Hyde Park Art Center

The Hyde Park Art Center, a non-profit organization formed in 1939, is Chicago's oldest alternative exhibition location. The Art Center has lived in a variety of locations over the years, most recently at 5020 South Cornell Avenue in 2006. The interior of the structure, which was formerly an Army storehouse, was remodeled by Doug Garofalo of Garofalo Architects. His design, which won both an AIA and a Driehaus Award, exhibits a deep understanding of the Art Center's basic values: access, diversity, and openness.

The Art Center's design incorporates similar concepts, such as garage-style doors that open to transform the main gallery into a public plaza and an 80-foot glass facade that displays large-scale digital art both inside and outside the building. The building has seven artist studios for resident artists and seven studio classrooms where the Art Center teaching artists provide hands-on learning experiences for people of all ages and skill levels, in addition to six exhibition galleries.

Location: 5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615

Website: https://www.hydeparkart.org