Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprint of Charles White’s Vision

Black and white drawing of a person with their arms stretched upwards as if in prayer. Text on the image reads "Gerald Clayton White Cities. On the legacy of Charles White. 14-15 February. Performances & Symposium."

February 15, 2025 | 11:00AM
Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th Street

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11:00am–3:45pm
FREE Event, RSVP Required

The South Side Community Art Center, Hyde Park Jazz Festival, Logan Center for the Arts, and University of Chicago Presents invite you to Save the Date for Between Sound and Sight: Mapping the Sonic Imprint of Charles White’s Vision, a FREE day-long symposium offered in conjunction with the February 14th performance by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton of his original suite, White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White at the Logan Center for the Arts. The symposium will explore sound, image, and history, offering a deeper engagement with Charles White’s multi-dimensional legacy. Discussions will consider White’s work with musicians and music media—such as illustrations for jazz album covers and film and television, as well as his paintings, etchings, and drawings of musicians—and ways in which his work and legacy continue to reverberate across the cultural landscape, particularly as an influence for contemporary artists.

On February 14th, the evening before the symposium, Gerald Clayton will perform his piece White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White, honoring the connection between music and visual art that permeates Charles White’s artistic vision. Secure your tickets here.

White Cities is co-presented by UChicago Presents, the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, the South Side Community Art Center and the Hyde Park Jazz Festival. This project is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art, the Logan Center Jazz Forever Fund, a gift of the Revada Foundation, and the Robert S. Guttman Family Charitable Fund. The symposium is part of Art Design Chicago, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The White Cities Performance is presented with Chicago Jazz Magazine, DownBeat, Jazz Institute of Chicago, and WDCB 90.9 FM. 
Image credit: Just a Walk with Thee (1958) by Charles White, courtesy of the South Side Community Art Center, Chicago.