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Southside Art Contest

We invite all K-12 students living in the South Side of Chicago to participate in our third annual Southside Art Contest. Winners get cash prizes, and all artists and their families are invited to a reception and award ceremony in April at the University of Chicago.
Artwork must be submitted in person, please see the Art Contest webpage for more information: https://astrophysics.uchicago.edu/diversityinclusion/community-engagement-working-group/southside-astronomy-art-contest-2025-our-home-in-the-universe/ 


Questions? Email us at southsideastroart@gmail.com and we will respond soon!

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Southside Astronomy Program

Join us every month for a free public lecture by a professor in the UChicago Astronomy & Astrophysics Department, followed by guided viewing of the night sky with telescopes.
All events are from 6:30-8pm in the Math building at UChicago, Eckhart Hall, Room 133.
Next lectures are:
March 10
April 8
May 6
June 5

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Previous Events

Picture an Astronomer:

University of Chicago Women's Board | Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics

Thanks to a generous grant from the University of Chicago Women’s Board, we were able to run a one-time series of events aimed at increasing representation for, and retention of, women in astrophysics. In partnership with the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics at the University of Chicago, programming ran from from January - March 2025, with opportunities to participate/attend both in person and virtually. Recordings can be accessed here:

- Kickoff Event (Drs. Chang, Chen, and Rogers)

- Dara Norman

- Katie Mack

- Dame Joceyln Bell Burnell

- Anna Frebel

Southside Astronomy Program - telescope viewing at UChicago.
Upcoming outreach events!
Southside Art Contest 2025 flyer.