New exhibit highlights home movies from Chicago's South Side
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A robust line-up of hands-on workshops, screenings, virtual events and exhibitions with partner organizations across the city. All SSHMP programs are free, open to the public, interactive and accessible.
Exhibition: The Act of Recording is an Act of Love: The South Side Home Movie Project
Jul. 11 - Aug. 24, 2025
Logan Center Exhibitions and Arts + Public Life is pleased to present The Act of Recording is an Act of Love: The South Side Home Movie Project.
This exhibition traces the 20-year history of the South Side Home Movie Project (SSHMP), an archival and community engagement initiative that preserves and shares amateur films and the stories of local everyday life that they uniquely capture.
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Exhibition: The Act of Recording is an Act of Love: The South Side Home Movie Project
Jul. 11 - Aug. 24, 2025
Logan Center Exhibitions and Arts + Public Life is pleased to present The Act of Recording is an Act of Love: The South Side Home Movie Project.
This exhibition traces the 20-year history of the South Side Home Movie Project (SSHMP), an archival and community engagement initiative that preserves and shares amateur films and the stories of local everyday life that they uniquely capture.
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