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Community art center

The Art Center Highland Park

About

The Art Center Highland Park is the North Shore’s community art school and gallery, a not-for-profit that fills its Sheridan Road building with more than 400 classes and workshops a year in painting, drawing, ceramics, photography and more, serving roughly 2,400 children, teens, adults and seniors, with scholarships for anyone who needs one. The galleries show contemporary work by emerging and established artists throughout the year; an August 2026 exhibit opened with a Friday reception. The Recycled Art Sale each fall sells thousands of donated pieces, and a summer chalk-art event turns downtown sidewalks into a fundraiser.

What to know

  • Not-for-profit art center with galleries, classrooms and a gift shop.
  • More than 400 classes and workshops a year for about 2,400 students; scholarships are never turned down, per the center.
  • Contemporary exhibitions run throughout the year with free admission.
  • Recycled Art Sale each fall and a chalk-art fundraiser downtown each August.
  • Rents the building for private events and takes mural commissions.

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