DOVA Temporary is a storefront gallery administered by the University of Chicagoʼs Department of Visual Arts (DOVA). Due to its proximity in Hyde Parkʼs historically significant Harper court, it serves as a point of interaction and engagement between the Hyde Park community and the Arts on campus. DOVA Temporary is a highly adaptable space that fosters experimentation and diverse approaches to the arts by providing a
professional quality facility for the exhibition of graduate, undergraduate, and alumni student work from DOVA on a regular basis.

The artists in the exhibition use photography to map what might be termed the space of the encounter, a space whereby encounters are not only framed but are enacted through their photographic project. The encounters here move between the personal and intimate to the larger public sphere and an almost mythic sense of belonging; pulling the viewer into a new relationship with the image. Rather than shutting the viewer off from a closed past, these works participate in what art historian Joseph Leo Koerner has described as Erlebniskunst (literally, experience-art), art that places the viewer in the very moment of encounter.

DOVA Temp, 5228 S. Harper Ave., Chicago. September 30th – November 4th with gallery hours from Wednesday to Saturday, 12:00pm–5:00pm. For more information email dovatemp@uchicago.edu or call 773-324-2089.

We’re baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! It’s time again for Mischief Night at the Hyde Park Art Center. On Saturday, October 29th, artists take over the entire building to showcase the illusive, the strange and the mysterious side of art. The whole family is invited to enjoy a full day of performance, workshops, exhibitions and more. And best of all, it’s FREE! From 1:00pm-10:00pm, the Art Center hosts their second annual FREE festival of artist-made mischief.  This event is generously sponsored by WBEZ and Smartbox USA.

Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell St., Chicago.  Saturday, October 29th from 1:00pm to 10:00pm. For more information call 773-324-5520 or visit www.hydeparkart.org.

Join us for the celebration for the arts festival opening. Ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new tourism of South Shore located at the Black United Fund of Illinois building will also take place.

South Shore Chamber, Inc., 1750 E. 71st St., Suite 208, Chicago. Friday, October 28, from 4:00pm until… RSVP at 773-955-9559 or 773-955-9508 or email Natasha Bryson.

Friends of Blackstone Library continues the 2011-12 Despres Family Memorial Lecture Series with “New Writers Emerging”, Wednesday, October 26^th at 6:00pm at Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave. Aspiring writers from the University of Chicago Creative Writing Program will read excerpts from their recent fictional work.  Chicago Tribune writer Rick Kogan will host. Come out and enjoy new works written by some of the brightest minds in the city. This event is  co-sponsored by The Committee on Creative Writing at the University of Chicago.

Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., Chicago. Wednesday, October 26^th at 6:00pm. This event is free and open to the public.

The Chicago Humanities Festival’s mission is to create opportunities for people of all ages to support, enjoy and explore the humanities. We fulfill this mission through our annual festivals, the fall Chicago Humanities Festival and the spring Stages, Sights & Sounds, and by presenting programs throughout the year that encourage the study and enjoyment of the humanities. Please join us for Hyde Park Day, a series of lectures, performances, and artistic activities dedicated to making the humanities a vital and vibrant ingredient of daily life. We believe that access to cultural, artistic and educational opportunities is a necessary element for a healthy and robust civic environment.

University of Chicago, 5801 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago. Sunday, October 23rd. Day passes are $45 each and grant holders access to Festival events. Please note: Mansueto Library tours are not eligible for the pass and require a separate ticket. Day passes must be purchased in advance—online or by phone—and are redeemed for tickets at each event. Click here for more information.

Visual artist Dave Ford will exhibit “Truck Drawings, Santa Fe, NM to Chicago, IL” at SHoP on Saturday, October 22nd at 5:00pm. To create the truck drawings, Ford drives an 18” Penske rental truck and in the back of the truck, the floor is lined with paper over which 100 pencil-tipped water bottle pendulums document the activity of the 1,300 mile journey. The final drawing is approximately 11’wide x 7’tall. The truck drawings will be unveiled and installed at SHoP starting at 5:00pm and this will be Ford’s first exhibit in Chicago.

SHoP, 5638 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago. Unveiling is Saturday, October 22nd at 5:00pm. Exhibit is from October 22nd through December 2nd. For more information, click here to email with inquiries.

Don’t miss this first musical event in our 2011-2012 season! Features Andrew Schultze, bass-baritone, and Svetlana Belsky, piano, presenting Russian Songs, including works by Mussorgsky, Tcherpnin, and Stravinsky.

First Unitarian Church, 5650 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago. Sunday, Oct 16th at 3:00pm. This event is free and open to the public. Free will donations accepted. Reception immediately follows. For information, call 773-324-4100, x14.