Student Spaces for Art & Collaboration (SSAC)
Student Spaces for Art and Collaboration (SSAC) manages galleries, performance spaces, and art boutique of Columbia College Chicago. An extension of the studios and classrooms, the department fosters vibrant environments for students to interact, and view and highlight their bodies of work within the larger urban community. The spaces provide students from every discipline with a myriad of opportunities to gain essential, hands-on experience, stimulating artistic expression and professional development through collaboration. SSAC Resources include:
HAUS and Hokin Gallery at the Quincy Wong Center for Artistic Expression
623 S. Wabash Ave. | 1st Floor
Turn left at the entrance to 623 S. Wabash to find the Quincy Wong Center for Creative Expression and visit HAUS, Columbia’s student nightclub, which exhibits media of all kinds including small concerts, open mic night, comedy as well as fiction and poetry readings. To the right, the Hokin Gallery presents a year-round schedule of exhibitions and events that showcase the talents of Columbia College Chicago students. To provide hands-on, outside of the classroom learning experiences, the gallery offers many open-call and curatorial opportunities. The gallery also provides a welcoming and safe environment for study, socializing and exhibition viewing.
Herman Conaway Center
1104 S. Wabash Ave. | 1st Floor
The Conaway Center is an open layout, multi-purpose event space and student hangout area. Hosting events such as concerts, dance, panel discussions, job fairs, conferences, and fashion shows, the Conaway Center is home base for many Columbia students.
The Hive
618 S. Michigan Ave. | 3rd Floor
The HIVE is a multi-room event space prioritizing student organization meetings and events on the third floor of 618 S Michigan. The floor features a large, enclosed event room with a stage and lounge furniture that can accommodate small DJ parties, singer songwriters, fiction and poetry readings as well as lectures and panel discussions. Other amenities include a kitchenette, a private meeting room as well as quiet individual study rooms.