BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//South Side Community Art Center - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:South Side Community Art Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://sscartcenter.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for South Side Community Art Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240914T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240914T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20240917T180843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240925T102815Z UID:10179-1726315200-1726326000@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Opening Reception for ReSOURCE DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/opening-reception-for-resource/ LOCATION:South Side Community Art Center\, 3831 S Michigan Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60653\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,ReSOURCE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ReSource-opening.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240914 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241222 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20241026T145800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250129T232904Z UID:10681-1726272000-1734825599@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:ReSOURCE DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/resource/ LOCATION:South Side Community Art Center\, 3831 S Michigan Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60653\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/resource-exhibition-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240831T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240831T160000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20240917T180203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240917T180203Z UID:10169-1725112800-1725120000@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Garden Griots: Community Storytelling with Candace Hunter DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/garden-griots-community-storytelling-with-candace-hunter/ LOCATION:Bronzeville Neighborhood Farm\, 4148 S Calumet Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60653\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,ReSOURCE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/garden-giots.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240831T020000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240831T160000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20241003T165746Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241003T170009Z UID:10212-1725069600-1725120000@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Garden Griots: Community Storytelling with Candace Hunter DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/garden-griots-community-storytelling-with-candace-hunter-2/ LOCATION:Bronzeville Neighborhood Farm\, 4148 S Calumet Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60653\, United States CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_0483.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240805T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240805T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20230809T022150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240828T165400Z UID:9884-1722862800-1722870000@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Eselean Goree Henderson: A Practice in Clay DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/eselean-goree-henderson-a-practice-in-clay/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_564606839_395879584837_1_original.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240727T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240727T123000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20241003T170814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241003T170814Z UID:10216-1722072600-1722083400@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:The Power of Our Ancestors and Remembrance DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/the-power-of-our-ancestors-and-remembrance-2/ LOCATION:South Chicago Farm\, 9001 S Mackinaw Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60617\, United States CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/unnamed-1.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240727T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240727T120000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20240917T180036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240917T180036Z UID:10172-1722072600-1722081600@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:The Power of our Ancestors and Re(membrance) DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/the-power-of-our-ancestors-and-remembrance/ LOCATION:South Chicago Farm\, 9001 S Mackinaw Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60617\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,ReSOURCE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/power-ancestors.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240608 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240901 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20250118T161543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250123T003208Z UID:10759-1717804800-1725148799@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Adler and Adler DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/adler-and-adler/ LOCATION:South Side Community Art Center\, 3831 S Michigan Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60653\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/adler_adler.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240412T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240412T200000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20240404T031108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240510T003858Z UID:10076-1712941200-1712952000@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:3831 CINEMA: FOR THE LOVE OF BLACK ARTISTS DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/3831-cinema-for-the-love-of-black-artists/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DBA_Art_2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240409T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240409T190000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20240404T030334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T030550Z UID:10069-1712682000-1712689200@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:BENDING LIGHT ARTIST TALK: SOUTH SIDE NIGHT x EXPO CHICAGO DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/bending-light-artist-talk-south-side-night-x-expo-chicago/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/NM26136-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240330T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240330T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20240329T205130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240329T205130Z UID:10054-1711803600-1711810800@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:BLACK WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AS WORLDBUILDERS DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/black-women-entrepreneurs-as-worldbuilders/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SSCAC_BW-WORLDBUILDERS.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240310T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240310T130000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20240312T200950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240312T202905Z UID:10031-1710072000-1710075600@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Flash\, Focus: A Camera Demo Workshop with Latitude Chicago. DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/flash-focus-a-camera-demo-workshop-with-latitude-chicago/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Gordon-Parks-with-Contax-II-courtesy-Gordon-Parks-Foundation.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240224T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240224T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20240223T223958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240223T224030Z UID:10018-1708779600-1708786800@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Honoring Hunt: Legacies in Chicago Black Metalworkers DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/honoring-hunt-legacies-in-chicago-black-metalworkers/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/16nat-richard-hunt-obit-02-superJumbo.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240203T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240203T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20240124T222208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T222208Z UID:10010-1706965200-1706972400@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Bronzeville in Reel Time with South Side Home Movie Project DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/bronzeville-in-reel-time-with-south-side-home-movie-project/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SSHMP_2022_WILLIAMS_00005_Bud-Billiken-03.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231216T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231216T160000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20231213T224715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T224810Z UID:10004-1702728000-1702742400@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:3831 HOLIDAY POP-UP! DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/3831-holiday-pop-up-2/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screen-Shot-2023-12-12-at-4.34.39-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231209T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231209T160000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20231206T183635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231206T183635Z UID:9994-1702123200-1702137600@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:A BLACK ARTIST RECEPTION AT 3831 DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/a-black-artist-reception-at-3831/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/NM21668-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231202T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231202T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20231127T183951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231127T184023Z UID:9987-1701522000-1701529200@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Iteration(s)\, with Jared Brown and Briana Lynn DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/iterations-with-jared-brown-and-briana-lynn/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Poetry-Foundation_-0-446.