South Side Community Art Center

South Side Community Art Center

The South Side Community Art Center is an official landmark in Chicago, Illinois.

Completed in 1893 at 3831 S. Michigan Avenue, the Georgian Revival-style building originally served as a residence for grain merchant George Seaverns. It was remodeled by the Works Progress Administration as a community arts center in 1940 and has since been an important center for Chicago's African American artists. It earned Chicago Landmark status on June 16, 1994. [ [http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/S/SouthSideArt.html South Side Community Art Center] , City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division (2003). Retrieved on 2007-09-09.]

The art center was christened by First Lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt on in May 1941. Its endeavored to avail art and culture to a diverse audience and to promote artists and other cultural workers. Among its alumni are Charles White, Bernard Goss, George Neal, Eldzier Cortor, Gordon Parks, Archibald Motley, and Margaret Goss Burroughs. [cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/73.html|title=South Side Community Art Center|accessdate=2007-10-25|work=The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago|date=2005|publisher=Chicago Historical Society]

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