summer 2012 - Hyde Park Art Center

Hyde Park 

ART 

CEN 

TER 

SUMMER 

2012 

JUNE 25 – 

SEPTEMBER 1 

Newsletter + 

Course Schedule 

IN THIS ISSUE: 

• Winter Classes 

• Exhibitions 

& Events 

• Artist in Residence 

• Our new website! 

• Days Off School & 

Creativity Camp


ART 

CEN 

TER 

5020 S. Cornell 

Chicago, IL 60615 

Phone: 773.324.5520 

Fax: 773.324.6641 

EMAIL: 

generalinfo@hydeparkart.org 

WEBSITE: 

www.hydeparkart.org 

Office and Gallery Hours 

MONDAY – THURSDAY: 

9:00 am – 8:00 pm 

FRIDAY – SATURDAY: 

9:00 am – 5:00 pm 

SUNDAY: 

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm 

Cover: 

Faheem Majeed 

Planting and Maintaining a 

Perennial Garden, 1938- 2012, 

Cedar and appropriated 

ephemera, Dimensions variable 

ADMINISTRATIVE 

STAFF 

Executive Director 

Kate Lorenz 

Director of Exhibitions 

Allison Peters Quinn 

Director of External Relations 

Christina Jensen 

Director of Education 

Mike Nourse 

Finance & Operations Manager 

Carrie Cooper 

Marketing & 

Communications Manager 

Brook Rosini 

Preparator/Media Technician 

Chris Hammes 

Ceramics Department Head 

Hardy Schlick 

Residency Coordinator 

Megha Ralapati 

Development Coordinator 

Alex Myagkova 

Visit the website 

for information 

about our artists 

www.hydeparkart.org 

Photo by Jay Schroeder 

The Hyde Park Art Center aims to develop artists at all levels. This summer you’ll see 

this at work in our galleries: The bi-annual exhibition, Ground Floor, showcases some of 

the best artists who have recently emerged from Chicago’s five MFA programs; Front 

and Center, highlights work by artists in our Center Program (see page 6); and a solo 

show, Woven Gardens, Shredded Shadows, displays textile work by Ani Afshar, an artist 

and Art Center faculty member who had her first exhibition at the Hyde Park Art Center 

25 years ago (see page 13). At the same time, budding young artists will develop their 

skills all summer in Creativity Camps (see page 9) and classes. 

— Kate Lorenz, Executive Director 

exp 7/30/12 

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EXPERIMENTAL 

PHOTOGRAPHY 

PRINTS & PINTS 

GEEE 

YOUTH 

COURSES 

SILKSCREEN 

SPRING GALA 

CERAMICS OIL PAINTING BIKE TOUR 

CENTER 

PROGRAM 

CREATIVITY 

CAMP

GALLERY 

EXHIBITIONS 

Watie White: The Chicago Project 

FOYER PROJECT SPACE | March 18 – October 21 

The Chicago Project by Omaha-based artist Watie White, transforms traditional linoleum prints into near 

billboard-sized vinyl images. Co-organized with Jim Duignan of the Stockyard Institute, this exhibition is held 

in conjunction with an artist exchange between the Art Center and Union for Contemporary Art (Omaha), 

which will host Art Center resident artist collaborative G.E.E.E. in June 2012. 

The Hairy Blob 

GALLERY 1 & 2, THE JACKMAN GOLDWASSER CATWALK GALLERY & 

THE CLEVE CARNEY GALLERY | April 22 – July 29 

Traditional concepts of time are challenged through the new works in video, sculpture, drawing, installation, 

movement, and sound on view in Hairy Blob. Rather than deal with time in terms of memory or nostalgia, 

the participating artists—Becky Alprin, Nadav Assor, Deborah Boardman, Lauren Carter, Ashley Hunt in 

collaboration with Taisha Paggett, Sarah FitzSimons, Judith Leemann, Kirsten Leenaars, Faheem Majeed, 

and Emily Newman—probe a wide range of ideas about the interdependence of concrete materiality and 

temporal existence. The Hairy Blob is curated by Adelheid Mers, an artist and faculty member at the School of 

the Art Institute of Chicago. Exhibition Design by Tristan Sterk and Jessica Westbrook and Adam Trowbridge 

designed and coordinated the Asteroid Belt, an ever-changing online catalog available at www.hairyblob.net. 

For more information about some of the projects in The Hairy Blob and the related artist residency see page 6. 

Melissa Oresky: Trail 

GALLERY 5 | May 6 – August 19 

Trail follows a winding path through abstract painter Melissa Oresky’s growing visual language in works 

on paper and video. Along with nearly 40 painted collages, the exhibition premieres the artist’s first work in 

animation (with sound design by Zak Boerger) setting in motion the layered structures common in her 

paintings, drawings, and collage work. 

Ani Afshar: Woven Gardens, Shredded Shadows 

GALLERY 4 | May 20 – September 2 

The solo exhibition of never before seen work by Ani Afshar spans decades of acclaimed landscape tapestries 

and debuts her new experimental installations incorporating collected objects, tulle, and shadows. The exhibition 

is curated by Frank Connett in consultation with Richard Born and will be accompanied by a catalogue including 

an essay by art historian and critic, Dennis Adrian. The catalogue is made possible with the support of the 

Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation. 

Front & Center: 

New work by artists enrolled in the Center Program 

GALLERY 1 | August 4 – August 11, 2012 

This group exhibition unveils new works by artists who participated in the pilot cohort of The Center Program, 

Hyde Park Art Center’s new professional artist pathway initiative. The 6-month course is designed for dedicated 

artists who are ready to engage with professional practices and receive critical feedback each session by guest 

curators, critics, artists and dealers. The exhibition features artwork in various media by Paul Branton, Charles 

Heppner, Tulika Ladsariya, Jan Lindell, Ted Michelletti, Kristin Nason, Barlow Nelson, Diane Ponder, Melody 

Saraniti, Garland Martin Taylor, Vanessa Vargas, and Mark Yee. For more information about The Center 

Program, see page 6. 

