Hyde Park Art Center News tag:www.hydeparkart.org,2008://5 2008-06-12T20:40:54Z News from the Hyde Park Art Center | 5020 S. Cornell Avenue | Chicago Illinois Movable Type 3.35 artforum.com Critics' Pick: Kelly Kaczynski's "Olympus Manger," Scene II tag:www.hydeparkart.org,2008://5.1540 2008-06-25T19:12:23Z 2008-07-12T20:28:50Z artforum.com has selected Kelly Kaczynski’s “Olympus Manger,” Scene II as a Critics’ Pick. You can read the write-up at http://artforum.com/picks/section=us#picks20615. The exhibition runs until July 6.... Hyde Park Art Center artforum.com has selected Kelly Kaczynski’s “Olympus Manger,” Scene II as a Critics’ Pick.

You can read the write-up at http://artforum.com/picks/section=us#picks20615.

The exhibition runs until July 6.

]]> Vote for HPAC in Best of 2008 Poll! tag:www.hydeparkart.org,2008://5.1495 2008-05-19T15:39:57Z 2008-05-20T19:00:09Z Hyde Park Art Center Vote for the Hyde Park Art Center in the Chicago Reader’s “Best of Chicago 2008” ballot! Simply visit the Reader’s Poll online and write-in the Hyde Park Art Center for any of the Art & Architecture options you see fit. Thanks for your support!

Voting ends today, May 19.

]]> New York Times: HPAC one of Chicago's "Creative Visions" tag:www.hydeparkart.org,2008://5.1416 2008-03-12T16:41:45Z 2008-06-25T19:31:00Z Check out today’s New York Times for an article by Thomas Mullaney about the Hyde Park Art Center and the Spertus Museum, two of Chicago’s art spaces that creatively completed big building projects on rather small budgets. Read the full... Hyde Park Art Center Check out today’s New York Times for an article by Thomas Mullaney about the Hyde Park Art Center and the Spertus Museum, two of Chicago’s art spaces that creatively completed big building projects on rather small budgets.

Read the full article “Creative Visions, but for Many Millions Less” at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/12/arts/artsspecial/12chicago.html.

View the accompanying slideshow at http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/03/12/arts/0312-CHICAGO_index.html.

]]> Centerstage: Walker's "new urban mythology" is "compelling" tag:www.hydeparkart.org,2008://5.1376 2008-02-18T16:31:01Z 2008-03-12T16:51:59Z Check out Justin Sondak’s mini-review on Centerstage; then, stop by to see Chuck Walker’s Through A Glass Darkly for yourself - and let us know what you think! Visit Must See Art Exhibits to read more, or go to http://centerstage.net/art/articles/must-see-art.html.... Hyde Park Art Center Check out Justin Sondak’s mini-review on Centerstage; then, stop by to see Chuck Walker’s Through A Glass Darkly for yourself - and let us know what you think!

Visit Must See Art Exhibits to read more, or go to http://centerstage.net/art/articles/must-see-art.html.

]]> ArtFutura 2008: DISCOVERY Call for Artists tag:www.hydeparkart.org,2008://5.1334 2008-01-14T19:43:24Z 2008-01-14T19:45:49Z 6th Annual Exhibition ArtFutura 2008: DISCOVERY The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago’s Associate Board announces call to artists for juried exhibit. Open to 2-D media. Juror: Mr. James Rondeau, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Art Institute of Chicago. Show:... Hyde Park Art Center 6th Annual Exhibition
ArtFutura 2008: DISCOVERY

The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago’s Associate Board announces call to artists for juried exhibit.

Open to 2-D media. Juror: Mr. James Rondeau, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Art Institute of Chicago. Show: March 25 - April 3, 2008, Chicago Cultural Center. Cash awards. Work should address theme of “DISCOVERY.” Entry fee $25 for up to three pieces. Deadline: January 22, 2008.

For application and further info, visit www.associateboard.org or contact Bridget Vrba: 312-238-1252, bvrba@ric.org.

All proceeds from ArtFutura 2008 will benefit art therapy programs at RIC.

