THE UNDERWORLD: George Crump

THE UNDERWORLD: George Crump articulates a collective, yet intimate expression of his mind’s eye through a body of work that makes social statements regarding life experiences, both subjective and observational.   In his most recent body of work, Crump situates his conceptions of “the underworld” by way of the psychological and social afterlives of oppression, with a tone of the spiritual, often positioning his figures between reality and surrealism. Crump applies […]

WE ARE HERE: Honoring Women in the Center’s Collection

WE ARE HERE: Honoring Women in the Center's Collection, features artworks made by several women artists in the Center’s collection.   This exhibition provides us an opportunity to think about the materiality of Black women’s art, while also expanding biographical and visual information on Black women artists. The curatorial project permits the center an opportunity […]

COMING TO THE TABLE: In Conversation with Archivist Skyla Hearn

Archivist Skyla Hearn and SSCAC Public Engagement lead zakkiyyah najeebah dumas o'neal kick off our Women's Month and 3831/VOICES series to engage in an informal conversation that traverses Skyla Hearn's archiving practice, their intersecting connections to Black women arts workers and SSCAC, and the influences that help sustain them in their work. Grab a cup […]

PROMPT/ DREAM/ BUILD: Andrea Yarbrough & ebere agwuncha

Andrea and ebere's multidisciplinary practices are informed by acts of care and storytelling, that ultimately become actualized within the objects and projects they build out- individually and collectively. Engaging in practices of co-thinking, designing, and building, they both expand on alternative modes for solidarity amongst Black women, restorative design approaches, and a socially informed process […]

COLLAGE WORKSHOP WITH CECIL MCDONALD JR.

With a curated selection of images from the SSCAC archives, Artist Catalyst Cecil McDonal Jr., and Public Art Manager, Dorian Sylvain invite you to participate in an art making activity […]

BLACK FASHION ARCHIVE: Rikki Byrd

Black Fashion Archive was founded in 2018 by Rikki Byrd to offer a digital repository of Black style and Black contributions to the fashion industry. Rikki will share the trajectory […]

EMERGENCE: Intersections at The Center

OPENING RECEPTION:   APRIL 15, 6-8PM     EMERGENCE: Intersections at the Center spotlights The South Side Community Art Center’s historical role in supporting a full spectrum of Black artists through an intersectional viewpoint. The first exhibition of its kind at the South Side Community Art Center, EMERGENCE positions the Center as an important anchor for […]

EMERGENCE CURATORS CONVERSATION

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER VIA ZOOM  In conjunction with EMERGENCE: Intersections at the Center, the current exhibition at the South Side Community Art Center, the exhibition's curators, zakkiyyah najeebah dumas-o'neal and […]

CEREMONIES: A SELECTION OF SHORT FILMS BY MARLON RIGGS

RSVP HERE In conjunction with EMERGENCE: Intersections at the Center, the current exhibition at the South Side Community Art Center, CEREMONIES will be screened IN PERSON, in partnership with South Side […]

Black Magic: A Tintype Photo Project with Adam Davis

Los Angeles-based multidisciplinary artist Adam Davis brings his 1850's tintype photo practice to the South Side Community Art Center!   On June 3rd and June 4th, South Side Community Art […]