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231118T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231118T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20231116T202438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231116T202604Z UID:9974-1700312400-1700319600@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Haus: An Introspective of House Music\, Architecture + Queer Culture at 3831 DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/haus-an-introspective-of-house-music-architecture-queer-culture-at-3831/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screen-Shot-2023-11-08-at-12.24.38-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231104T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231104T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20231101T220948Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231101T222149Z UID:9964-1699102800-1699110000@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Dr. Burroughs Legacy Day DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/dr-burroughs-legacy-day/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/a4c2ea4029d1898dab99538185a704f8-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231007T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231007T153000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20230927T232147Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T191905Z UID:9925-1696680000-1696692600@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Through a Lens of Beauty & Wonderment: Notes on Collaborative Friendship | Opening Reception DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/through-a-lens-of-beauty-wonderment-notes-on-collaborative-friendship-all-of-living-is-risk-opening-receptions/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events,Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SSCAC-Exhibition-Gallery-Card_Nnaemeka-Ekwelum-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230929T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230929T193000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20230925T180642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230925T180642Z UID:9916-1696010400-1696015800@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:3831 Activation | Friendship Meditation: A Rehearsal DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/3831-activation-friendship-meditation-a-rehearsal/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2018_67_Pivot_AnnaMartineWhitehead-1468-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230909T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230909T140000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20230906T210406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T210406Z UID:9910-1694260800-1694268000@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Telling Your Story: Grant Writing Workshop for Artists Part ll DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/telling-your-story-grant-writing-workshop-for-artists-part-ll/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/G2GAug2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230826T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230826T140000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20230821T175542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230821T175615Z UID:9904-1693051200-1693058400@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Telling Your Story: Grant Writing Workshop for Artists DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/telling-your-story-grant-writing-workshop-for-artists/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/download-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230818T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230818T210000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20230818T231602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230818T231927Z UID:9897-1692381600-1692392400@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Bronzeville Art District Trolley Tour with DJ Finding Ijeoma DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/9897/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/alexandria-eregbu-86-of-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230812T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230812T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20230809T023244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230809T023244Z UID:9890-1691845200-1691852400@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:PACE Artist Catalyst: A Closing Celebration DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/pace-artist-catalyst-a-closing-celebration/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PACE-EVENT.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230715T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230715T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20230706T205240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230708T161354Z UID:9866-1689426000-1689433200@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Before I Let Go: Film Screening & Discussion DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/before-i-let-go-film-screening-discussion/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-06-09-at-2.35.11-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230710T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230710T153000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20231003T185613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240925T170742Z UID:9949-1688990400-1689003000@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:All of Living is Risk | Opening Reception DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/9949/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events,Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screen-Shot-2023-10-03-at-1.55.12-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230708T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230708T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20230706T204039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230706T204148Z UID:9857-1688824800-1688828400@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:The New School: QTPOC Pathways DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/the-new-school-qtpoc-pathways/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Leg-Stretch-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230707T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230707T200000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20230706T202751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230706T202915Z UID:9849-1688749200-1688760000@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Black Light Cinema Project and Homecoming: Black Craft & Design in Chicago DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/black-light-cinema-project-and-homecoming-black-craft-design-in-chicago/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events,Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-06-28-at-12.58.17-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230617T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230617T160000 DTSTAMP:20260409T182925 CREATED:20230615T212947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230616T203907Z UID:9832-1687003200-1687017600@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:3831 JUNETEENTH! DESCRIPTION:The South Side Community Art Center\, Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, Logan Center for the Arts\, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprints of Charles White’s Vision\, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound\, image\, and history\, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television\, as well as his paintings\, etchings\, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape\, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists. On February 14th\, the evening before the symposium\, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. \n \n \n \n Free w/RSVP – Please note seating is limited – Reserve your space at the symposium here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reserve your space at the symposium here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE \n \n \n \n Saturday\, February 15\, 2025 – Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 11:00 AM Check-In\, Welcome\, and KeynoteKeynote: “Greetings from Altadena.” by Ian WhiteCharles White’s son and chief executive of The Charles White Archives 11:30 AM Panel One: Sounds of the Black Archive: Charles White’s Contributions to Film\, Television\, and Music MediaThroughout his career\, Charles White contributed many illustrations for album jackets (mostly jazz recordings)\, books\, television\, and film. This panel will explore White’s work with/in music-related media. Examples include Vanguard Records album sleeve illustrations\, an accompanying LP for the film Leadbelly directed by Gordon Parks\, and illustrations for publications by Harry Belafonte and television collaborations. The discussion will include contemporary artists who also create and incorporate visual media into music contexts\, or vice versa\, for their projects or others. Moderator: John CorbettPanelists: Damon Locks\, Cauleen Smith\, and Ian White 12:30 PM Lunch Conversation 1:15 PM Panel Two: Visual & Musical Composition: Inspiration\, Collaboration\, & the Black AestheticAn element of inspiration for pianist/composer Gerald Clayton in creating his suite\, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White\, was to explore White’s visual composition and narrative in the mural Five Great American Negroes and respond musically. This panel will explore how visual artists and musicians find inspiration in visual and sound/music practice and how these influences are rendered compositionally and as points of convergence and meaning-making. Moderator: Travis JacksonPanelists: Gerald Clayton\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Douglas R. Ewart 2:30 PM Panel Three: Figures in Music: Charles White’s PortraitsCharles White’s portraits of musicians such as Leadbelly\, Harry Belafonte\, Bessie Smith\, and Mahalia Jackson are some of his best-known works. This panel will explore White’s extraordinary portraiture of music-makers and how his relationships with some of these musicians and their work influenced his compositions and activism. In particular\, the panel will consider White’s portraits of Black women in music. Moderator: Melanie HerzogPanelists: Daniel Schulman\, Benjamin Jones\, Tammy Kernodle 3:30 PM Symposium Closing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art\, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund\, a gift of the Revada Foundation\, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago\, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine\, DownBeat\, Jazz Institute of Chicago\, and WDCB 90.9 FM.   Image credit: Photo of Charles White work\, Just a Walk with Thee\, from the South Side Community Art Center Collection. URL:https://sscartcenter.org/event/3831-juneteenth/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Seeker-Mask1-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR