The Artists-In-Residence (AIRs) Program has supported over 36 individual artists whose work examines themes relevant to South Side communities and engages issues of race and ethnicity. The program has a strong record of helping launch careers, with alumni going on to exhibit works at Studio Museum in Harlem, the Venice Biennale, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, among other venues. The ten-month paid residency program provides space, materials, and stipends. During this program, artists have access to rehearsal, performance, and exhibition spaces on the Arts Block in Washington Park including the Arts Incubator and Green Line Performing Arts Center, and access to the academic and research resources of the University of Chicago.

APL/CSRPC
Artist-in-Residence (AIRs) Program

Applications for the 2026 APL/CSRPC Artist-in-Residence Program will open in Fall 2025.

Stay tuned for more information!

Past APL/CSRPC Artists-in-Residence

2024: Candace Hunter + Ayanah Moor + Johnaé Strong

2023: Jess Atieno + Shani Crow + Gloria ‘Gloe Talamantes

2021: zakkiyyah najeebah dumas o’neal + Lola Ayisha Ogbara + A.J. McClenon

2019/20: Delano Dunn + Ben Lamar Gay + Anna Martine Whitehead

2018/19: Jarvis Boyland + Brandon Breaux + Amina Ross

2018 Puerto Rico Disaster Relief Residency: Marisol Plard Narváez + Glorimar Marrero Sánchez

2017/18: Victoria Martinez + Arif Smith + Brittney Leeanne Williams

2016/17: Lauren Ash + Stephen Flemister + Yaw Agyeman

2015/16: Greg Bray + Aquil Charlton + Nazafarin Lotfi

2014/15: Ayana Contreras + James T. Green + David Leggett

2014/15 Crossing Boundaries Artists: Alberto Aguilar + Honey Pot Performance

2013/14: David Boykin + Krista Franklin + Andres Hernandez

2012/13: LeRoy Bach + Cecil McDonald Jr. + Tomeka Reid + Cauleen Smith + avery r. young

2011/12: Faheem Majeed + Cathy Alva Mooses + eliza myrie