CURRENT EXHIBITS [111]

Climate of Uncertainty features 12 artists engaged in long-term projects that address the human role in environmental degradation. Photographers document issues ranging from the destructive effects of extractive industry to the effect of careless waste disposal on animal populations; installation artists provide a participatory and immersive experience around deforestation and the enormous consequences o...   [more]

Opening: January 10th   11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

devening projects + editions is pleased to announce the upcoming opening of UUUUU, the second solo exhibition from Vienna-based artist Rainer Spangl. The exhibition opens on February 3rd with a reception for the artists from 4 – 7. Rainer Spangl has been developing a rich and inspired relationship with history which he constructs most often through observational studies done in museum collections....   [more]

Opening: February 3rd   4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

In the off space, devening projects + editions is excited to present the publication of six new editions by Chicago artists Aron Gent, Carrie Gundersdorf, Cody Hudson, Sofia Leiby, Josh Reames and Cody Tumblin. The exhibition opens on February 3rd with a reception for the artists from 4 – 7. Shit is Real celebrates the gallery’s commitment to the publication of cutting edge editions and mulitples by artists working in all facets...   [more]

Opening: February 3rd   4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Dust in Their Veins A Visual Response to the Global Water Crisis An installation of mixed media art works that bring discussion and action to the plight of women and children who are adversely affected by the lack of rights to clean water – the lack can be due to either the global water crisis or living in conflict areas of the world. Candace Hunter (chlee), concept, is a visual artist based...   [more]

Opening: October 26th, 2012   10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Reflections is a documentary-style photography series of black and white photographs of personal living spaces of over sixty renowned individuals whose lives and careers have addressed the fundamental political, economic, and social realities of the 20th century and beyond. In each photographic image, a mirror is strategically placed as the subject is reflected in it. Currently, the collection includ...   [more]

EAM’s winter exhibition programming focuses on artists’ representations of home. Inspired by the museum’s McCormick House, a mid-century modern home designed by architect Mies van der Rohe, the new exhibitions consider experiences, contents, memories, and realities of home today. Open House: Art About Home consists of related projects throughout the museum, including initiatives by EAM’s...   [more]

The Evanston Art Center’s faculty of teaching artists is comprised of a dedicated, talented group of artists working in a wide array of mediums. This opportunity to showcase their artworks is always a special occasion at EAC. We invite all of you to join us at the opening reception to celebrate and support our resident artists.   EAC Faculty In-Gallery/Studio Demonstrations:  Several faculty members wi...   [more]

Opening: January 20th   1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Featuring artists Jessica Hyatt, Steffani Jemison, Jochen Lempert, John O’Connor, Steve Roden, and Jorinde Voigt, Observer Effect examines how artworks incorporate processes akin to the scientific method as a means to examine and understand specific phenomena that exist in the world. Each artist’s idiosyncratic approach of observing and understanding his/her distinct subject matter reveals t...   [more]

Opening: January 18th   5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Vinculum (Passes) is a sound exhibition of sculptural work rendering selected recordings from the ongoing sonic artifact archive Vinculum – a growing project since 2010. The Vinculum Specimen boxes mark the first reflection of Vinculum as an ongoing project since 2010, spanning the first couple of phases of our collaborative work as Coppice.   [more]

A site-specific wall painting that rewards those who explore the Art Center’s architecture. Mythology buffs, lovers, and all casual explorers of the art center will enjoy this site-specific, temporary wall painting by Kay Rosen. Rosen is well-known for her conceptually-charged text work that most often deals with the mechanics of language. Located along the building’s clandestine south stairwell...   [more]

The exhibition string theory, on view at the Hyde Park Art Center from November 28, 2012 until February 13, 2013, presents artist Bette Cerf Hill’s abstract paintings representing concepts of energy and entropy. Also included in the exhibition will be a site-specific installation by the long-time Art Center community member, featuring the use of physical string—in the form of drawings made wi...   [more]

Opening: December 2nd, 2012   3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

On Sunday, December 2, from 3 to 5 pm, the Hyde Park Art Center invites you to join EPIC SOMETHING’s twelve artists, in their opening exhibition, on a journey to the nexus of text and image, across a multitude of media: drawing, animation, installation, and writing, The Hyde Park Art Center is located at 5020 South Cornell Avenue in Chicago. For more information call 773-324-5520 or visit www.hydep...   [more]

Opening: December 2nd, 2012   3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Art Center’s presentation of Candida Alvarez’s work will mark the artist’s first major solo exhibition in five years and will be on display at the Hyde Park Art Center from December 2, 2012 through March 24, 2013. Alvarez combines luscious and uncommon color schemes with organic abstract shapes, creating large-scale abstract paintings. Alvarez’s collage-like process begins with drawing and...   [more]

Opening: December 2nd, 2012   3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Hyde Park Art Center resident artist Minouk Lim creates new performance for IN>TIME ’13 Chicago (January 2013) – This winter, Hyde Park Art Center welcomes Korean artist Minouk Lim to The Residency. The Art Center’s unique model invites artists from across the country and around the world to live and work side by side in the Art Center’s studios, engaging in an immersive experience that e...   [more]

Opening: January 26th   2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Hyde Park Art Center’s winter exhibition lets you reconfigure the past to reimagine the future   Chicago (January 2013) — Fearsome Fable – Tolerable Truth, a new work by Tom Torluemke, surrounds the viewer in either a grim or an uplifting landscape of the future in this unsettling exhibition on view from January 20 until April 28, 2013 in Gallery 4 at the Hyde Park Art Center. Through this...   [more]

Opening: January 20th   3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Fragile Relations: Art, Nature and Environment highlights the work of 13 Illinois artists who are inspired by nature and the environment. Artists include: Denise Bellezzo, prints; Barbara Cooper, sculpture; Jeff Crisman, photography; Mary Ellen Crouteau, mixed media; Marjorie David, digital imaging; Donna Hapac, sculpture; Carole Komarek, sculpture; Nora Lloyd, photography; Alex Lopez, installation; Xa...   [more]

Opening: October 5th, 2012   5:00 PM - 7:00 PM