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Congrats to CP11 artist Josué Esaú on being a 2026 Luminarts Visual Arts Fellow! @esauworks @luminartsculturalfoundation taken in Hyde Park Art Center by @thecenterprogram

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Join us on Tuesday March 3rd from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM as some of the CP11 artists explore the Mutuality exhibition!

For this program artists will share their ideas, processes, and inspirations through short talks, an installation activation, and audio and haptic performances. This program is free and open to all.

Featuring:
Amethyst J. Davis
Josué Esaú
Dawn Liddicoatt
Talks by:
Jalen Hamilton
Juan Molina Hernández
Maven Kennedy
Charlotte Mays
Kelly McKaig
Vida Sačić
Carina Vargas-Nuñez taken in Hyde Park Art Center by @thecenterprogram

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Uplifting culmination of a year’s work, this class of CP artists is 🔥🔥🔥Check out Mutuality, on view until March 8, 2026!! taken in Hyde Park Art Center by @thecenterprogram

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Today is the day!! Join us for CP11 exhibition opening from 1-4pm @hydeparkartcenter !! taken in Hyde Park Art Center by @thecenterprogram

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So much has happened in a year! So many thoughts, progressions, ways of being evolved and changed. I feel changed. I am. I’m different in so many ways by the challenges, questions, edifications, support, and intrigue. The deep desire from everyone who participated in this cohort to grow and push their own and each other’s practices. By showing up, being present and giving of their time and attention we moved forward together.

A special thanks to our incredible leadership team @thecenterprogram - program curator, Teresa Silva @eso_no_me_interesa , our program coordinator Aidan Frierson @skinlessdogg , and the HPAC’s director Mike Nourse @mike.nourse for their tireless support and guidance. And to all of the visiting artists, curators, gallerists, thinkers, and contributors who shared space with us during our time together.

Please join us on December 13th from 1-4 pm at the Hyde Park Art Center @hydeparkartcenter for the opening reception of the CENTER program’s 11th cohort exhibition “Mutuality” to check out what we have been working towards for the last year.

With so much gratitude, love and respect ❤️

#cp11 #thecenterprogram #hpac #hydeparkartcenter #mutuality #hpaccenterprogram taken in Hyde Park Art Center by @thecenterprogram

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Thank you Claudine Ise for joining the last CP11 seminar of the year!

Artists and Program Curator Teresa Silva now shift towards the exhibition which opens December 13th -mark those calendars! taken in Hyde Park Art Center by @thecenterprogram

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You are invited to the opening of a solo exhibition by CP11 artist Carlos Salazar-Lermont! Fixing the Baroque is curated by Inés Arango-Guingue, and opens this Friday, November 7, at 7 p.m. at ACRE Projects (2921 N Clark St, Chicago). The show will be on view through January 4, 2026.

In this exhibition, Carlos brought together photography, video, and installation to reflect on immigration and belonging — themes that feel especially urgent right now in Chicago and across the U.S. With Fixing the Baroque, Carlos connects Latin American visual traditions with contemporary experiences of displacement and resilience. taken in ACRE by @thecenterprogram

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Fall 2025 Bridge Program will be led by artist, educator, program alumnae, and CP9 artist Teresita Carson! Applications are due August 15th, link in bio! taken in Hyde Park Art Center by @thecenterprogram

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My name is Bethany Cordero @bethany_cordero, I’m an artist and graduate of SAIC @saicalumni. I’m currently part of the Hyde Park Art Center’s CENTER Program’s 11th cohort (#cp11) @hydeparkartcenter @thecenterprogram and I live a work in Chicago. I greatly appreciate the invitation from @surface_design to collaborate this weekend, providing me an opportunity to connect with many of you and share more about my practice.

Studio view, 2024

“Within the Fold”
Ceramic, Jute and Thread
11.5” x 9” x 3”
2024/5

“Layers of Defense”
Ceramic, Salt, Powdered Metallic Steel, Charcoal Ash Slip, Sulfur Oxide, and Faux Fur
10” x 17” x 19”
2024

#contemporaryart #contemporarysculpture #sculpture #chicagoartist #bethanycordero #saicalumni #hpaccenterprogram #materiality #contemporaryceramics #visualartist #hpaccenterprogram #chicagoart #cerámica taken in Chicago, Illinois by @thecenterprogram

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CP Super-Coordinator Aidan Frierson capturing Program Curator Teresa Silva, visitors Asha Iman Veal and Edra Soto, along with CP11. Great day! We are off for summer before returning in Fall ;) taken in Hyde Park Art Center by @thecenterprogram

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This Saturday CP11 artist @katie.a.vota will be participating in this year’s Dock 6 Collective - Art & Design 16!

Event: Saturday June 7th, 2025, 2PM-8PM
Location Address: 2100 N Major Chicago, IL 60639

Many other great artists including CP4 artist @reginigloria CP2 artist @jaclynjacunski CP7 artist @kellykristinjones CP2 artist @edrasoto and CP5 artist @gwendolynz taken in Dock 6 Collective by @thecenterprogram

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Wonderful evening last night @hydeparkartcenter. During @thecenterprogram we were fortunate to have Yasmin Spiro @yspiro take us on a walkthrough of her exhibition “Cornerstone” currently on view in Gallery 1. It was exciting to hear her share details about the work, her process and personal experiences growing up in Jamaica. So grateful for these opportunities to learn from such an incredible group of artists and thinkers. This has been such a privilege to share space with this cohort lead by program curator Teresa Silva @eso_no_me_interesa and program coordinator Aidan Frierson @skinlessdogg

#thecenterprogram #cp11 #hydeparkartcenter #hpaccenterprogram #hpac taken in Hyde Park Art Center by @thecenterprogram

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