Cultural and Arts Organizations and Resources

Culture, Arts and Entertainment links and contacts Directory

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To Calendar: Cultural/Arts Events: best bets, series, continuing, run by dates.
To Arts and Cultural News page (includes U of C arts/humanities outreach).
A spectrum of area arts organizations and venues is alphabetized in ArtsFest04

Related:Arts and Culture sections in Community Resources and Neighborhood Nonprofit Organizations.
University of Chicago: visit the Neighborhood Links and Websites page for the links; visit also the website of UC Humanities Division's Civic Knowledge Project and Southside Arts and Humanities Network. Hyde Park Cultural Alliance/Hyde Park Jazz Society/Hyde park Jazz Festival.
Return to Calendars and Directories Events of Civic/Personal Interest, Community Events, History-related events, Religious Calendar. Maps.

Here:

By category: Table of organizations, venues/spots, resources

The following museums keep large collections: DuSable Museum of African American History, Oriental Institute, Smart Museum and the University of Chicago (including Dept. of Visual Arts and Midway Studios). Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center keeps some pieces. The other large exhibiting art museums--Hyde Park Art Center and the Renaissance Society--do not hold collections. A specialized collection is that of The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio at Robie House.

Cinema see Film.

Art Centers (local major)
Architecture (see full array of links, resources in our Historic Preservation page)

Art Fairs and art and general/international
Festivals, providers (more at bottom)
Artists in Residence-UofC music groups

Bookstores (Hyde Park's glory), Book Fairs/ Sales/ Organizations, Book Clubs; Press.


Hyde Park is home to more independent book-stores than any other community in Chicago.

Calendars and Directories, Guides, tickets. Many have extensive reviews of venues, happenings. More see Film section.

 

Classes and Schools, Mentoring, Intellectual games... details in alpha section more in Afterschool page

  •  Dance (Most dance classes are in Dance)
    Argentine Tango and others U of C Dance
    Chicago Swing Dance
    Hyde Park Art Center
    Hyde Park Devel. Ctr.
    Hyde Park Loring Res. Ctr.
    Hyde Park Neigh'd Club
    Hyde Park Sch. of Ballet
    Int'l Folk Dancers
    Jackson Prk fieldhse
    Joan's Studio
    Kalapriya
    Kennicott Pk Fhse
    Muntu Dance Theatre
    Nichols Pk fieldhouse
    Rhythm 'N Moves
    Say Salsa
    South Sh. Cult. Ctr.
  • Drama
    Creative Juice
  • Writing
    Blue Gargoyle
    Chinese Calig. Club
    Inspiration for Excellence
    Neighborhood Writing Alliance/Journal of Ordinary Thought
Coffee Shops & or cyberplaces, bars being also cultural spaces (not exhaustive). See also Jazz on Tap section in Cultural Calendar page.
  • Bartlett Dining Hall (open to public at 57th and University)
  • Bonjour (1550 E.55th)
  • Borders, 53rd/Lake Park
  • C-Shop/Hutchinson Commons, 2nd floor cafe (some restrictions 5706 S. University)
  • Caffe Florian, (1450 E. 57th): Cafe Society/The Public Square
  • Futureworld (Cyber Cafe)/Futureworld Learning Center ( wired up and with advanced participatory dance and karaoke teaching machine. 1744 E. 55th) http://www.florianchicago.com
  • Medici on 57th (1327 E. 57th) http://www.medici57.com
  • Orly's at 55th and S. Hyde Park has weekend dance and music.
  • The Pub. 1212 E. 59th. Some restrictions to UC affiliation.
  • Spoken Word Cafe (4665 S. King Dr.) Hosts Second City (South Side) improv. performances. 773 3783-2233.
  • Starbucks (1500 E. 53rd, 1157 55th) http://www.starbucks.com
  • Starbucks also part of U of C Bookstore/Barnes and Noble Cafe- see below)
  • Subway cyber (1600 bl. E. 55th and 1449 E. 57th)
  • Third World Cafe (1301 E. 53rd St. often hosts art--. Internet access (pay). Very popular with students. 773 288-3882.)
  • University of Chicago Bookstore. (Barnes and Noble) (tel 773 702-7712, 970 E. 58th. http://www.bkstore.com/uchicago). Several branches including at Gleacher Center.
  • University of Chicago campus coffee shops plus (Bartlett 5640 S. University; C-Shop, Hutchinson and Uncommon Grounds in Reynolds 5706 S. University; Classics 1010 E. 59th; Cobb 5811 S. Ellis; Swift 1025 E. 58th; Stuart 5836 S. Greenwood; Ex Libris in Regenstein Library; 4 in University of chicago Hospitals complex (Billings, Comer, D-Cam lobby and 2nd floor, Mitchell Lobby Au Bon Pain--all restricted to those with business.)
  • Bar Louis or Barlouis (5500 S. Lake Shore Drive, 773 752-3410)
  • Chant (1509 E. 53rd St.)
  • Checkerboard Lounge, see also in alpha Checkerjazz. 5201 S. Harper, 773 684-1472
  • Cove Lounge (1750 E. 55th St., 684-1013)
  • Jimmy's Woodlawn Tap (1172 E. 55th, 773 643-5516)
  • The Pub (often restricted access, U of C Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th)
  • ____ on 53rd

Dance, dance classes

Film, er Cinema, er Movies etc, guides to entertainment in and outside the area. See also Theater and Performance sections below.
Galleries and collectives, various graphic and visual arts, programs/facilities and businesses and collections (See also Museums, below). Private then institutional. For many more outside area see Mid South Side and Mid South Side Galleries sections in alpha and runs in Cult. Calendar page-Outside HP Box.
Information about in such sites as Metromix, Centerstage, Time Out Chicago....
Humanities
Libraries
(Media-see Calendars and Directories)
Museums
Music (see also in Classes) (Details in alpha sections)

Photography (see also Galleries and Museums)
Performance/Perform. Art, Play and Poetry Reading, Folklore Society, Storytelling, Radio (more in Theater)
Religion and Culture

Sculpture/Ceramics
Stores & Supplies (Art, Music)
  • Coop's Records (tel. 773 538-5277, 1350 E. 47th, )
  • Dr. Wax (tel. 774 493-8696, Moved to 5210? S. Harper)
  • The Great Frame Up (tel 773 752-2020, 1418 E. 53rd)
  • Hyde Park Records (1377 E. 53rd) Second hand featured. http://www.hydeparkrecords.net

Theater. See also Performance, above