Ground Floor 

GALLERY 1 & 2, THE JACKMAN GOLDWASSER CATWALK GALLERY & 

THE CLEVE CARNEY GALLERY | August 19 – November 25 

Ground Floor is the second survey exhibition of multi-media work by a selection of the most promising artists 

coming out of Chicago’s renowned MFA programs. The show aims to document current stylistic trends and 

innovative talent being produced throughout the city. 

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LEFT TO RIGHT, TOP TO BOTTOM: 

Watie White, Simon, 2011, Thermal vinyl transfer, 69 x 50 inches, Lauren Carter, Sunsets, 2011, Encyclopedias, 

72 x 39 x 20 inches, Melissa Oresky, Still from Trail, 2012, animation with sound design by Zak Boerger, 5:40 

minutes, Ani Afshar, The Climb (detail), 2011, silk mohair, glass beads and tulle, 55 x 55 inches, 

Casilda Sánchez, Still from Quisiera ser tan alta como la luna (I) (I wish I was as tall as the moon), 2012, 

5 channel HD video, 10 min loop, Tulika Ladsariya, A Heavy Load, 2012, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 inches

THE RESIDENCY 

Nadav Assor, Stills from Strip / Lakeshore East, 2012, time delayed panoramic video, 1 hour 28 minutes 

Meet our Summer Resident Artists! 

Between May and July four artists 

featured in the group exhibition 

Hairy Blob will call the Art Center 

home, taking up residence in 

Studios 6 and 7. Be sure to check 

out their projects! 

From May 25–June 29, L.A.- and 

Chicago-based artists Ashley Hunt 

and Taisha Paggett will create a 

new artwork in collaboration with a 

group of Chicago-area youth and 

community members who will 

become the project’s directors. 

Beginning with a workshop, the 

project culminates in two weeks 

of artmaking, cooperation, and 

dialogue, with the aim of harnessing 

the collective power of human 

energy through a process that 

explores personal and collective 

labor. 

Chicago-based artist Kirsten 

Leenaars turns the camera around, 

creating a sci-fi movie about daily 

life at the Hyde Park Art Center 

between June 15 and July 15. Staff, 

teaching artists, board members, 

other resident artists, and visitors 

are invited to participate as lay 

performers, while Leenaars acts as 

director, guiding performers from 

scene to scene, improvising around 

short scripts that are shaped by 

daily events. During the residency 

period, roles and relationships 

unfold, revealing each person’s 

place within an evolving picture of 

the Art Center where time has collapsed. 

The video will be edited 

and exhibited as part of Hairy Blob 

from July 15 to July 29. Follow the 

process of her project via the 

storyboard presented in Gallery 1. 

Finally, between July 6 and July 

20, inter-media artist Nadav Assor, 

in collaboration with Tel Avivbased 

sound artist Daniel 

Davidovsky, will create a new 

video and sound performance for 

the Jackman Goldwasser Catwalk 

Gallery. In his most recent body of 

work Strip, Assor traverses multiple 

paths in time and place through a 

unique landscape that has been 

completely transformed by manmade 

structures and presented in 

panoramic video. This new performance 

titled Stripping takes the 

essential process and panoramic 

audio-visual output of the Strip 

projects and manifests them in real 

time and scale. While in residence, 

Assor and Davidovsky will be 

preparing for a live outdoor performance 

on July 20 and will talk 

about their unique approach to 

technology and art on July 12 — 

you’re invited. 

The Center Program 

Front and Center 

The Art Center’s newest program is 

designed to challenge a group of 

twelve artists to develop a body of 

work over 6 months, in preparation 

for an exhibition in our main 

gallery called Front and Center. 

For this pilot program the group 

met every two weeks, receiving 

guidance from visiting arts professionals 

such as Susan Snodgrass, 

Annie Morse, Dawoud Bey, Juan 

Angel Chávez, Jim Duignan, Jim 

Dempsey, and Tricia Van Eck. With 

access to Art Center studio space, 

regular critical discussions, and a 

network of peers, Center Program 

artists have grown as artists, people, 

and professionals. We invite 

you to join us for the exhibition 

opening on Saturday, August 4th, 

from 3–5pm. Front and Center will 

feature work by Center Program 

artists Paul Branton, Vanessa 

Georg Vargas, Charles Heppner, 

Tulika Ladsariya, Jan Lindell, Ted 

Micheletti, Kristin Nason, Barlow 

Nelson, Diane Ponder, Melody 

Saraniti, Garland Taylor, and Mark 

Yee. Applications for the next cycle 

of The Center Program (starting 

in January 2013) will be available 

online through the Art Center website 

during the Fall 2012 Quarter. 

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THANK YOU! 

Thank you to everyone who made the Hyde Park Art Center’s 2012 

Spring Gala a huge success for both the Art Center and our honorees. 

SPRING 

GALA 2012 

Honoring: 

Dawoud Bey, 

Anita Blanchard 

& Martin Nesbitt 

Honorary Chair: 

Mayor 

Rahm Emanuel 

Co-Chairs: 

