HPAF was created to showcase and promote the presence of local artists of all ages to the community. It is a collaborative effort of artists, musicians, and professionals to create an event that is affordable and open to emerging artists as well as established artists in the area. The festival proceeds benefit Graffiti Zone's after school arts program: a non-profit community art studio, creating a safe space in which people of all ages can connect with themselves and their community through art.

 Thanks to all our OUR PARTNERS AND SPONSORS: Whole Foods, Richard Driehaus, Best Buy,
UR Chicago, WBEZ - Chicago Public Radio, Beat Kitchen, Shiner Bock, Alderman Reboyras,
 Alderman Burnett, Chicago Park District, Vocalo.org, CJ's Eatery, Gallery 400, Quennect 4,
Lethal Poetry, Midwest Independent Film Festival, The Film Culture, Noisivelvet.com, Screen Actors
 Guild, Chicago Children's Museum,Cj's Eatery, Withoutabox.com, Dart Inc and the Chicago Park District

MUSIC LINE-UP (Presented by Lethal Poetry):
MAIN STAGE: Agents of Change, Shot of Therapy, The Mojdeh Project, UnEarthed, Blah Blah Blah,
 Lovers in Arms, Los Vicious De Papa, Babouchico, Sound Conspiracy, DJ Papa G, Pickpockets,
DJ Gitana Angela, Bijiou.
SECOND STAGE: Sarit, Michael Kadella, Phillip Morris, Luis Tubens, Gregory Pickett, D-Nick
The Microphone Misfit, The Minneapolis Henrys, Kenneth Sikora, Big Splehes, The Puterbaugh Sisters,
 DJ Daryl Harris, Patrick Gemkow, Young Chicago Authors, Carlo Cooper, Major 5th, CJ Laity, So Elated,
 Shella Miller, Sharrieff Muhhamad.

INDEPENDENT FILM LINE-UP (Presented by Noisivelvet.com

"Moto Mirage" by Copycat Films
"Accumulated Body" by E. Aaron Ross
"Popcorn" by Mohamed Ezoubeiri
"To Live or Die in the Chi" by Julian Muller
"Hermano" by Tatiana Matos
Selected Works by Romeo Alaeff (www.figure1.com)
"Proceed and Be Bold!" by Brown Finch Films
"The Eternal Quarter Inch" by Jesse McLean
"Short Animations" by Andy Cahill
"What Ever Happened To Hip Hop?" by Batpack Studios

Visual Artists

Thomas Sexton,Cristal Alcala,Laura Hobson, Alexandria Cmaylo,Antonio Hernandez

Christopher Mosser,Thomas Hill,Daryl Harris.Jennifer Hines,Bethaney Mojsoski,
Michael Del Valle,Margaret Hankel,Amy Ross,Pamela Rogalski ,Colleen Cothern

James Spiller,Fun Qi Designs,Natalie O’Donnell, Ric Werner,Cheri Charlton

Ligia Himebaugh,Lindsay Schlesser,Natasha Mark,Craig Perry,Michael Caifano

Cheryl Reynolds,Kristin Reger,Camille Canales,Allison Rose,Meshel Tucker

Michael Pfammatter,Lynnda Pardoe,Moses Perez,Jeff Williams,Eria Lucas,Ben Gonzales

Jen Nemrava,Jeremy Scheuch,Christine Scott,Ashley Pruneau, Jeff Eichem,Eleni Vryza

Manelick Gutierrez,Edgar Torres,Miguel A. Cajigas,Ben Mercado,Lily Lucio and PopMurals,

Migdalia Galarza,Francisco Rosado,Sue Wendelborg,Matt Cardoni,Madeline Hernandez,Tony Smith,Vassuan Battie,Jody Cooley,Quennect 4 Gallery,Lethal Poetry Artists

Special thanks to Neirda form Chicago Park District, Ben Gonzales of Gopho, Joe Baldwin of Noisivelvet, John form Quennect 4, Mojdeh and Fyodor Sakhnovski of Lethal Poetry, Brett Bakshis,
Bethany Mojsoski,Tony Smith, Vassuan Battie,Amir George of The Film Culture,Chaz Evans
of Parker and Gallery 400 at UIC, Kit Woods of SAG, Kathy Byrne of the City of Chicago Film Office,
Mike McNamara of the Midwest Independent Film Festival, and Clara Alcott of the Heaven Gallery and
Tim Malenock, River North, Beat Kitchen, Shiner Bock, Cj's, Marty Hey and all the volunteers, directors, sponsors and artists who made this art fair possible.