Before the autumn chill sets in, join us for an evening of under the stars and around the fire to welcome the season and light up the night.

Presented by the Smart Museum of Art in collaboration with Arts + Public Life and Spiritual Life, this beginner-friendly yoga series is a heart-centered, healing Hatha yoga practice intimately linked to the Smart’s How Do We Heal? 2026-2027 exhibition.

South Side Fireflies is a free early childhood music program that introduces toddlers and preschoolers to sound and play through the Earth, Wind & Fire songbook.

Thresholds: Conversations on the Stoop is a series of talks that take place on the front porch within the Intentionality, 1960: Whose Dreams? exhibition.

The Arts Incubator’s Reading Room features curated books, magazines, and archives on South Side art, culture, and history.

This event is hosted by the Black Arts and Culture Alliance of Chicago (BACA) and supported by Arts + Public Life through our Community Cultural Arts Partnership program.

Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.

Exhibition Opening of Chicago artist and 2024 APL Artist-in-Residence, Candace Hunter.

This summer, meet us on the Arts Lawn at golden hour for Poetry at the Pavilion, a monthly celebration of Chicago’s contemporary poets and the South Side writers who inspired them. 

Join us for our monthly guided walking tour of the Arts Block! Explore the venues managed by Arts + Public Life and dive into the rich cultural history of East Garfield Boulevard.

Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.

Chicago Exhibition Week first look of Intentionality, 1960: Whose Dreams? by Candace Hunter, Chicago artist and 2024 APL Artist-in-Residence.

Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.

First Monday Jazz returns to the Arts Lawn for its landmark 13th season. The September Featured Performer is the Clif Wallace Big Band

Explore how vulnerability in songwriting creates lasting artistic legacy.

Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.

Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.

This summer, meet us on the Arts Lawn at golden hour for Poetry at the Pavilion, a monthly celebration of Chicago’s contemporary poets and the South Side writers who inspired them. 

Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.

Chicago Critics Circles position criticism as a vital cultural practice—one that not only reflects Black progress, but actively participates in shaping it. As the final gathering of Court Theater’s Spotlight Reading Series, this program offers a space to pause, reflect, and collectively ask:  What does it mean to inherit, interpret, and carry forward a century of Black cultural life?

Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.

Rarely screened & impossible to stream, this 1978 doc explores how plants feel pain & joy, communicate, and connect everything.

Explore the Arts Block through a guided walking tour of the four venues managed by Arts + Public Life: the Arts Incubator, Green Line Performing Arts Center, L1 Retail Store, and the Arts Lawn.

Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.

On August 8, the South Side Home Movie Project and Arts + Public Life team are joining the Bud Billiken® Parade!

Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.

Here + Now is a teen arts showcase that highlights projects that transform ideas into action, demonstrating how art can build community, honor history, and inspire the next generation.

First Monday Jazz returns to the Arts Lawn for its landmark 13th season. The August Featured Performer is the Chicago Soul Jazz Collective

Join us for an evening of dance moves spanning decades of South Side history, and a glimpse of new steps in advance of this year’s Bud Billiken Parade.

Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.