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Hyde Park Art Center is Chicago's oldest alternative exhibition center, originally established in 1939 as the Fifth Ward Art Center of Chicago. Since 2006, it has been located in the city's Kenwood neighborhood north of Hyde Park Boulevard, showcasing a wide variety of exhibits and programming meant to stimulate the city's interest in contemporary visual and multimedia arts. The center presents up to 20 new rotating exhibitions per year, with an emphasis on the works of emerging Chicago and regional Midwestern contemporary and modern artists. More than 200 workshops are also presented annually for artists and community members of all ability levels, along with over 200 free public special events per year, including artist talks and panels and open studio observation times giving community members a chance to see artists create works in real time. The museum is free and open to the public seven days a week, with visitors advised to arrive early during the day to secure parking in the museum's free lot.

5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615, Phone: 773-324-5520

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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