In the galleries: Get grounded and know your history!

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August/ September 2012

Getting Grounded:

Ground Floor opens August 19

Galleries 1 & 2, The Cleve Carney Gallery, and
The Jackman Goldwasser Catwalk Gallery

August 19 - November 25

Public reception: September 23, 3-5 pm

You definitely don't want to miss this show. A survey exhibition of fresh art that brings together work by Chicago’s most promising emerging talent, Ground Floor acts as a biennial best-of that challenges and transforms Chicago’s existing artscape.

We are so proud to announce the artists selected for inclusion in the 2012 Ground Floor exhibition: Jeremy Bolen, Guillermo R. Gudiño, Julie Renée Jones, Tony Lewis, Andrew Lopez, Eric May, Rachel Niffenegger, Josh Reames, Casilda Sánchez, Neal Vandenbergh, and Shane Ward.

Come see the stunning work in Ground Floor , and join us in celebrating the work of the exceptional young artists at the public reception on September 23, from 3-5 pm.

to read more about the Ground Floor exhibition.

We've almost hit our goal of $20,000 by August 1. Help put us over the top! Contribute to the Annual Fund today.

New Fall Quarter courses are here! Registration begins September 3. Plan your fall schedule.

More this month

Upcoming exhibitions

Youth Art Board: Dreams and Nightmares

August 22 - November 21

Gallery 5

Public reception: September 23, 3-5 pm

Curated by the Hyde Park Art Center’s Youth Art Board, Dreams and Nightmares will incorporate artwork exploring concepts of dreams and nightmares by members of the Youth Art Board and teen artists from Chicago High School for the Arts. The exhibition will include work portraying literal depictions of dreams and nightmares, as well as related concepts, such as "The American Dream," personal phobias, or individual insecurities.

Amelia Lozada, Nebula, 2012, Collage, 27.5 x 19.5 inches

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Coming in September

Two Histories of the World

September 16 - January 6, 2013

Gallery 4

Public reception: September 23, 3-5 pm

Two Histories of the World features the works of five artists who transform used materials and explore the qualities of found objects as they circulate in contemporary culture. For this final iteration of a two-year exhibition project curated by Karsten Lund, artists Mara Baker, Sara Black & Jillian Soto, Laura Davis, Heather Mekkelson, and Mike Schuh revive the energy from the original 2011 exhibition at William H. Cooper, a defunct factory turned resale business that was later demolished.