Join us for ReVIEW!, a special day of art, dialogue, and performance as we celebrate the final week of ReSOURCE at the South Side Community Art Center. Experience art-making, community conversation, and live performance from incredible artists whose work celebrates the vibrancy and resilience of Black creativity.

• 11:00 AM: Art Making Workshop with Robert Paige

• 1:00 PM: Artist Talk with Sonja Henderson

• 2:00 PM: Performance by travis and ONO

This day-long experience offers an opportunity to gather in community, engage with artists, and honor the profound spirit of creativity through making, reflection, and sound.

Robert Paige

Born in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood, Robert Paige (b. 1936) is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans painting, collage, sculpture, and textile design. Known for his vibrant, geometrical designs inspired by Black culture, Paige emerged during the Black Arts Movement and has influenced generations through his accessible and celebratory art. His Dakkabar Collection, which features West African patterns and colors, remains iconic. Paige has exhibited at institutions such as the Art Institute of Chicago, the Hyde Park Art Center, and the Smart Museum of Art, where his current installation Give the Drummer Some! transforms the museum’s space.

Sonja Henderson

A sculptor and social innovator, Sonja Henderson’s practice combines community ritual, collective memory, and healing. Henderson’s impactful public works include the Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Memorial, as well as large-scale mosaic murals and installations that center joy and restoration. In 2020, she founded Mothers Healing Circle, a transformative program offering art-based healing for Chicago mothers affected by violence. Her work, exhibited across the country, remains deeply grounded in storytelling, justice, and collective care.

travis (with ONO)

travis (b. 1946) is a multidisciplinary artist and performer whose work spans sound, calligraphy, painting, and performance art. Rooted in the legacy of his birthplace in Mississippi, travis’ work explores race, gender, and the resilience of Black environments. As co-founder of the legendary experimental noise band ONO, travis redefines performance through sound, found materials, and improvisation. Since 1980, ONO has pushed boundaries, using everything from traditional instruments to broken street glass to create transformative sonic landscapes.

Tickets:

This event is free and open to the public. Donations are encouraged to support ongoing programming at the South Side Community Art Center.

Additional Details:

• Seating is limited for select sessions.

• Light refreshments will be provided.

Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate art, history, and community at the South Side Community Art Center!

Contact Information:

For questions or accessibility needs, please contact info@sscartcenter.org

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ReSOURCE: Art and Resourcefulness in Black Chicago

Since the time of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, Chicago’s Black culture has been defined by its creative ethos of resourcefulness. Thinking ecologically before there was an environmental movement, generations of Black artists have worked their alchemy to transform simple materials and castoff objects into beautiful art, breathe life into the city’s forgotten corners, and reinvent and reclaim ancestral traditions. The South Side Community Art Center’s ReSOURCE exhibition brings together 40 artists and 70 artworks (including 4 projects commissioned for the exhibition) in partnership with local community gardens and urban farms to tell this story.

Curated by

Bethany Hill and LaMar Gayles

This exhibition is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art as part of Art Design Chicago (ADC).

ReSOURCE: Art and Resourcefulness in Black Chicago is part of Art Design Chicago, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. ReSOURCE is funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art.

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