, 2005 (p.17)


Art Center to break ground this month
Tedd Carrison, Hyde Park Herald. January 5, 2005 (p.3)


In the Mind of the Curator
John Biederman, Chicago Artists’ News. January 2005


2004


The Art of Serendipity: Hyde Park Art Center Creates a Place for Fortunate Chance
Heather Dewar, Third Coast Press. June 2004
“[HPAC’s] programs serve the dual purpose of bringing art into the community, as well as providing work opportunities for artists.”


Preview Art: Hyde Park Art Center
Caitlin Devitt, Hyde Park Herald. September 22, 2004
“…one of the neighborhood’s most resilient and progressive institutions.”


Best Cultural Gem in Hyde Park: Hyde Park Art Center
New City Best of Chicago. September 23, 2004
“…HPAC has nothing but solid offerings.”


2003


H.P. Art Center examines ‘wound culture’
Cara Glatt, Hyde Park Herald. April 2, 2003 (p.14)


Arts supporter Isobel Neal gets accolades at Hyde Park gala
Mary Cameron Frey, Chicago Sun-Times. April 23, 2003 (p.64)


Hyde Park’s bonanza
Glenn Jeffers, Chicago Tribune Magazine. May 11, 2003 (p.6)


HP Art Center keeps ahead of the curve
Cara Glatt, Hyde Park Herald. May 28, 2003 (p.13)
“…the Hyde Park Art Center has a long tradition of exhibitions that challenge received ideas of art in society.”


Sharpening the Cutting Edge: The new Hyde Park Art Center gets a high-tech design
Deborah Wilk, Chicago Magazine. June 2003
“…the Hyde Park Art Center is familiar with supporting the work of visionaries.”


HP Art Center triples its facilities thanks to U. of C.
Maurice Lee, Hyde Park Herald. June 25, 2003 (p.1-2)


Going mobile: HPAC project takes flight with community effort
Delia O’Hara, Chicago Sun-Times. July 6, 2003 (p.3D)
“…a terrific project, a metaphor of community…”


Art portrait show takes unique view of patrons’ faces
Lisa Stein, Chicago Tribune Online Edition. November 14, 2003