All of Living is Risk | Opening Reception
Join us for an opening reception to celebrate and kick off our fall/winter exhibitions alongside curators Rikki Byrd, and Gervais Marsh, with artist Cory Perry! All of Living is Risk (2nd floor Cortor Gallery) brings together works by Cory Perry (b. 1989,
Through a Lens of Beauty & Wonderment: Notes on Collaborative Friendship | Opening Reception
Join us for an opening reception to celebrate and kick off our fall/winter exhibition with curator and artist Nnaemeka C. Ekwelum! …Notes on Collaborative Friendship (First floor Burroughs Gallery) is the culmination of Nnaemeka C. Ekwelum’s doctoral research on friendship, artistic collaboration, and
Black Light Cinema Project and Homecoming: Black Craft & Design in Chicago
Join us for an opening reception to celebrate and kick off our summer exhibitions! In a world rich with diverse cultures and histories, the concept of belonging and homeplace holds profound significance. Within the tapestry of human experiences, one thread stands out with resilience, creativity,
The Promised Land: Opening Reception
Eleven artists with ties to North and South of the Mason-Dixon Line respond to just how much Black life has always been in transit. The Great Migration was one of the largest movements of people in United States history. It has transformed cities like Chicago,
Emerging Artist Series featuring Tianna Bracey
SSCAC IS PROUD TO FEATURE ARTIST TIANNA BRACEY FOR A SOLO PRESENTATION OF RECENT WORKS. Tianna Bracey is an emerging artist employing portraiture as a vessel for connection. Her most recent series of work reimagine space as connection to ancestry. Her portraits are transformed into whimsical
…of the land: acts of refusal and ratification
A three-person exhibition featuring new and recent works from Chicago-based artists Ajmal ‘Mas Man’ Millar, Lola Ayisha Ogbara, and R. Treshawn Williamson exploring homeplace through sculpture, self-imaging, & materialism. R. Treshawn Williamson. Charcoal rubbing, screen printed debris, White Oak, Etched plaque. Left half. 15 x 20.
Past Exhibitions
3831 Holiday Pop-Up!
Join us to get a head start on holiday shopping at our first 3831 Holiday Pop-Up, with some of the city’s most talented Black creatives! Image courtesy: Limba Gal
REWIND & PLAY | SSCAC x Black Harvest Film Festival
SSCAC and Black Harvest Film Festival, in partnership with the Gene Siskel Film Center invite you to a complimentary afternoon screening of REWIND & PLAY! Image courtesy of
Black Fine Art Month Salon Talk ‘Who’s Got Next’
We’re proud to partner with Pigment International, Pigment International for a Salon Talk that explores Black Chicago Art History and legacies, featuring our favorite TikTok historian ‘6figga_dilla’ !
G to G Coaching Session: Tax Preparation for Artists and Freelancers
SSCAC is thrilled to partner with ILA Creative Studio for their G-to-G Coaching Sessions, in a 3-part series of artist development resource workshops that intend to help close the gap of
ReSource Symposium: Art and Resourcefulness in Black Chicago
This convening will help shape the research questions, thematic structures, and community connections for the South Side Community Art Center’s “ReSOURCE” exhibition, scheduled for 2024 as part of the Terra
Dandelion Black Women Artists Talk
Members of the Dandelion Black Women Artists collective will join SSCAC Exhibitions Manager & Curator Lola Ayisha Ogbara in conversation. RSVP HERE Our upcoming exhibition 9 Artists/ 9
The Balm: Art for Black Women’s Wellness
The Southside Community Art Center is proud to host a group exhibition that exclusively highlights Black women artists, and there’s never been a more pertinent time to do so.
Artists and Models: A Tribute to the South Side Community Art Center.
Artists and Models: A Tribute to the South Side Community Art Center July 10-August 29, 2021 Students from across Columbia College Chicago brought the South Side Community Art Center’s (SSCAC)
Whitfield Lovell: The Spell Suite | An Initiative of Toward Common Cause
Whitfield Lovell: The Spell Suite An Initiative of Toward Common Cause SSCAC is beyond thrilled to be participate in this 19 institution collaborative exhibit and excited to showcase new
Just Above My Wall, (To The Right)
Just Above My Wall, (To The Right), curated by Ciera Alyse McKissick, brings together Black collectors and SSCAC’s permanent collection. Just Above My Wall, (To The Right), showcases Black
Faheem Majeed – From the Center
“From the Center”is a retrospective of works created by Faheem Majeed over the past twenty years
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