Museums, galleries & stages / East Village
The Shepherd
Century-old Romanesque church turned arts center in East Village, with galleries, a library, a theater and a Tony Hawk-designed skatepark outside.
01 / The story of this place
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The Shepherd was Good Shepherd Catholic Church until it closed in 2016. The owners of downtown gallery Library Street Collective bought it and started renovating in 2019, with Peterson Rich Office handling the design. Inside are two exhibition spaces, a public library curated by Asmaa Walton of Black Art Library, a performing arts theater and a community workshop. Around it grew Little Village: the ALEO bed and breakfast, McArthur Binion's foundation, a skatepark designed by Tony Hawk and a sculpture park honoring Charles McGee.
- Two galleries inside a century-old former church
- Public library curated by Black Art Library
- Public skatepark designed by Tony Hawk
- Sculpture park honoring Charles McGee
A closer look
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Sources & fact check · Checked: 2026-10-01
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03 / Events
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