Support
Not Just Another Pretty Face
Not Just Another Pretty Face is a commissioning project created by the Hyde Park Art Center. The Art Center arranges commissions between patrons and artists who will produce engaging personal works of art (from the traditional to the very untraditional).
This project allows people like you to support Chicago's artists directly, with artists receiving 1/2 of the commission price; support the Art Center and its programs, with the Art Center receiving 1/2 of the commission price; and, you'll take home an original, meaningful work of art.
What are the goals of the project?
The Hyde Park Art Center’s mission is to stimulate and sustain the visual arts in Chicago, with the goal of making Chicago a place where artists can live, work, and thrive. Not Just Another Pretty Face is at the heart of that mission. Through it, the Art Center encourages a new and diverse group of people to think of themselves as supporters and patrons of contemporary art. Simultaneously, it builds lasting relationships between patrons and individual artists, creating a new base of support for their practice.
The project culmination is:
- •An unveiling event where many of the patrons, and their friends and familiies, see the completed art work for the first time
•An exhibition in the Art Center’s main gallery
•A catalogue documenting the works and the collaborative process
How can I get involved?
Stay tuned to learn more about how artists and patrons can be a part of our next Not Just Another Pretty Face project beginning in the spring of 2012 and culminating in the fall of 2013.
If you have any questions or would like to learn more about the project contact Director of Development, Christina Jensen, at cjensen [@] hydeparkart.org or 773.324.5520 × 1021.
