We are thrilled to share the news that South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC) has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the official list of America’s historic places worthy of preservation. The National Register nomination was prepared by Carolyn Brackett, Senior Field Officer at the National Trust, and Bauer Latoza Studio, with the support of a Preservation Heritage Fund grant from Landmarks Illinois.

Recognition for SSCAC’s national significance through its listing on the National Register is a key component of our National Treasure campaign, as we work to raise awareness about this important historic place.

As the nomination states,

“The South Side Community Art Center is the only WPA Federal Art Project community art center for African Americans to survive to the present day. It is also the only one of approximately 100 Federal Art Project art centers still in its original building and operating under its original ownership, charter and mission.”

This recognition comes on the heels of several large preservation grants that will help support SSCAC’s rehabilitation, including one from the National Trust’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund in July of 2018.

Congratulations to our friends at South Side Community Art Center on this well-deserved honor!