Love Makes it Real: Celebrating Our Girl Tuesday, Dr. Margaret Burroughs

On October 26, 2025, the Invisible Institute, South Side Weekly, and the Hyde Park Art Center will host an afternoon of artmaking and reflections on Dr. Margaret T.G. Burroughs’ legacy at the Hyde Park Art Center. This event will focus on Dr. Burroughs’ commitment to art as both a social practice and a teaching tool. Starting at 1pm, participants will have the opportunity to participate in visual art-making sessions or take a poetry workshop from Saleem Hue Penny. Additionally, at 3pm, there will also be a conversation between Jaquavis Swift - an Invisible Institute Burroughs’ Legacy Project Scholar - and Sarah Ross - co-founder of the Prison + Neighborhood Arts/Education Project and Associate Professor at the School of the Art Institute. Throughout the day, participants will also have the opportunity to visit the Dr. Burroughs’ Reading Room, which will feature texts from Dr. Burroughs, her students, and others impacted by her legacy.