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  • Honoring Hunt: Legacies in Chicago Black Metalworkers

    Learn about the artistic histories of Black metalworker artists in Chicago!     SSCAC’s Archives and Collections Manager LaMar R. Gayles Jr. will introduce visitors to different metalworkers who have worked throughout Chicago’s artistic landscape. Amongst these makers there will be special attention given to the work of famed, now ancestral artist Richard Howard Hunt […]

  • Flash, Focus: A Camera Demo Workshop with Latitude Chicago.

    Join us for a camera demo workshop to learn the basics of photography! Latitude's Executive Director Colleen Keihm and current Artist in Resident Anwulika Angibo will host a Camera Demo workshop here at the Southside Community Art Center in a special continuing partnership with Latitude Chicago. Guests are invited to bring an analog or digital […]

  • BLACK WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AS WORLDBUILDERS

    Join us for a conversation with several Black women creative entrepreneurs traversing fashion, vintage, and design here in Chicago.     SSCAC is proud to host a panel of Black women entrepreneurs whose business models have been crafted to be intentionally centered on fashion, style, vintage, design and jewelry - creating worlds and community within their […]

  • BENDING LIGHT ARTIST TALK: SOUTH SIDE NIGHT x EXPO CHICAGO

    Join us for an artist talk moderated by Paul Branton! Paul Branton, artist and curator of SSCAC's current exhibition BendingLight, will facilitate an artist talk with the exhibiting artists of SSCAC's current exhibition Bending Light, detailing the exhibition’s themes and subject matter as it relates to explorations of color and identity.   The artists explore the impact of […]

  • 3831 CINEMA: FOR THE LOVE OF BLACK ARTISTS

    Join us for Art After Hours powered by Gertie, with screenings from filmmakers Rachel Gadson and Briana Clearly!     We're thrilled to host filmmakers Rachel Gadson and Briana Clearly for rotational film screenings as part of Art After Hours Powered by Gertie, for EXPO art week!   Sponsored by Arete Wealth & Masterworks, AAH takes […]

  • Eselean Goree Henderson: A Practice in Clay

    Join SSCAC Archives and Collections Manager Lamar Gayles Jr. for a special program on Eselean Goree Henderson.   Join us for a conversation with SSCAC Archives and Collections Manager Lamar Gayles Jr. on Eselean Goree Henderson, a prolific Chicago-area ceramicist whose work has heavily impacted the Black artistic landscape of Chicago through her own practice […]

  • Black Art Rising: The Art Sale

    South Side Community Art Center 3831 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    COLLECT THE LEGACY OF SSCAC Honoring Our Legacy | Building Our Future Friday, August 15: 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM Saturday, August 16: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM Sunday, August 17: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM As we make room for our future, take a piece of our past home. From original artwork and archival prints to books, posters, […]

  • SSCAC Salvage Day: Artist Appreciation & Moving Giveaway

    South Side Community Art Center 3831 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    Take What You Can   Saturday, September 27 from 11 AM – 4 PM   On Saturday, September 27 from 11–4 PM, SSCAC will open its doors one last time before construction begins — inviting our artist community to explore and collect pieces and materials that can support their practices, while also taking home a […]

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    A CELEBRATION OF ARTISTS, COMMUNITY AND CULTURE – SSCAC 85TH ANNIVERSARY

    Haven Entertainment Center 932 E 43rd St, Chicago, IL, United States

    Celebrate art, culture & community with delectable cuisine, live art, soulful music & more—support our $100K Community Renovation Fund! _________________________________ Honoring Our Legacy | Building Our Future Join the South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC) as we celebrate 85 years of artistic brilliance, community impact, and cultural preservation. Our 85th Anniversary Celebration is more than […]

  • PARIS IN BLACK / CHICAGO: WALKTHROUGH & PUBLIC DIALOGUE

    DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center 740 East 56th Place, Chicago, IL

    Curator-Led Exhibition Walkthrough & Public Dialogue Saturday, February 7, 2026 10:00 AM–12:00 PM DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center _____ ABOUT THIS EVENT   In connection with PARIS IN BLACK: Internationalism and the Black Renaissance, the South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC) invites the public to a curator-led exhibition walkthrough and dialogue at the […]

  • SATELLITE EVENT | DESIGN DIALOGUE: A RENEWED SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY ART CENTER

    Chicago Architecture Center (Lecture Hall) 111 E. Wacker Drive

    Join us for a captivating look at the South Side Community Art Center as we embark on the biggest transformation in our storied 85-year history. _____ Presented by the Chicago Architecture Center, in conversation with the South Side Community Art Center February 25, 2026 6:00–7:15 PM Tickets: $10 General · $5 CAC & SSCAC Members […]