Connect started as a three-day pop-up art fair spanning the intersection of visual + performing art, designed objects, film, music, fashion and literary culture.

Occupying three different exhibition spaces/storefronts in Downtown Hyde Park, Connect Art Fair included live performances, DJs, independent films, and pop up exhibitions, giving the audience an opportunity to explore, engage and connect with some of Chicago's leading artists, curators and art institutions within the burgeoning Hyde Park neighborhood. The pop-up fair attracted thousands of visitors and was recognized by The Chicago Reader as the "Best Public Art Fair" in Chicago.

Following the success of the Connect Art Fair and our drive to present art as an agent for change we bring you the Connect Gallery in Hyde Park.

CURRENT EXHIBIT

Chicago Top 5: Larger Than Life

Opening Night Friday May 11, 2018 6-9 PM

Exhibition runs through Friday June 22, 2018

IMPOSING | RENOWNED | INFLUENTIAL | FLAMBOYANT | IDIOMATIC

The spectrum of identity reaches far and wide. From the personal to the universal, Black is Larger Than Life. In a world that constantly applies pressure to minimize and marginalize our presence, we push back!

Chicago Top 5 Featured Artists:

David Anthony Geary  @davidanthonyart

James Nelson @theartistforever

Martha A. Wade @wadecreate

Max Sansing @maxsansig

Brian Dovie Golden @Dovie_Golden

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