Penny Pritzker 

& Bryan Traubert, 

Madeline Murphy 

Rabb 

PARTNERS 

Penny Pritzker & Bryan Traubert 

GRAND BENEFACTORS 

Julie & John Guida, 

Marketing Werks 

Janis Kanter & Thomas McCormick 

BENEFACTORS 

Anita Blanchard & Martin H. Nesbitt 

Michelle L. Collins 

Paula & James Crown 

Anne L. Kaplan 

Sara & Kip Kirkpatrick 

Sandra & Michael Perlow 

Jim & Sandy Reynolds 

SUSTAINERS 

Tony Anderson, Ernst & Young 

Jillisa Brittan & Jeffrey Smith 

Deone Jackman 

Mesirow Financial 

Northern Trust 

Cari and Michael J. Sacks 

Robert & Kathy Sullivan 

Jeanette Sublett & Langdon Neal 

Sidley Austin, LLP 

Scott Swanson, RBS Citizens 

Institutional Real Estate 

Greg Thompson & Greg Cameron 

Ellen & Tom Tully 

University of Chicago 

Helen Zell 

PATRONS 

Robert Buchsbaum, Dick Blick 

Columbia College Chicago 

Dirk Denison 

John E. Ellis 

Dedrea & Paul Gray 

Ruth Horwich 

Laura & Ben King 

Tracy & Edward Lance 

Lauren Moltz & John Clement 

Sylvia Neil & Dan Fischel 

Madeline Murphy Rabb 

Jason & Lisa Saul 

Molly & Craige Stout 

USI Midwest 

Richard Wright & Valerie Carberry 

Donna F. & Phillip C. Zarcone 

BENEFACTORS TICKETS 

& CONTRIBUTIONS 

Marie Krane Bergman 

& Robert Bergman 

Tim Brown & Jill Riddell 

Erika Dudley 

Stephen & Lois Eisen 

Leslie Pilot-Gatton & Ron Gatton 

Jack & Sandra Guthman 

Mary Ittelson 

Steven Kaplan & Carol Rubin 

Claudia Luebbers 

Kevin & Jeanne Poorman 

Linda Johnson Rice 

Desirée Rogers 

Barbara & Robert Wagner 

SUSTAINER TICKETS 

& CONTRIBUTIONS 

R. Darrell Bock & R.M. Menegaz 

Marilyn & Larry Fields 

Helyn Goldenberg & Michael Alper 

Paul & Linda Gotskind 

Linda & Brian Hanessian 

Bill & Vicki Hood 

Kineret Jaffe & Mort Silverman 

Juanita Jordan 

Priscilla & Steve Kersten 

Sally & Jonathan Kovler 

Anstiss & Ronald Krueck 

Sonya Malunda & 

E.Charles Lampley 

Eric & Cheryl McKissack 

Kate & William Morrison 

David & Pat Mosena 

Isobel Neal 

Bruce Sagan & Bette Cerf Hill 

Bettylu & Paul Saltzman 

Don & Isabel Stewart 

Charles Young & Andrea Wishom 

*Contributions as of 4/17/12 

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The 

YOUTHIN THE 

Oakman 

Clinton School 

and Studios 

All 

Art Supplies 

Included! 

COURSES 

POLK BROS. 

FOUNDATION 

CHILDREN’S STUDIO 

Preschool: Discover Art 

AGES 2-5 

Teaching Artist: Hesper Wolfe 

Tuesdays: 3:30 – 5:00 pm 

$170/members 

$190/non-members 

In this course, young artists will be 

introduced to a diverse set of artistic 

concepts such as color, shape, texture, 

and pattern. This is an excellent opportunity 

for preschool-aged artists to use 

their vivid imaginations to explore a 

wide variety of hands-on art projects 

including drawing, painting, collage, and 

3D sculpture. All projects are designed 

to enhance creativity, increase fine 

motor skills, and encourage problem 

solving skills for young artists. Parents 

are welcome to attend and participate! 

Painting 

AGES 5-8 

Teaching Artist: Betsy O’Brien 

Thursdays: 4:00 – 5:30 pm 

$170/members 


Beginning students will learn to think 

in paint, color, and shape. Motivated by 

personal experience, imagination, and 

photographs, students will learn the 

fundamentals of color mixing, explore 

paint handling, and learn to keep 

brushes and colors bright. Materials 

include tempera paint, watercolor pencils, 

and acrylic. Students will conclude 

the course with an in-class art show. 

Ceramics 

AGES 6 & UP 

Teaching Artists: 

Section I: Hardy Schlick 

Section II: Tara Morin 

Section I: Tuesdays, Thursdays, OR 

Fridays: 3:30 – 5:00 pm 

Section II: Saturdays: 10:00 – 11:30 am 

$190/members 


Students will learn basic ceramic techniques, 

including hand-building, glazing, 

and wheel-work. Children are free to 

work on suggested projects or pursue 

their own ideas. Individual expression 

and creative thinking are encouraged. 

Fiber Collage: 

Applique and Mola! 

AGES 7 & UP 

Teaching Artist: Sara Holwerda 


$170/members 


This course presents two kinds of fiber 

collage: applique and reverse applique, 

or mola. Students will work with fabric 

and stitching to create designs, narratives, 

and quilt panels. Learn to layer 

and manipulate fabrics and explore 

embroidery stitches! 

Print Power! 

AGES 6 & UP 

Teaching Artist: Tara Morin 

Saturdays: 12:00 – 1:30 pm 

$170/members 


Students will learn several different 

printmaking techniques and will use 

them on a variety of surfaces. Explore 

monoprints, lithography, relief prints, 

Gyotaku, and how to print your own 

shirt! Students will gain a full understanding 

of these techniques through 

hands-on experiments with materials 

and images. 

Couture Creatures 

AGES 6 & UP 

Teaching Artist: Candice Latimer 

Mondays: 3:30 – 5:00 pm 

$170/members 


In this course students will use origami, 

papier-mâché, sewing, and assemblage 

sculpture techniques to make historically-based 

dolls from many world cultures. 

Experiments in the 

Science of Art 

AGES 7 & UP 

Teaching Artist: Michelle Harris 

Wednesdays: 3:30 – 5:00 pm 

$170/members 


This class will develop knowledge of how 

objects and materials are made. We will 

learn to make our own paint, paper, and 

clay as well as use found and recycled 

materials. While exploring a variety of 

media, including mold making, printmaking, 

book making, paper/salt casting, 

sculpture, collage and painting, students 

will expand the scope of their artistic 

abilities while learning how stuff works. 

Draw, Paint, Print! 

AGES 6 & UP 

Teaching Artist: Sara Holwerda 

Mondays: 3:30 – 5:00 pm 

$170/members 


This class is geared toward the young 

artist who wants to do it all! In this 

course, students will be introduced to 

a variety of two-dimensional media and 

techniques. Students will draw with 

pencils, chalk, and pastels; paint with 

watercolor, acrylic, and tempera; and 

print multiples with foam prints, 

rubbings, and stencils. 

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Cartoon-orama 

AGES 8 & UP 

Teaching Artist: Hesper Wolfe 


$170/members 


In this course, students will learn the key 

elements to creating a comic book, 

including cartoon figure drawing skills, 

the development of a superhero identity, 

the design of a comic book cover, and 

the creation of a comic book story and 

illustrations. 

