South Side Community Art Center

South Side Community Art Center
South Side Community Art Center in Bronzeville, Chicago, IL
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Established1940
Location3831 South Michigan Avenue
Coordinates41°49′29″N 87°37′23″W / 41.8246°N 87.6231°W / 41.8246; -87.6231

The South Side Community Art Center is a community art center in Chicago that opened in 1940 with support from the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project in Illinois.[1] Opened in Bronzeville in an 1893 mansion, it became the first black art museum in the United States[2] and has been an important center for the development Chicago's African American artists.[1] Of more than 100 community art centers established by the WPA, this is the only one that remains open.

The center was awarded Chicago Landmark status in 1994.[1] Named a "National Treasure" by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 2017, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b c "Chicago Landmarks - South Side Community Art Center". City of Chicago. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  2. ^ Knupfer, p. 2.
  3. ^ Pfister, Tom. "African American Art Center In Chicago Achieves National Register Status". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  4. ^ "Weekly List 20180921 - National Register of Historic Places (U.S. National Park Service)". Retrieved 2018-09-29.