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ABC - Arts & Business Core "Primer" ARTIST BIO:
Kiela "The Key" Smith-Upton, is an inspiring and visionary professionally trained fine artist, arts consultant,business woman and a recognized mural expert with 20+ years experience. She was also raised in a family of architects with their own firms for nearly 40 years. Kiela graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, studied in Cote D'Ivoire, West Africa with Parson's School of Design, and believes success includes a commitment to lifelong learning and personal development.CLASS DESCRIPTION: Learn skills, mindset and resources to propel your career success. Join us for this informative and experiential class that gets you engaged in applying what you learn right away. Appropriate for both emerging and mid-career artists. Taught by an experienced visual artist and business owner with 20+ years experience. Member Price: $125
Non/Member Price: $150 Time: 10am - 12pm Intro to Painting I
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Adedayo was born to the royal family of Oba Adetoyese Laoye, The Timi of Ede. This famous Yoruba King toured throughout Europe in the 1960's with the traditional Yoruba talking drum and instilled in Dayo a strong belief and conviction for this culture and traditional values.With the support of his parents, Dayo was able to spend his childhood pursuing his strong interest in art and drawing. Dayo later worked on portraiture using as subjects his fellow students, teachers, and special guest to the school. A graduate of School of Fine Art, Yaba College of Technology, he worked for the Nigerian Television Authority, various advertising agencies as a graphic artist and two national newspaper as a political cartoonist. In 1988 while studying at Howard University, Washington, D.C., he became acquainted with contemporary African-American art and its search for a link with the past CLASS DESCRIPTION:
Member Price: $125
Non/Member Price: $150 Time: 12:30 - 2:30 Drawing - Portraiture
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Max Sansing is a Chicago born native and raised on the South Sides Avalon Park area. His Father and Mother were both artist and Max naturally picked up the love for painting from them at the early age of ten. Fueled by the desire to create Max would later go on to teach himself oil painting, followed up by two years of formal college training at the American Academy for Art (1999-2000). He would further expand his talents by creating murals throughout Chicago and by translating art into electronic media by becoming a graphic design artist. Max's work has been displayed at art galleries and special events throughout Chicago. Self Taught Oil Painter for 5 Years Mural Artist for 11 years Co-Founder and Member of RK Design CLASS DESCRIPTION: This class is designed for the students who wish to accurately draw a human head (portrait) in a realistic manner. Class will begin with the study of the underlying anatomical structure of the human head, individual features, and the proportion within the head. These topics will be combined with fundamentals of drawing technique and the use of various media. Member Price: $125
Non/Member Price: $150 Time: 12:30 - 2:30 Introduction to Art
(for children interested in the arts)
Artist Bio:
Edwin Harris Jr. is an experienced and influential art teacher from Matteson, IL. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Iowa State University in Ames, IA. He has expertise in creating immersive and memorable illustrations for print and web. He is currently pursuing to continue his education by obtaining his masters in art education. Class Description: In this course students will learn that art is a personal expression. In addition, students will understand that their works of art are unique and valuable as self-expressions. The students will be introduced to a variety of art materials, skills, techniques, and processes. Member Price: $125
Non/Member Price: $150 Time: 12:30 - 2:30 Photo Justice (for children) Bio
Elisha Hal is the founder of Live Free Arts & Media Collective, a truth sharing resource for the community. Winner of the 2010 LinkTV Digital Media Contest, Elisha has worked with youth and art/media for over 10 years. Recently, he filmed numerous video projects for the Chicago Filed Museum, Chicago Memorial Hospital, Alliance for Climate Education and many others. He has taught photography in Minneapolis, and various locations in Chicago. He is now coordinating multiple art and media projects in Chicago.
Class Description
When a camera speaks, what does it say? Photo Justice, is a digital photography class fused with creative writing and sprinkled with performance arts. Students will learn advanced photography skills, and share creative writing about their experiences, neighborhoods and personal goals. This class is great for any aspiring photographer/writer, or for those new to photography/creative writing. We will also share our work in an exhibit at the end of the class.
Member Price: $125
Non/Member Price: $150 Time: 10am - 12pm Please use the links below to make payments. Classes start July 14th and will take place every Saturday ending August 11th (5wks). You can come in at anytime during regular business hours to register for classes. Space is limited. If you have any questions contact Carmella Grady at773.373.1026.  for Member Price $125 for Non/Member Price $150
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| Art of a Community Speaks Across Generations |
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Art of a Community Speaks Across GenerationsThis series of public conversations focuses on the history of the South Side Community Art Center, it art collection and then many individuals who have been a part of it over the years. Each conversation brings together two artist/SSCAC affiliates of different generations to enrich our archive of personal, institutional, and art history at the Center.
Bring your questions and Knowledge! Refreshments will be served.
June 16 C. Siddah & Jayve Montgomery
*word/sound/image artist*June 30 Marva Lee Pitchford Jolly & Samantha Hill
*master ceramist/and sculptor&social archivist and story collector*July 14 Useni Eugene Perkins & Julia Perkins
father & daughter, writer, poet, and organizer & cultural policy maker and consultant*July 28th Barbara Jones Hogu & Skyla S. Hearn
*AfriaCOBRA founding member and print maker, photographer and archivist
Saturdays from 2-4pm South Side Community Art Center 3831 South Michigan Chicago, Illinois 773.373.1026 southsidecommunityartcenter.com  |
| EYE of the LENS |
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EYE of the LENSFeaturing works by:
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| LOOK Back |
LOOK Back: The WPA and the Chicago Renaissance: the Rise of the South Side Community Art CenterSaturday, May 19th, from 2 - 5 pmNigel Freeman, director and founder of the African-American Fine Art department at Swann Galleries, New York, will discuss the relationships between these two vital movements in art history and American culture in Chicago, and the artists who flourished under them.
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| SSCAC Presents LOOK Series |
Please Join Us - LOOK seriesFirst Annual Spring Speakers SeriesMay 5-26, 2012
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