From Drawing to Painting 

AGES 8 & UP 



$170/members 


Students will learn key elements of 

drawing and painting such as color, line, 

shape, and form. From blind contour 

drawing to working with color to create 

mood, contrast, and temperature, the 

course will push the imagination. At the 

end of the course, students will pick a 

theme for their final project and have a 

show to display their work! 

Teen Painting: 

The Costumed Figure 

AGES 11-16 

Teaching Artist: Jeff Geesa 


$170/members 


This course will introduce students to the 

tools and techniques necessary to express 

themselves with paint. Topics covered will 

include value (light and dark), basic color 

theory, and more as students learn to 

paint people with expressive costumes 

and props! During each session the students 

will push their creative boundaries 

by viewing the work of other artists. 

Experimental 

Photography 

AGES 11-16 

Teaching Artist: Michelle Harris 


$170/members 


In this course students will learn to 

manipulate all functions of a 35mm camera, 

expose and process film, and make 

custom prints as well as explore various 

techniques to make images in the realm 

of photography. Students will explore a 

wide variety of topics including toy and 

handmade cameras, camera-less images, 

and alternative processes including liquid 

light emulsion, daguerreotypes, 

Polaroid transfers, and cyanotypes.

Creativity Camp 

Explore the exciting world of art and creativity 

through a wide range of multi-media activities. 

Campers will produce unique and original works 

of art, focus on the creative process, and develop 

their imagination. The combination of visual arts 

and theater arts, together with outdoor play 

gives campers a unique summer experience 

that is active, fun, and stimulating. Join us this 

summer as our campers create, explore, and 

grow. All art supplies are included. Each day 

is action-packed so students should bring a 

nutritious bag lunch. Aftercare is also available. 

Check our website or call for details! 

Visual Arts in the A.M. • Theater 

Arts in the P.M. • Field Trips, Too! 

Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 3:00 

SESSION DATES: 

Mini Camp I June 11 - June 15 

Session 1 June 18 – June 29 

Session 2 July 2 – July 13 

Session 3 July 16 – July 27 

Session 4 July 30 – August 10 

Session 5 August 13 – August 24 

Mini Camp II August 27 – August 31 

AGES GROUPS: 

Section A 

Grades PreK-1* 

Section B Grades 2-3 

Section C Grades 4-5 

*Students must be at least four years old and have previously 

attended a full-day school program 

There is a limit of 18 students per session. 

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Space is Limited— 

register early! 

Each 2-week camp session 

$685 MEMBERS, 

$710 NON-MEMBERS 

Each 1-week camp session 

(mini camps and special topics) 

$370 MEMBERS, 

$395 NON-MEMBERS 

10&UP 

Special Topics Camps 

Design Your Line 

June 11 – June 15 

Film Photography 


Experimental Photography 


Printmaking 

July 2 – July 6 

Sewing 


Digital Photography 


Stop Motion Animation 


Art Science 

July 30 – August 3 

Guerrilla Art 

August 6 – August 10 

Comics 

August 13 – August 17 

Stencils 

August 20 - August 24 

Creature Feature 

August 27 - August 31

ADULT 

ages 

IN 

16+ 

COURSES 

THE PERLOW 

MULTI-MEDIA 

STUDIOS 

There are open studio hours (not monitored) during office hours when there are no programs scheduled. Please call the Art 

Center before coming to ensure that the studio is available. Signs will be posted in the studios after the first week of the session. 

• HPAC provides up to 37.5lbs of clay per 

10-week course (25 lbs per 5-week course) 

• Additional clay is available for purchase 

• Choose from dozens of glazes 

• All tools are provided 

• Course tuition includes all firing fees 

• Open Studio Hours available daily 

All courses 

are 10-weeks 

long unless 

otherwise 

indicated 

CERAMICS 

IN THE CERF HILL AND SAGAN CERAMICS CLASSROOM 

Multi-Level Ceramics: 

Throwing and Handbuilding 

Teaching Artist: Hardy Schlick 

Foundation 

Mondays OR Thursdays: 

7:00 – 9:30 pm; OR 

Wednesdays: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm; OR 

Saturdays:10:00 am – 12:30 pm 

(10 weeks OR sign up for 5 weeks, 

2 classes/week) 

$285/members 


The focus of this course is mainly functional 

wheel work; beginning students also 

learn basic handbuilding skills. All students, 

whether beginning or experienced, are free 

to work at their own pace in whatever 

form they choose. Additionally, there is 

instruction in the fascinating and important 

area of using glazes, slips, and oxides to 

develop finished surfaces. All instruction is 

geared toward individual ability and needs. 

Sculpture: Portrait & Figure 

Teaching Artist: David Trost 

Expansion 


$285/members $305/non-members 

This multi-level course is aimed at students 

who are interested in exploring the 

various means through which the human 

form can be represented in clay. Class 

time will include demonstrations of 

building techniques and hands-on exercises 

aimed at pushing the boundaries 

of your creativity. Students will explore 

issues special to figurative sculpture 

including proportion, anatomy, and 

gender. Students will also gain an understanding 

of materials and techniques 

that are used to build sculptures and will 

be given a great deal of freedom to 

explore the human form in clay. 

Instruction is geared toward individual 

ability and goals. 

Throw Some Clay 

Teaching Artist: David Trost 

Foundation 

Thursdays: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm 


This course is intended to offer a 

focused approach to using the potter’s 

wheel. Based on individual needs and 

goals, students will learn to center, 

throw, and trim a wide range of functional 

forms, including bowls, cups, and 

plates. Through demonstration and individual 

instruction, students will be shown 

everything from the most rudimentary 

forms to more complex constructions. 

The possibilities are endless! Previous 

experience in throwing is recommended 

but not required as instruction is geared 

toward individual abilities. 

HPAC COURSES are designed 

to benefit a broad range of 

student interests and skill 

levels. Courses are small and 

individual instruction and 

support are important 

elements of the learning 

experience in our studios. 

