The South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC) hosted the grand opening of the exhibition Transcending Times: Works by Eldzier Cortor. The event featured a panel discussion with the artist’s son Michael Cortor joined by Sarah Kelly Oehler, associate curator of American Art, Art Institute of Chicago; artist Candace Hunter and Rebecca Zorach, professor, University of Chicago. Cortor’s work was described by the panelists as social activism, merging the artistic styles of both traditional African art and European surrealism.