]]> Time Out: The "wit" and "originality" of Consuming War tag:www.hydeparkart.org,2007://5.1287 2007-12-06T17:58:48Z 2008-01-13T05:43:39Z Time Out Chicago’s Lauren Weinberg reviews Consuming War, the work in which has “wit or originality that leave the viewer with a sense of hope rather than paralyzing despair.” Read the entire review here: Die now and save! or copy... Hyde Park Art Center Time Out Chicago’s Lauren Weinberg reviews Consuming War, the work in which has “wit or originality that leave the viewer with a sense of hope rather than paralyzing despair.”

Read the entire review here: Die now and save! or copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://www.timeout.com/chicago/articles/art-design/24864/die-now-and-save

]]> Tribune: Shaddle's Fragments in a Fractured Space "amibitious" tag:www.hydeparkart.org,2007://5.1284 2007-11-30T16:29:19Z 2008-06-19T14:55:16Z Alan Artner of the Chicago Tribune reviews Alice Shaddle’s Fragments in a Fractured Space, calling the work “not small in size or impact…ambitious.” And join us on Tuesday, December 4, for Art Thing featuring a talk with Alice Shaddle about... Hyde Park Art Center Alan Artner of the Chicago Tribune reviews Alice Shaddle’s Fragments in a Fractured Space, calling the work “not small in size or impact…ambitious.”

And join us on Tuesday, December 4, for Art Thing featuring a talk with Alice Shaddle about her show.

]]> Tribune: Consuming War an "intelligent" exhibition tag:www.hydeparkart.org,2007://5.1283 2007-11-29T23:05:15Z 2008-06-19T14:56:48Z Art critic Alan Artner reviews HPAC’s Consuming War and the Renaissance Society’s Meanwhile in Baghdad in Thursday’s Tribune, calling both “intelligent exhibitions.”... Hyde Park Art Center Art critic Alan Artner reviews HPAC’s Consuming War and the Renaissance Society’s Meanwhile in Baghdad in Thursday’s Tribune, calling both “intelligent exhibitions.”

]]> Support HPAC, receive a discount for CHRP's Global Rhythms 3 tag:www.hydeparkart.org,2007://5.1260 2007-11-23T21:01:43Z 2007-11-26T16:08:33Z Join with the Chicago Human Rhythm Project this Thanksgiving weekend to make a difference in Chicago by designating 50% of your Global Rhythms ticket price to the Hyde Park Art Center. By participating in Thanks-4-Giving, you become entitled to 10%... Hyde Park Art Center Join with the Chicago Human Rhythm Project this Thanksgiving weekend to make a difference in Chicago by designating 50% of your Global Rhythms ticket price to the Hyde Park Art Center.

By participating in Thanks-4-Giving, you become entitled to 10% off your ticket price and 50% of the ticket price goes right to the Hyde Park Art Center!

Call the Harris Theater Box Office at (312) 334-7777, or log on to the Harris Theater web site. Use the following promotion access code: CHRP-Hyde Park Art Center to receive your discount and designate HPAC as beneficiary.

Chicago Human Rhythm Project presents Global Rhythms 3 featuring the North American premiere of TAO in a spectacle of rhythm, movement and music. TAO’s athletic cast of Wadaiko drummers and dancers propels an ancient art form into a new universe of moving sound and will transport you and your entire family to the lush hills of Kyushu. Don’t miss Japan’s resounding response to Riverdance!

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Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP) presents, promotes and fosters a greater understanding of American tap dance by producing world-class concerts, educational forums and community outreach programs. CHRP builds bridges between diverse communities of dancers and audience members by preserving traditional choreography, creating new work through local, national and international collaborations and by giving scholarships to deserving young dancers to study with elders.

]]> HPAC wins top design award from AIA tag:www.hydeparkart.org,2007://5.1211 2007-10-26T15:24:10Z 2008-06-19T14:58:43Z The Chicago Tribune’s Blair Kamin reports that the Hyde Park Art Center has won a Design Excellence Award, presented by the AIA Chicago (American Institute of Architects) for being a distinguished example of “artful transformations of existing buildings”.... Hyde Park Art Center The Chicago Tribune’s Blair Kamin reports that the Hyde Park Art Center has won a Design Excellence Award, presented by the AIA Chicago (American Institute of Architects) for being a distinguished example of “artful transformations of existing buildings”.