Students may join a course at 

any level in which they are 

comfortable. To help you find 

the best course for you, programs 

have been divided into 

the following skill levels: 

Gateway: For students with 

no previous art-making 

experience. Gateway courses 

introduce students to new 

media and basic techniques. 

Foundation: Open to students 

with some previous experience 

in art. These courses 

introduce new skills and techniques 

and build foundational 

knowledge and skills. 

Expansion: Further development 

of technical art-making 

skills. Courses will help students 

to investigate new concepts and 

develop their artistic vision. 

Previous art-making experience 

in the specified media is highly 

recommended. 

Exploration: Some courses 

are open to both novice and 

advanced students. Projects in 

these courses are appropriate 

for all skill levels.

PHOTOGRAPHY 

Digital/Analog 

IN THE THUROW DIGITAL LAB 

Intro to Digital Photo 


Section I: Aron Gent 

Section II: Ahmed Ozsever 

Gateway 

I: Tuesdays: 6:30 – 9:00 pm 

II: Saturdays: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm 


Learn basic digital camera functions as 

well as photographic concepts such as 

depth of field, shutter speed, exposure, 

color theory, and composition. The focus 

of this course will be to gain an understanding 

of digital photography—basic 

camera operations, photographic styles, 

and processes used to create images 

that reflect both a technical and aesthetic 

awareness. Classes will incorporate 

lectures, demonstrations, slide shows, 

discussions, and critiques, all of which 

will encourage students to explore the 

full potential of the medium. DSLR 

camera is recommended for this course 

Photoshop I 

Teaching Artist: Ahmed Ozsever 

Foundation 



This course introduces students to 

photoshop tools that manipulate and 

enhance photographic images. Students 

learn basic workflow, the skills to retouch, 

enhance, and composite photographs. 

This course is designed for students with 

little to no experience with photoshop. 

Digital II 

Teaching Artist: Lisa Lindvay 

Expansion 

Mondays: 6:30 – 9:00 pm 


Did you love Intro to Digital Photo? 

Or, do you want a better understanding 

of what makes a great photograph? If 

so, Digital II is the course for you! In 

this 10-week course students will learn 

the craft of creating photographs. This 

course will explore aesthetic issues, 

the history of photography, and the 

meaning of photographs. 

Landscape 

Teaching Artist: Stephanie Burke 

Expansion 

FIVE WEEKS: June 27 - July 25 

(no class on July 4) 



Learn how to create dynamic and compelling 

compositions, capture vivid color, 

and perfect your camera expertise in the 

ever-changing natural light. Classes will 

be held both outdoors (weather permitting) 

and in the classroom. Each lesson 

will focus on building technical skills in 

photography, as well as generating discussion 

around the methods, concepts 

and rich history of landscape photography. 

Introduction to 

Film Photography 


Gateway 



Students will learn how to operate a 

manual camera and master its functions 

to compose quality images. Focusing on 

shooting techniques and how to create a 

'good photograph', students will explore 

films, f-stop and shutter speed settings, 

and lenses. The course will also spend 

time working in the darkroom to learn to 

process and print photographic images. 

This course will include weekly assignments 

and critiques. 

Alternative Processes 

in the Darkroom 

Teaching Artist: Stephanie Burke 

Exploration 



Whether you’ve worked in the darkroom 

before or not, this course provides the 

opportunity to see it in a whole new light. 

Learn cyanotypes, pinhole photography, 

and learn to print black & white photographs 

on unexpected materials. Through 

creative problem solving and technical 

experimentation, expand your horizons of 

what it means to work in the darkroom. 

Nature Photo 

Teaching Artist: Jeremy Bolen 

Expansion 

FIVE WEEKS: August 1 - 29 



In this course, photographers will 

explore elements of nature as found in 

the urban landscape. In addition to incamera 

techniques, this course will stress 

the use of tripods to help students create 

extremely sharp photographs with 

long depth-of-field. Trips to the lakefront, 

parks, and other weekly assignments 

will ultimately ask photographers 

to portray how nature survives within 

contemporary cities. 

WE’VE 

UPGRADED OUR 

DIGITAL LAB! 

Check us 

out over the 

coming quarters 

as we roll out 

new programs 

in the lab! 

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ages 

ADULTIN THE PERLOW 

MULTI-MEDIA 

16+ 

COURSES 

STUDIOS 

PAINTING+DRAWING 

IN THE OAKMAN CLINTON SCHOOL & STUDIOS 

Beginning Drawing 

Teaching Artist: Brad Biancardi 

Gateway 



This introductory course is designed for 

students with no experience in painting 

or drawing. Students will develop drawing 

skills with an emphasis on concept, 

narrative, and self-awareness. Using 

materials such as charcoal, graphite, and 

ink, students will create simple sketches 

and finished works. By observing the 

figure and still life, students will learn 

drawing techniques to depict light, 

value, line, perspective, and composition. 

Anyone Can... DRAW! 

Teaching Artist: Jeriah Hildwine 

Gateway 

5 WEEK SHORT! 

June 27 - August 1 

(no class on July 4) 

Wednesdays: 1:00 – 3:30pm 


This 5-week SHORT is intended for students 

with little or no previous drawing 

experience. Like the name says, anyone 

can do it! Students will learn fundamental 

drawing techniques including gesture, 

contour, cross-contour, value rendering 

and markmaking, and perspective. For 

the final class we will apply these skills 

to the human figure, working from a live 

nude model. 

Anyone Can... PAINT! 


Gateway 

5-WEEK SHORT! 

August 8 - September 5 

Wednesdays: 1:00 – 3:30pm 


This 5-week SHORT is intended for 

students with little or no previous 

painting experience. Anyone can do it! 

Students will learn fundamental painting 

techniques including monochrome and 

value, color temperature and the color 

wheel, mixing complements to get 

neutrals, direct painting, underpainting, 

and glazing. For the final class we will 

apply these skills to the human figure, 

working from a live nude model. 

