Come to the Art Center for openhousechicago and related events!openhousechicago is a city-wide weekend organized by the Chicago Architecture Foundation that invites Chicagoans to explore architecturally, culturally, and historically significant buildings through self-guided tours.Participants of openhousechicago who choose to visit the Art Center will be given a handout explaining who we are and what we do, along with a map of our Doug Garofalo-designed, Driehaus Award-winning building.Guests on Saturday, October 13 will also receive a description of The Residency at Hyde Park Art Center and will be invited to visit our resident artists’ open studios from 2-4 pm.

In Chicago for two months, Istanbul-based Deniz Gül will be working on-site at the Art Center with students, patrons, and within the surrounding neighborhoods to explore the relationship between public space and free speech. Gül’s practice utilizes a range of media including photography, video, and sculptural installation. Meanwhile, Chicago-based Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford will be working in the Art Center studio for a yearlong residency as he creates a new series of work to be shown in a solo exhibition entitled “Hall of Khan,” which will be on view during spring and summer of 2013.

During open studio hours, the public is invited to learn about the artists’ process and practice and viewing works-in-progress. This event is in conjunction with Chicago Artists Month.