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The mission of Hinsdale Center for the Arts is to educate, encourage and
facilitate participation in the arts. HCA believes the arts are to be
celebrated and shared, thereby enriching individual and community life.
Established in 1980, HCA has been serving the residents of DuPage and western Cook counties for over 20 years.
The Center is open
all year and offers classes and workshops in dance, drawing,
painting, sculpture, music, theatre, and more.
HCA also offers outreach
programs and grant opportunities that support arts programs throughout DuPage and western Cook counties.
The distinguished Governor's Award for the Arts
was bestowed upon HCA in 1999. The Governor’s Awards for the Arts is a
bi-annual awards ceremony that honors outstanding contributions to the arts and
showcases new artistic work commissioned by the Illinois Arts Council.
Every two years, the awards acknowledge those individual artists, arts
organizations, businesses/ corporations and communities that have distinguished
themselves in the arts. The arts organization award recognizes a
non-profit Illinois organization for exceptional artistic achievement,
outstanding programming, or other leadership initiatives that have stimulated
excellence, growth and support and/or availability of the arts in Illinois.
In 1996, HCA was designated by the Illinois
Arts Council as an "Established Regional Arts Institution." The
Center
was one of just forty-four arts organizations in the state of Illinois to be
awarded this honor.
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