Acrylic Painting 


Foundation 



This foundation level course is designed 

for students with beginning drawing 

experience. This course will focus on the 

development of acrylic painting technique 

and emphasize understanding the 

medium through color mixing, brushwork, 

and paint handling. By observing 

the figure, still life, and photographs 

students will learn specifics of the 

medium such as value (light and dark), 

color, and composition. Class discussion 

and study of basic color theory with 

art-historical content will serve as 

supplements to learning technique. 

Figure Drawing 

Teaching Artist: Jeffrey Geesa 

Foundation 



This foundation level course is for 

students with beginning drawing experience. 

Students will develop skills in 

drawing the human figure and explore 

materials like graphite, charcoal, pastel, 

and conte while working from a model. 

Students will investigate gesture, scale, 

proportion, perspective, composition, 

and more and practice observational 

skills that will enrich the ability to draw 

from memory. Bring a newsprint pad and 

drawing materials to the first class. 

Oil Painting 


Foundation 

Saturdays: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm 


This foundation level course is for 

students with beginning drawing experience. 

This course will introduce students 

to fundamental oil painting skills, tools, 

concepts and techniques. Students will 

learn paint handling, color theory and 

relationships, palette layout, brush 

handling and care, texture, and more 

as they work with the figure and still 

life. Observation and composition 

will be emphasized as students learn 

to translate the seen world into paint 

through several one-week paintings. 

Watercolor Painting 


Section I: Jeriah Hildwine 

Section II: Dawn Brennan 

Foundation 

I: Wednesdays: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm 

II: Saturdays: 1:00 – 3:30 pm 


While covering issues such as composition, 

contrast, texture, and brushwork, 

students will develop skills by observing 

from life in the studio as they explore 

watercolor's transparency and flexibility. 

We will investigate color, value, shape, 

line, mark-making, scale, proportion, perspective, 

space and composition. Enrich 

your ability to mix astonishing colors and 

learn to predict the behavior of the medium 

in a variety of circumstances. See our 

website for a detailed materials list. 

Oil Painting: The Portrait 

Teaching Artist: Randall Miller 

Foundation 

Mondays: 6:30 – 9:00 pm 


How did Master oil painters such as Titian, 

El Greco, and Frans Hals create such stirring 

and lively portraits? This course will 

explore a number of historical portrait 

painting techniques, introducing students 

to the practices of the Venetian School 

and Northern Renaissance. Students will 

receive a broad overview of these techniques 

and create their own works based 

on them. As the semester continues, we 

will also discuss issues of representation 

and meaning related to portraiture. 

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The Graphite Pencil 

Teaching Artist: Dawn Brennan 

Foundation 

Saturdays: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm 


The graphite pencil is the simplest, yet 

arguably the most demanding of drawing 

media. Through the purity of pencil 

students of any level can develop sensitivity, 

conviction, and a profound physical 

connection with the seen world. To 

understand and exploit the complex play 

between perceived depth and abstract 

surface, students will learn how to see 

the world as a field of color relationships 

rather than as a collection of discrete 

objects. Later in the course we can 

incorporate ink wash with pencil for 

tonal drawings. For the first day of class 

please bring #2b graphite pencils, 80 lb 

drawing pad, about 11 x 17; hard eraser, 

and pencil sharpener. 

Figure Studio 

Expansion 

Mondays: 12:30 – 3:00 pm 


Figure studio is a course designed to 

enable drawing and painting students to 

have greater access to a live figure. 

Students may work in the medium of 

their choice. There is no instructor for 

this course, but a variety of models will 

be scheduled for single or multiple 

sessions throughout the 10-week period. 

All students must have been previously 

enrolled in an Art Center course. 

Painting the Figure 

Teaching Artist: Randall Miller 

Expansion 

Mondays: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm 


Representing the human figure in paint 

has challenged artists for centuries. Over 

time, artists have refined specific techniques 

that are now at the disposal of any 

contemporary artist. This course will discuss 

basic procedures for painting the figure 

from life. Students will be explore oil 

painting techniques (glazing and painting 

alla prima) and gain specific knowledge 

about color theory and 2D design that 

will be applicable to any artistic practice. 

Costumed Figure 

Teaching Artists: Jeff Geesa 

Expansion 

Wednesdays: 10:00am – 12:30pm 


This course is for students who have 

taken a foundation level painting course 

in addition to having experience with the 

figure. Folds of cloth, expressive costume, 

and props will add to overall composition 

and figurative subject matter. Classroom 

discussion, art historical references, and 

final critique will be part of the learning 

process. Painting in oils or acrylics is 

encouraged, while drawing in ink or pastel 

is also welcome. An 18 x 22 canvas is 

recommended for the first pose.

Acrylic Painting: 

The Figure 


Expansion 



This course adapts traditional painting 

techniques, used for centuries to paint the 

figure, to the easy-to-use and convenient 

medium of acrylic paint. Approaches 

covered will include direct painting (alla 

prima) as well as under-painting and 

glazing. Students will be taught to use 

both traditional and modern palettes to 

mix a variety of skin tones. 

Heads, Hands, and Feet 


Expansion 



This foundation level course is for students 

with beginning level drawing experience. 

Using the figure as model and 

self-portraiture, students will focus on 

what always seem to be the most intimidating 

areas of a figurative drawing to 

finish. Students will study the physical 

anatomy as a path to understanding how 

to render the head, hands and feet. Art 

historical works will be incorporated into 

the course and students will produce several 

one-sitting drawings in pencil, charcoal, 

and brush and ink. 

Large Scale Painting 


Expansion 

Tuesdays: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm 


This course is designed for students 

with oil or acrylic painting experience. 

Students will push the boundaries of 

their creative comfort level and learn to 

use their whole body while working on 

4x5 ft or larger canvas. Students will 

explore size-to-scale relationships by 

creating landscapes, figurative, and 

abstract compositions and experiment 

with new tools and techniques. Class 

discussion will be included along with 

art historical references brought in for 

inspiration and study. 

Encaustic Painting 

Teaching Artist: Holly Holmes 

Exploration 

Tuesdays: 6:30 – 9:00pm 


This course will introduce the ancient 

craft of encaustic painting. Students will 

learn new techniques specific to working 

with this wax-based medium in order to 

achieve many different outcomes. 

