McCord Gallery & Cultural Center

Specialties

McCord Gallery & Cultural Center offers art classes for adults in watercolor, oils, pastels, and more. There are weekly classes and summer camps for youth as well as weekend workshops in a variety of media. Private music lessons are taught for piano, guitar, violin, voice, bass, ukelele, the brass and woodwind instruments.

The works of local artists are exhibited in the gallery throughout the year.

History

Established in 2004.

The original McCord family farmhouse was built in 1834 and additions to the structure were made in the 1860’s. When the house came into the possession of the Village of Palos Park, a Cultural Need Assessment led to the conclusion that using the house as a center for culture and the arts would help fill a gap in arts education for both children and adults. McCord received 501c3 status as a not-​for-​profit corporation in February of 2003 and has been offering music and art classes, workshops, and exhibits to the people of the southwest suburbs of Chicago since 2004. In addition to offering art classes and music lessons, the gallery and gift shop have provided a venue for artists and craftspeople to exhibit and sell their work.