The Promised Land Art Opening at Southside Community Art Center

Photo courtesy of Southside Community Art Center

The Great Migration, a mass exodus that involved approximately six million Black people migrating from the South to the North from 1910 to 1970, was one of the largest movements of people in U.S. history. With jobs, social opportunities and basic rights denied in the Jim Crow South, Chicago was considered “the promised land.”

The exhibit, “The Promised Land” explores the migrations of African Diaspora people from contemporary artists’ perspectives. The opening reception is on January 20, 2023, from 5- 8 pm, at the South Side Community Art Center. Eleven artists present photo and image works that capture their vision of migrations.

All of the artists have ties to the North or South of the Mason-Dixon Line and their work demonstrates both the possibilities and realities of Black life. Admission is free but reservations are encouraged. The exhibit runs through March 25, 2023.