Students will explore diverse topics 

including image transfer, collage, painting, 

drawing, printing, and inlays, as well as 

explore simple molds for added sculptural 

effect. Students will also investigate 

encaustic painting in art history. No previous 

knowledge or experience in painting 

and drawing is necessary. 

Collage 


Exploration 



This course will explore Modern and 

Contemporary art through collage. 

Students will explore different 

approaches to collage to create surprising 

images out of ordinary materials. 

Students will investigate the diverse collage 

traditions and techniques from 

Dadaism and Surrealism to Pop Art. This 

course will also introduce transforming 

images through photo stencils and 

silkscreen techniques. 

PRINTMAKING 

+TEXTILES 

Silkscreen 

Teaching Artist: Elke Claus 

Gateway 



This course will introduce students to 

silkscreen techniques through a special 

photo-emulsion process. Students will 

start with traditional works on paper but 

will be encouraged to print on many 

different surfaces—fabric, collage, photographs—nothing 

is off limits! Topics will 

include editioning, composition, the 

history of silkscreen, and its uses today. 

No previous experience in art is required 

to participate in this course. 

Intro to Printmaking 


Foundation 



Get creative while learning about a wide 

range of print techniques and the history of 

printmaking. Lessons will be given on 

carving relief blocks, etching copper plates, 

silkscreen, and monoprints. Students will 

also learn editioning and will be able to produce 

prints in a variety of colors. For added 

texture and richness, students can combine 

processes. This is a great course for anyone 

who loves to sketch or paint and wants to 

try something new. 

Printmaking II 


Expansion 



In this course, students will further 

explore printmaking techniques and they 

will combine traditional and experimental 

techniques to create new works on paper 

and fabric. Students can work in editions 

as well as one-of-a-kind monoprints as 

they develop their own creative voice. 

Explore new textures, colors, and concepts 

and investigate the wide range of 

image-making possibilities in etching, 

relief, screenprints, and more. Previous 

experience recommended. 

Soft Sculpture 

Teaching Artist: Holly Holmes 

Exploration 

Mondays: 6:30 – 9:00 pm 


This course is for students who want to 

explore ways of making art beyond 

working on canvas. Students will work 

with various types of traditional and 

unconventional materials to make sculptural 

pieces. Students will explore clay, 

wire, fabric, paper, and more to create 

3D works. 

Jewelry: 

Beads & Strings & Wires 

Teaching Artist: Ani Afshar 

Exploration 

5 WEEK SHORT 

August 2 - August 30 



Create beautiful and unique bead 

and string compositions using straight 

beading techniques to create the 

Ani Afshar look. Learn to make multistrand 

Afshar-style wire necklaces and 

bracelets or chokers. Students will 

use fine wire and glass or beads to 

make several pieces. This is a special 

opportunity to create this unique style 

of textured jewelry. 

Light Metal Fabrication 

Teaching Artist: Ryan Holandes 

Exploration 



This course will expose students to metalworking 

as an expressive medium in 2- 

and 3D forms while emphasizing technical 

process in the craft of manipulating 

sheet metal. Students will be guided 

according to their vision in the development 

of wearable art, functional objects, 

or small sculpture. Specific topics will 

include drilling, piercing, sawing, filing, 

textures, and more. Students will need to 

invest in a $175 tool kit to be used 

throughout the course (the kit can be 

used in any additional course in metals). 

Gardening and 

GEEE-keeping 

Teaching Artist: The Artists from G.E.E.E. 

Exploration 

5 WEEK SHORT 

June 26 – July 24 

Tuesdays: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm 

Free upon exchange 

(labor for service) 

Calling urban gardeners, green thumbs, 

and neighbors! Learn how to grow and 

(fingers crossed!) harvest tomatoes with 

hands-on experience at HPAC’s rooftop 

tomato garden. as well as learn how to 

plant, care for, and propagate a lowmaintenance 

garden in HPAC’s perennial 

gardens. Participants will also learn how 

to design a container or a garden. Use 

the GEEE-Cycle station to plant or make 

your own self-watering containers for 

herbs, annuals, and food. Help GEEE—a 

plant and gift exchange located on the 

2nd floor of the Art Center—reveal and 

develop a viable neighborly garden.

DAILY COURSE 

IN THE OAKMAN CLINTON SCHOOL & STUDIOS 

SCHEDULE 

SUMMER 2012 

June 25 – September 1 

Ceramics • Painting & Drawing • Photography 

Digital • Printmaking & Textiles • Youth Courses 

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 

MORNING 

9:30am 

Painting the 

Figure 

10:00am 

Large Scale 

Painting 

10:30am 

Gardening and 

GEEE-keeping 

SHORT 

9:30am 

Multi-Level 

Throwing and 

Hand-building 

10:00am 

Watercolor 

Costumed 

Figure 

10:00am 

Throw 

Some Clay 

10:00am 

10:00am 

Multi-Level 

Throwing and 

Hand-building 

Oil 

Digital Photo 

Ceramics 

Graphite Pencil 

AFTERNOON 

12:30pm 

Open Figure 

Studio 

3:30pm 

Couture 

Creatures 

Draw, Paint, 

Print! 

2:00pm 

Head, Hands 

Feet 

3:30pm 

Ceramics 

Discover Art 

Experimental 

Photography 

Fiber Collage 

1:00pm 

Anyone Can... 

Draw! 

Anyone Can... 

PAINT! 

3:30pm 

From Drawing 

to Painting 

Art Science 

1:00pm 

Jewelry SHORT 

3:30pm 

Ceramics 

Cartoon-orama 

4:00pm 

Painting 

3:30pm 

Ceramics 

12:00pm 

Print Power! 

1:00pm 

Watercolor 

4:00pm 

Teen Painting 

EVENING 

6:30pm 

OIl Portait 

Soft Sculpture 

Digital II 

7:00pm 

Multi-Level 

Throwing and 

Hand-building 

6:30pm 

Sculpture 

Printmaking II 

Digital Photo 

Beginning 

Drawing 

Encaustic 

6:30pm 

Acrylic Painting 

Landscape 

SHORT 

Nature Photo 

SHORT 

Intro to Print 

Figure Drawing 

Film 

Photography 

6:30pm 

Collage 

Silkscreen 

Acrylic Figure 

Metal 

Fabrication 

Photoshop 

Alternative 

Darkroom 

7:00pm 

Multi-Level 

Throwing and 

Hand-building 

Special Discounts 

at HPAC! 

