Get ready to bluff, bet, and unleash your inner artist in this one-of-a-kind poker showdown. Join us for All In For Open Arts, a charity Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournament raising funds for Hyde Park Art Center’s revolutionary contribute-what-you-can tuition model that has opened the doors of creative education to everyone in our community, regardless of economic status. Through Open Arts, Hyde Park Art Center offers more than 150 arts courses every year — covering ceramics, painting, drawing, sculpture, quiltmaking, and more — across all skill levels and all ages, with no one turned away for inability to pay. Since its full launch in spring 2022, Open Arts has transformed lives across Chicago’s South Side, welcoming students who never thought a world-class arts education was within reach. Now it’s your turn to go all in. Your buy-in of $65 directly supports: Free and low-cost arts classes for children, teens, adults, and seniors Teaching artists who meet every student exactly where they are A vibrant, diverse creative community at the Oakman Clinton School + Studios You also have the chance to win top-tier prizes: Dinner for 2 at Virtue Restaurant All Together Now Gift Card White Sox Tickets Art Center Swag, and more! Whether you’re here to win big or just have a great time, every dollar goes toward something that matters. Proceeds benefit Hyde Park Art Center’s Open Arts initiative, made possible by the Clinton Family Fund, Joyce Foundation, Good Chaos, Sacks Family Foundation, and a community of supporters like you.
Advancing contemporary visual art in Chicago, cultivating ideas & amplifying today & tomorrow’s creative voices.
