Odyssey
May
20

Odyssey

Odyssey narrates a brief self-portrait of a family awakening amidst tragedy and loss. The short film shows glimpse of their lives and pockets of found joy as a family and as women finding their own voice and identity amidst the tapestry of life.

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Exhibition Opening: OF HER BECOMING: ELIZABETH CATLETT’S LEGACY IN CHICAGO
Jun
14

Exhibition Opening: OF HER BECOMING: ELIZABETH CATLETT’S LEGACY IN CHICAGO

Of Her Becoming highlights the printmaking, work, and impact of influential artist and activist Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012) within an important site in Catlett’s career: Chicago’s South Side. The exhibition includes several of Catlett’s lithograph and woodcut prints as well as work of contemporary Black women printmakers on the South Side. Of Her Becoming sheds new light on the significance of Catlett’s time on Chicago’s South Side, how this period revolutionized her artistic practice, and how her practice still impacts artists and community organizers on the South Side.

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Arts in Bloom: A Teen Arts Showcase | 7:30PM Show
May
3

Arts in Bloom: A Teen Arts Showcase | 7:30PM Show

Join us for a unique journey through the minds of APL’s young artists, designers, and performers. Witness the creativity, innovation, and the limitless possibilities of the next generation of makers. Let their art inspire you, and ignite your creative spark as you explore design objects, a thought-provoking exhibition, and be moved by a dynamic theater performance.

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Arts in Bloom: A Teen Arts Showcase | 6PM Show
May
3

Arts in Bloom: A Teen Arts Showcase | 6PM Show

Join us for a unique journey through the minds of APL’s young artists, designers, and performers. Witness the creativity, innovation, and the limitless possibilities of the next generation of makers. Let their art inspire you, and ignite your creative spark as you explore design objects, a thought-provoking exhibition, and be moved by a dynamic theater performance.

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Walking the Middle Path: Using Hoodoo to Tell Your Story
Apr
27

Walking the Middle Path: Using Hoodoo to Tell Your Story

If your goal is to get over that writer's block and finally tell your story--hoodoo can help! Participants will walk away with a basic understanding of how to read tarot, how to pull information from oracles, astrology, and herbs in relation to their creative writing project, and how to respectfully engage hoodoo practices when running into narrative blocks in their work.

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