• STUDENTS WHO REGISTER ON OR 

BEFORE JUNE 10 

receive a $10 DISCOUNT off the 

total registration 

• MEMBERS 

receive a $20 DISCOUNT per course 

IMPORTANT DATES: 

Summer Session 

June 25 - September 1 (10 weeks) 

Courses and Workshops for all ages—Day and Night! 

Summer Registration Begins May 21 

Early Registration Discount Before June 10 

Scholarship Deadline June 8 

Half Session Start Date Week of July 30 

Make-up Week for Courses* September 3 - 8 

10 

WEEK 

SESSION 

Visit: 

HYDE 

PARKART 

.ORG 

For additional 

registration 

policies 

*Courses made up for holidays and teacher absence only, not student absences 

The Hyde Park Art Center strongly encourages advance registration. Many courses fill quickly. Other courses may be cancelled if there are not at least 5 students 

pre-registered before the first class meets. A student is not considered registered until payment has been received and a registration form has been completed. 

Please note that half sessions are available for most courses, but students should elect to attend classes either the first or second half of the term. 

All courses meet once a week for the 10 week term unless stated otherwise, and any classes cancelled due to holidays will have make-up class dates 

arranged at the discretion of the Teaching Artist. 

Use of Images: The Hyde Park Art Center occasionally takes photographs of students, Teaching Artists, and/or their artwork for use in print, and electronic 

publications, and for archival purposes. 

14 | 15

FREE MONTHLYEVENTS 

June 

1 & 2 

Friday & Saturday 

Big Dig Gig 

Join G.E.E.E. for the 3rd annual 

Big Dig Gig, where the community 

is invited to add surplus plants 

to the Hyde Park Art Center's 

Abundance Garden and celebrate 

the beginning of the growing season 

with the opening of the 2nd 

Annual Rooftop Tomato Garden. 

3 

Sunday 

Exhibition 

Reception 

3pm – 5pm 

• Trail 

• Woven Gardens and 

Shredded Shadows 

Free Concert 

3pm – 5pm 

Live music performed by Douglas 

Ewart and Quasar of the AACM 

will activate Faheem Maheed’s 

installation, including in the 

exhibition The Hairy Blob 

10 

Sunday 

Conversation 

with the Artist 

3pm 

Sarah Fitzsimons 

14 

Thursday 

Conversation 

with the Artist 

3pm 

Watie White talks with GEEE 

about the Hyde Park Art Center / 

Union for Contemporary Art 

(Omaha) exchange 

15 

Friday 

Prints & Pints 

7pm – 11pm 

3RD FRIDAY! 

July 

12 

Thursday 

Open Studio and 

Artist Talk 

6pm 

Nadav Assor 

14 

Saturday 

Artist Run Spaces 

Bike Tour 

11am – 5pm 

We’ll tackle the West 

Loop/Ukrainian Village Galleries. 

RSVP recommended. 

20 

Friday 

Performance 

7pm 

Nadav Assor and Daniel 

Davidovsky 

3RD FRIDAY! 

August 

4 

Saturday 

Exhibition 

Reception 

3pm – 5pm 

• Front and Center 

12 

Sunday 

Second Sunday 

1pm – 4pm 

19 

Sunday 

Exhibition 

Reception 

3pm – 5pm 

• Ground Floor 

September 

9 

Sunday 

Fun For All 

12pm 4pm 

21 

Friday 

Cocktails & Clay 

7pm – 11pm 

3RD FRIDAY! 

The Hyde Park Art Center is at once an exhibition space, learning annex, community resource, and social hub for the art curious and 

professional artists alike—carrying out its mission to stimulate and sustain the visual arts in Chicago. The Art Center is funded in part by 

the Alphawood Foundation; The Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts; The Chicago Community Trust; a City Arts III grant from the 

City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and the Illinois Arts Council; Creative New Zealand; David C. and Sarajean Ruttenberg 

Arts Foundation; The Field Foundation of Illinois; Harper Court Arts Council; Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; The Irving Harris 

Foundation; The Joyce Foundation; JPMorgan Chase Foundation; The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation; The Leo S. Guthman Fund; The Mayer 

and Morris Kaplan Family Foundation; The MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at Prince; National Endowment for the Arts; Polk Bros. 

Foundation; and the generosity of its members and people like you. 

For more information about these programs, visit us at hydeparkart.org


ART 

CEN 

TER 

5020 S. Cornell Ave. 

Chicago, IL 60615 

Phone: 773.324.5520 

Fax: 773.324.6641 

email: generalinfo@hydeparkart.org 

Website: www.hydeparkart.org 

Office and Gallery Hours 

Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm 

Friday - Saturday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm 

Sunday: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm 

NON-PROFIT 

US POSTAGE 

PAID 

CHICAGO, IL 

PERMIT NO. 6049 

Artist-Run Spaces 

Bike Tour 

Saturday, July 14, 2012 

SUMMER 2012 

JUNE 25 – SEPTEMBER 1 

The Hyde Park Art Center hosts the 5th annual 

travelling tours of artist-run art galleries and free 

exhibition spaces. This summer’s bike tour will 

focus on spaces in and around the West Loop 

neighborhood. Starting at Document, and travelling 

to Threewalls, EbersMoore, Alderman Exhibitions, 

and more, this tour gives you the chance to 

discover Chicago galleries that exhibit young 

and emerging Chicago artists, as well as 

opportunities to speak to the gallerists who 

organize these exhibitions. Afterward, mingle 

with the other tour-takers, artists, and gallerists 

at a free barbecue. 

Participants must have their own bike. 

Newsletter + Course Schedule 

Please visit: 

www.hydeparkart.org for details. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER: 773.324.5520 or hydeparkart.org

summer 2012 - Hyde Park Art Center

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