Art Centers
Beverly Art Center
Chicago Academy for the Arts
Evanston Art Center
Highland Park Art Center
HYPA (HYDE PARK ALLIANCE FOR ARTS AND CULTURE)
Hyde Park Art Center
Lillstreet Art Center and Gallery
Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center
Marwen
River East Art Center
Beverly Art Center
2407 West 111th Street
www.beverlyartcenter.org
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General Hours
Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday: 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
The Beverly Arts Center is an independent, not-for-profit cultural and educational institution dedicated to enriching lives through the visual and performing arts.
Chicago Academy for the Arts
1010 West Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60642-5414
www.chicagoartsacademy.org
Evanston Art Center
www.evanstonartcenter.com
April 26 - May 16, 2009
Annual Spring Benefit
150 pieces of artwork on display for purchase at our Spring Benefit Auction
April 26, 2009 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Silent Auction opening
Saturday, May 16, 2009 - Spring Benefit - Auction and Refreshments - tickets cost: $100
Highland Park Art Center
1957 Sheridan Road
Highland Park
www.theartcenterhp.org
About the Highland Park Art Center
Art enriches the quality of life for everyone. From toddlers experimenting with finger paints to senior citizens learning to use the potter’s wheel, The Art Center brings the arts to life through hundreds of classes, monthly exhibitions, special educational events and outreach programs every year.
HYPA (HYDE PARK ALLIANCE FOR ARTS AND CULTURE)
5100 S. Hyde Park
773.324.8614, www.hypachicago.org
The Greater Hyde Park area is home to some of the finest art, theater, music, dance, architectural and cultural gems in the nation. From jazz to classical, ballet to folk, and mummies to Mies, you’ll find a diverse and dynamic arts community that will excite and inspire you with its cultural riches.
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 South Cornell Avenue
773.324.5520, www.hydeparkart.org

The Hyde Park Art Center’s mission is to stimulate and sustain the visual arts in Chicago. It is the oldest alternative exhibition space in the city and boasts a long record of education outreach in the community.
Lillstreet Art Center and Gallery
4401 North Ravenswood
www.lillstreet.com
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Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago's largest visual art center, is home to 54 artist studios, a gallery, a café, as well as 19 classrooms. We teach clay, metalsmithing, printmaking, textiles, painting and drawing for adults and kids classes and camps. We are a mecca for learning, working and seeing a broad range of visual arts.
Lillstreet is open to the public 7 days a week.
Hours
M-Th: 10 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
F-Sa: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Su: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center
1060 East 47th Street
www.blackpearl.org
Little Black Pearl provides access to art and culture and educational training opportunities in the arts for youth and adults. Little Black Pearl offers a series of programs and workshops engaged in various activities in pursuit of its mission. As a community based organization since 1994, LBP is also dedicated to contributing to the economic self-sufficiency of the community.
Marwen
833 North Orleans Street
312.944.2418, www.marwen.org
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Marwen educates and inspires under-served young people through the visual arts. Marwen offers high quality visual art instruction combined with college and career development programs–all provided completely free of charge–to Chicago’s youth in grades 6-12.
River East Art Center
www.rivereastartcenter.com
As a neighborhood resource, the River East Art Center will bring sophisticated Chicago residents and artists together, and forward, into a new age of growth, expression and appreciation of life, for each individual, and for the community as a whole.


