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:20210314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20211107T070000 END:STANDARD 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220519T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220519T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20220426T210736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220428T135332Z UID:9024-1652983200-1652990400@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:CEREMONIES: A SELECTION OF SHORT FILMS BY MARLON RIGGS 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/ceremonies-a-selection-of-short-films-by-marlon-riggs/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Emergence,Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Screen-Shot-2022-04-26-at-2.30.26-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220603T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220604T160000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20220525T195256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220525T195256Z UID:9103-1654257600-1654358400@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Black Magic: A Tintype Photo Project with Adam Davis 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-magic-a-tintype-photo-project-with-adam-davis/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/AdamDavis_Image3-e1653508359424.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220604T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220604T150000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20220601T022400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T192315Z UID:9116-1654345800-1654354800@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:A Queer History Tour of Bronzeville 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-queer-history-tour-of-bronzeville/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Emergence,Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/80e464db04090e2c216aa7baf3fd5ad7.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220611T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220611T160000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20220608T191317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220608T200516Z UID:9183-1654956000-1654963200@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:THE FRONT 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-front/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Emergence,Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Essay-image-Ferrill-NEW.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220618T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220618T160000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20220608T214813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220615T001345Z UID:9196-1655553600-1655568000@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:JUNETEENTH AT THE HOUSE 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/juneteenth-at-the-house/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/JUNETEENTH_EDIT_POSTER.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220623T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220623T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20220620T155829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220620T155916Z UID:9221-1656007200-1656014400@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:MAMA GLORIA: IN HER HONOR 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/mama-gloria-in-her-honor/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Emergence,Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/0x0.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220715 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220925 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20220705T170037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T182926Z UID:9232-1657843200-1664063999@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:...of the land: acts of refusal and ratification 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/of-the-land-acts-of-refusal-and-ratification/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/APL_LolaOgbara_PerformancePhotos_Large_2202-1-scaled-e1657041442234.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220819 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221023 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20220812T205853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T184014Z UID:9282-1660867200-1666483199@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Emerging Artist Series featuring Tianna Bracey 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/emerging-artist-series-featuring-tianna-bracey/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/girlfriends_adiptych2-e1660337798267.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220820T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220820T143000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20220812T210834Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220813T181013Z UID:9290-1661000400-1661005800@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Riddim Rite of Passage: A Sound Activation with Ajmal 'Mas Man' Millar 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/riddim-rite-of-passage-a-sound-activation-with-ajmal-mas-man-millar/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Millar_4-1-e1660338258789.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220903T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220903T143000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20220825T192749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220826T205122Z UID:9307-1662210000-1662215400@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:D-Composed Gives Family Edition at South Side Community Art Center! 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/d-composed-gives-family-edition-at-south-side-community-art-center/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DCStony-56.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220916T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220916T203000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20220910T190827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220910T193000Z UID:9363-1663354800-1663360200@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Metropolis: A City In Black 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/metropolis-a-city-in-black/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-2.50.05-PM-e1662837280479.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220917T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220917T150000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20220912T230624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220912T230624Z UID:9375-1663419600-1663426800@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:THE GESTURE ITSELF IS PROTECTION SPELL 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-gesture-itself-is-protection-spell/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-12-at-2.24.50-PM-1-e1663023903632.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221001T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221001T170000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20220927T190937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220927T191353Z UID:9389-1664629200-1664643600@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:HOMECOMING: ON THE YARD 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/homecoming-on-the-yard/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/HOMECOMING_Poster-Instagram-Post-Square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221007T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221007T170000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20221004T191345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221006T185539Z UID:9420-1665136800-1665162000@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:ReSource Symposium: Art and Resourcefulness in Black 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/resource-symposium-art-and-resourcefulness-in-black-chicago/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-04-at-2.13.15-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221008 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221218 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20220930T175349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230210T220923Z UID:9404-1665187200-1671321599@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:9 Artists/ 9 Months/ 9 Perspectives 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/9-artists-9-months-9-perspectives/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/9ARTISTS-DIGITAL_FLYER-scaled-e1664560404629.