City: Chicago

In a cross-industry collaboration, Joel Hall Dancers & Center, Ruth Page Center, and Graceland Cemetery will activate an underutilized public space with a free public program celebrating Chicago’s diverse dance community.

Just Below The Surface is an exploration of Chicago's Queer photographic history through the eyes of prolific photographers Diana Solis and Patric McCoy, whose work encapsulates Chicago’s Black and Brown LGBTQ+ communities throughout several decades. This exhibition will coincide with Chicago Art Departments 20th Anniversary and will be on view in person from September 14 - October 27, 2024.

We will be hosting a visit of the traditional Afro-Indigenous Son Jarocho music group, Colectivo Altepee from Veracruz, Mexico for a one week visit. We will have music workshops, a photo exhibit with panel discussion, and a performance for the community.

Serena Elston is one of nine winners of the 2024 Midwest Award for Artists with Disabilities. This award is designed to support accessibility in the arts and celebrate the exceptional work...

Sixty Inches From Center will launch a Midwest Writers Residency, centering two writers who reside in or lived a significant portion of their lives in Midwest cities outside Chicago. They will publish writings that highlight pressing cultural issues facing artists and arts workers and how that plays out in their city and regionally. Sixty will also host a public-facing virtual conversation with the writers to facilitate cross-regional conversations.

Barn Raiser will publish a series of articles highlighting the work of artists, photographers, community organizers, and artistic movements informing Midwestern creativity and social change. Stories will emphasize the cultural significance and contributions of BIPOC and Native communities, focusing on themes of food and the arts.

The WasteShed seeks funding for an artist residency at our Chicago Humboldt Park site, a formerly vacant industrial building in a working-class majority-Latinx neighborhood. We will invite 2 artists in...

Still Inspired’s 10th season production will feature contracted Chicago visual artist Jennifer Cronin and their series titled “There is Still Magic Here.” Three dance choreographers are collaborating with Cronin. Rehearsals...

Donghaean byeolsingut, Korean Intangible Cultural Asset No. 82-1, is a shamanic ritual that prays for a village’s peace and prosperity. It is an extensive ritual with multiple stages that starts...

The Pocket Philharmonic is an innovative and holistic way of embedding classical music into the cultural framework of underserved communities. This is made possible by 1) offering performances for free...