MLK Talk featuring Artist Stephanie Graham

Join a discussion with Stephanie Graham about her most recent special edition print for SSCAC in collaboration with Chicago Printers Guild, her own artistic visions of Black futures and freedom, and the ideas that ground her work.

Darryl Chappell Foundation, Artist Talk Series #4: John Simmons, Earlie Hudnall, Jr., and April Frazier

Image by Earlie Hudnall Jr., The Guardian, 1991, silver gelatin print, Collection of The Grace Museum, Museum Purchase with Funds from Alice and Bill Wright REGISTER HERE! Emmy-award winning cinematographer and photographer, John Simmons, ASC, and prolific photographer Earlie Hudnall, Jr., sit down with moderator and photographer April Frazier to share with a global audience […]

A Conversation with Artist Kyrin Hobson

If you missed our talk, please watch the video below.       Executive Director of SSCAC, Monique Brinkman-Hill in conversation with artist Kyrin Hobson to discuss her special edition print created in collaboration with our Chicago Printer's Guild Fundraiser, her multifaceted art practice, and how women and symbolism play a role in her work. […]

Artists At The Center: A Roundtable

Join the Hyde Park Art Center and South Side Community Art Center for a joint program in conjunction with both of our respective Faheem Majeed exhibitions: A roundtable discussion current living artists from different generations who have shown both at the Hyde Park Art Center and South Side Community Art Center during the 20th and […]

Just Above My Wall, (To The Right)

Just Above My Wall, (To The Right), curated by Ciera Alyse McKissick, brings together Black collectors and SSCAC's permanent collection.   Just Above My Wall, (To The Right), showcases Black contemporary artworks from 13 emerging and established Black art collectors from Chicago. During a time when Black artists and their work is in high demand, […]

Beyond The Wall

Join us for a conversation with Patricia Andrews-Keenan, Janelle Ayana Miller, and Alicia Goodwin moderated by Ciera Alyse McKissick ! This program is the first of a few conversations we’ll be hosting as part of our current show Just Above My Wall (To The Right), guest curated by Ciera Alyse McKissick. Just Above My Wall […]

80th Anniversary Masquerade Kick-Off!

The South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC) kicks off our 80th Anniversary Celebration Thursday, June 17th at 6:30 pm with a virtual masquerade event!  The 80th Anniversary theme is "Preserving the House That Art Built" and this kick-off event features special remarks from our  co-chairs discussing the historical significance of the Center along with a […]

Artists and Models: A Tribute to the South Side Community Art Center.

Artists and Models: A Tribute to the South Side Community Art Center July 10-August 29, 2021 Students from across Columbia College Chicago brought the South Side Community Art Center’s (SSCAC) administrative archives to life through a recent exhibition titled, “Artists and Models: A Tribute to the South Side Community Art Center.” The exhibit was previously […]

Whitfield Lovell: The Spell Suite | An Initiative of Toward Common Cause

Whitfield Lovell: The Spell Suite An Initiative of Toward Common Cause   SSCAC is beyond thrilled to be participate in this 19 institution collaborative exhibit and excited to showcase new works by Whitfield Lovell! Toward Common Cause: Art, Social Change, and the MacArthur Fellows Program at 40 explores the extent to which certain resources—air, land, […]