Join us to welcome James Kilgore and Vic Liu for a book launch of The Warehouse: A Visual Primer on Mass Incarceration. This concise, illustrated book is a collaboration between
Join us for food, art, and good company in celebration of the opening of our exhibition Undoing the Carceral State: a visual protest against injustice. Undoing the Carceral State is
Honoring Our Neighbors, Collaborative Mural Painting, Tip or Treat Scavenger Hunt. Come celebrate the completion of Creating Space Phase 1, honor our community stewards, and discover design all around us
🍂 Embrace the fall vibes at Market Day on MLK! Join us, Saturday October 12 from 11am-4pm for sweet treats, awesome vendors, good vibes, and community fun. 🍁 Music, Games,
Join us for a discussion with the Chao family on their journey to their Albany Park Donut Shop and a film screening of The Donut King. Donut samples included. Conversation
We are collaborating with Duo as they “unwrap” their new community space in North Lawndale, Starling. Our photo and storytelling exhibit “Calling in the Ancestors: Healing Our Hearts” will be
Join us for an evening of art, music, and community benefiting the Chicago Torture Justice Memorial (CTJM) at Walls Turned Sideways. CTJM aims to honor and to seek justice for
Peer-led CAVE (Community Anti Violence Education) circles offered at Walls Turned Sideways are for formerly incarcerated people navigating life after incarceration. This will be a space specifically designed as a
A tour of the west side shows history and transformation.
By Andrew Davis
A tour of the city’s west side highlighted just how much of a historical and artistic gem it actually is, and that parts of it are flourishing. On July 3, the city agency-led tour highlighted a few of 47 community-driven creative placemaking grant projects aimed at promoting racial healing and neighborhood revitalization.
Please join us and pitch in to restore and clean this vibrant bricolage mosaic that utilizes ceramic tile, mirror, acrylic paint, and image transfer, among other media to teach about
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in advancing equitable transformation across the City of Chicago
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Cultural Grant Program offerings
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