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T150000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20220930T180604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T182255Z UID:9412-1665234000-1665241200@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Dandelion Black Women Artists Talk 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/dandelion-black-women-artists-talk/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-2.53.22-PM-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221014T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221014T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20221013T180009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221013T180158Z UID:9456-1665770400-1665777600@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Black Fine Art Month Salon Talk 'Who’s Got Next’ 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-fine-art-month-salon-talk-whos-got-next/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/051121-Shermann-Thomas-Tik-Tok-ColinBoyle-27-scaled.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221022T133000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20221013T174904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221013T175039Z UID:9449-1666440000-1666445400@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:G to G Coaching Session: Tax Preparation for Artists and Freelancers 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/g-to-g-coaching-session-tax-preparation-for-artists-and-freelancers/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Fall-G2G-06.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221120T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221120T143000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20221111T220034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T220131Z UID:9478-1668947400-1668954600@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:REWIND & PLAY | SSCAC x Black Harvest Film Festival 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/rewind-play-sscac-x-black-harvest-film-festival/ LOCATION:Gene Siskel Film Center\, 164 N State St\, Chicago\, IL\, 60601\, United States CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Screen-Shot-2022-11-04-at-2.51.53-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221210T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221210T160000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20221201T234354Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T234626Z UID:9487-1670673600-1670688000@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/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Screen-Shot-2022-12-01-at-5.09.39-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230107T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230107T133000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20221110T220521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230107T215558Z UID:9468-1673092800-1673098200@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:G to G Coaching Session: How To Balance Creative Work & Multiple Projects 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/g-to-g-coaching-session-how-to-balance-creative-work-multiple-projects/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Eventbrite-Banner2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230116T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230116T150000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20230107T230025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230107T230341Z UID:9522-1673874000-1673881200@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:MLK DAY: VISION BOARDS FOR NEW FUTURES 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/mlk-day-vision-boards-for-new-futures/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Untitled-design-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230120T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230120T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20230107T225331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230120T200105Z UID:9511-1674234000-1674244800@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:The Promised Land: 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/the-promised-land-opening-reception/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events,Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screen-Shot-2023-01-06-at-3.11.29-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230211T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230211T150000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20230201T173846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230201T175629Z UID:9532-1676120400-1676127600@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Black Adornment & The Found Object 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-adornment-the-found-object/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Mason-Chenet-Winifred_Veve-Brooch_800-x-600.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230218T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230218T160000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20230215T225511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230215T225811Z UID:9552-1676719800-1676736000@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Black Family Portraits with Seed 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/black-family-portraits-with-seed-lynn/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2022-11-29-at-3.16.40-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230225T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230225T130000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20230221T194421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230221T200402Z UID:9561-1677326400-1677330000@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Artwork Documentation Workshop with Colleen Keihm 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/artwork-documentation-workshop-with-colleen-keihm/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/SSCAC_PromisedLand_Moustache_24.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230311T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230311T150000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20230222T230834Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T230858Z UID:9570-1678539600-1678546800@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:A Promised Land On The Horizon: Artist Talk 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-promised-land-on-the-horizon-artist-talk/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2022-11-16-at-3.14.53-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230407T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230407T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20230329T204612Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230329T204816Z UID:9635-1680886800-1680897600@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:"where the light corrupts your face..." | 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/where-the-light-corrupts-your-face-opening-reception/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events,Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_6527-1-scaled-e1680122640199.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230506T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230506T160000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20230427T175015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230427T175835Z UID:9644-1683381600-1683388800@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:BLACK SPACE: Architectural Historiographies & Spatial Landscapes 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-space-architectural-historiographies-spatial-landscapes/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Screen-Shot-2023-04-25-at-3.23.00-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230513T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230513T160000 DTSTAMP:20260411T063036 CREATED:20230505T201441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230505T203800Z UID:9653-1683982800-1683993600@sscartcenter.org SUMMARY:Mapping Black Archives: A Collage Workshop with Alexandra Antoine 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/mapping-black-archives-a-collage-workshop-with-alexandra-antoine/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sscartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Artwork_Food-Collage.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR