“Fantastic Aviary” & more…
Fantastic Aviary: Paintings, drawings, and puppets by Hereaclitus “Here” Vernon March 13 – April 4 2020 Friday March 13th… Continue reading
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TONIGHT! John Goode Book Party 8pm
Join the Uptown Arts Center for a John Goode Book Party w/ Paul Ryan on Thursday, June 20th at 8:00 pm. This free event will include a Lagoons Editions book signing, open-mic hosted at… Continue reading
Lagoons Sessions Poetry reading
Poetry reading, book signing, vintage movies and Open Mic
Lagoons Sessions Poetry Friday June 1st
DoublePlay Lagoons Session coming up on June 1st. starting at 7:00pm Robert Lawrence’s book, In Japan, opening party until 8:00pm. A short open-mic until 8:30. Then Valerie Wallace, on her House of McQueen book tour, to finish, with her special guest Ralph… Continue reading
3 shared small art studio spaces-AVAILABLE at Uptown Arts Center
These 3 spaces are in one room adjacent to our gallery space on the 4th floor of the Preston Bradley Center (home of the Uptown Arts Center) Visual artists have numerous opportunities for… Continue reading
Artists of Uptown Arts Center exhibition March 17-19th – Our 11th artist profile Colette Wright Adams
Colette Wright Adams often uses her observation of a neighborhood to create works of art. Many times nature in the city is represented. “A neighborhood is not a static, physical location nor only… Continue reading
Artists of Uptown Arts Center exhibition March 17-19 Our 10th artist Jessica Stanfill
Jessica Stanfill 2016 MFA in Painting & Drawing, The School of the Art Institute, Chicago 2014 Post-Baccalaureate in Painting & Drawing, The School of the Art Institute, Chicago 2006 BA Studio Art,… Continue reading
Artists of Uptown Arts Center exhibition March 17-19–Our 9th artist profile Sarah Bastress
Sarah Bastress is a painter from West Virginia who now lives in Chicago. Her paintings often quote queer or rural tropes from painting history, pop culture, or her own childhood that stir up… Continue reading