]]> Howard Reich's accolades for the Hyde Park Jazz Festival tag:www.hydeparkart.org,2007://5.1188 2007-10-10T18:12:16Z 2007-10-10T18:16:11Z If you weren’t there, you missed a major new event that’s poised to become the biggest annual music festival in Hyde Park! If you were there, you can relive your favorite moments. Howard Reich’s review of the Hyde Park Jazz... Hyde Park Art Center If you weren’t there, you missed a major new event that’s poised to become the biggest annual music festival in Hyde Park! If you were there, you can relive your favorite moments. Howard Reich’s review of the Hyde Park Jazz Festival offers some highlights of the day: Hyde Park fest brings jazz home in the Chicago Tribune, October 1, 2007.

Or click this link: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/chi-ovn_1001hydeparkoct01,0,657997.story.

]]> Lawn Nation: Call for Artworks tag:www.hydeparkart.org,2007://5.1148 2007-09-06T21:16:55Z 2007-09-14T17:32:39Z Lawn Nation: Art and Science of the American Lawn is coming to the Notebaert Nature Museum May 16 - September 25, 2008. They’re looking for proposals for artwork. Download information about the project and the request for proposals (RFP)... Hyde Park Art Center Lawn Nation: Art and Science of the American Lawn is coming to the Notebaert Nature Museum May 16 - September 25, 2008. They’re looking for proposals for artwork. Download information about the project and the request for proposals (RFP) here (PDF, 375K).

]]> Pedagogical Factory is featured in artforum.com's "Critics' Picks" section tag:www.hydeparkart.org,2007://5.1146 2007-09-04T17:14:16Z 2007-09-04T15:20:50Z Michelle Grabner writes for artforum.com that Pedagogical Factory, “a decentered, porous, and provisional project organized by the Stockyard Institute with participation from numerous arts and arts-activist groups (including Philadelphia’s Think Tank, Brooklyn’s Center for Urban Pedagogy, Chicago’s Mess Hall, and... Hyde Park Art Center Michelle Grabner writes for artforum.com that Pedagogical Factory, “a decentered, porous, and provisional project organized by the Stockyard Institute with participation from numerous arts and arts-activist groups (including Philadelphia’s Think Tank, Brooklyn’s Center for Urban Pedagogy, Chicago’s Mess Hall, and Denmark’s Rum 46), has the physical appearance of a teen drop-in center.”

Read the full article:
http://artforum.com/archive/id=15784

]]> Speaker Project "make[s] beautiful music" in UR Chicago tag:www.hydeparkart.org,2007://5.1011 2007-06-25T16:03:47Z 2008-06-19T15:12:13Z “Juan Angel Chavez’s Speaker Project sits serenely… like a large jungle gym, waiting for someone to play with it,” notes UR Chicago’s Anthonia Akitunde. She also talks with Speaker Project performers and HPAC staff to get the full scoop in... Hyde Park Art Center “Juan Angel Chavez’s Speaker Project sits serenely… like a large jungle gym, waiting for someone to play with it,” notes UR Chicago’s Anthonia Akitunde. She also talks with Speaker Project performers and HPAC staff to get the full scoop in her article, “Make beautiful music.”

]]> Sun-Times: Chavez brings on the noise with Speaker Project tag:www.hydeparkart.org,2007://5.967 2007-06-08T19:41:53Z 2008-06-19T15:16:58Z The Sun-Times’s Margaret Hawkins describes the current exhibition in Gallery 1 as “a kind of gentle, beckoning beast, ugly and friendly at the same time and deliciously inviting” in “Chavez brings on the noise with Speaker Project.”... Hyde Park Art Center The Sun-Times’s Margaret Hawkins describes the current exhibition in Gallery 1 as “a kind of gentle, beckoning beast, ugly and friendly at the same time and deliciously inviting” in “Chavez brings on the noise with Speaker Project.”

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