ally . ▁Old ▁vac ant ▁buildings ▁were ▁being ▁used ▁as ▁stud ios ▁for ▁artists ▁and ▁mus icians . ▁The ▁creation ▁of ▁H ull ▁House ▁was ▁significant ▁to ▁Chicago ’ s ▁art istic ▁history ▁because ▁it ▁gave ▁a ▁space ▁for ▁“ imm igr ants ▁and ▁other ▁working - class ▁Chicago ans .” ▁Although ▁H ull ▁House ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁space ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁marg inal ized , ▁African ▁Americans ▁were ▁still ▁ex cluded . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁by ▁definition ▁seg reg ated , ▁but ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁having ▁black s ▁in ▁the ▁studio ▁would ▁d eter ▁future ▁members ▁from ▁joining ▁was ▁held ▁among ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁organization ’ s ▁board ▁members . ▁Due ▁to ▁this ▁ex clusion , ▁the ▁homes ▁of ▁el ite ▁black ▁families ▁became ▁gall eries ▁and ▁this ▁gave ▁black ▁Chicago ans ▁a ▁space ▁finally ▁show ▁what ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁creating . ▁Following ▁these ▁in - home ▁gall eries , ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁an ▁institution ▁where ▁African ▁American ▁artists ▁could ▁be ▁taught ▁formally ▁was ▁met . ▁The ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Art ▁Institute ▁of ▁Chicago ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁schools ▁that ▁allowed ▁black ▁attend ance . ▁This ▁accept ance ▁drew ▁in ▁even ▁more ▁black ▁artists ▁into ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁educated ▁well ▁known ▁black ▁artists , ▁like ▁Mot ley . ▁Having ▁the ▁Institute ▁in ▁Chicago ▁helped ▁grow ▁the ▁art istic ▁community ▁by ▁drawing ▁artists ▁in ▁and ▁keeping ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁South ▁Side ▁Writ ers ▁Group ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Black ▁Chicago