First, Breathe creates space to release stress, reclaim personal and collective narratives, and rebuild a sense of wholeness and connection. The month of May features artist Candace Hunter

Celebrate the beauty of connection, care, and community this Mother’s Day Weekend with a special L1 Retail Store gathering.

South Side Fireflies reimagines early childhood music by inviting toddlers and preschoolers into a vibrant world of rhythm and play.

APL presents Wildcard, a South Side game night dedicated to authentic engagement and local culture.

Join us for Sip + Shop, a series of gatherings at the L1 Retail Store that showcase local creative entrepreneurs

Moving Ideas is a celebration of teen creativity and innovation. Join us as we celebrate the creators, builders, movers, and shakers who are shaping the future of the creative landscape of Chicago’s South Side.

South Side Fireflies reimagines early childhood music by inviting toddlers and preschoolers into a vibrant world of rhythm and play.

Join APL’s multifaceted Teen Arts Council on April 29th from 5:00 to 7:30 for Challenge Accepted, a game night experience! This specially curated evening features original, student-created games and interactive activities designed to help you unplug from your screens and connect with those around you.

Committed Knitters meets bi-weekly at the Arts Incubator Flex Space for a cozy, creative gathering open to all skill levels.

L1 is excited to feature a local South Side artist HML for a special pop-up showcase!

In celebration of Earth Day, we’re excited to host a hands-on potting workshop with Raíces Plant Bodega.

The 3rd Annual Black History Future Folk Symposium returns April 17–18, 2026 here in Chicago!

First, Breathe: Healing Arts Series is a movement and arts-based program rooted in creativity, community care, and embodied storytelling.

Committed Knitters meets bi-weekly at the Arts Incubator Flex Space for a cozy, creative gathering open to all skill levels.

Close out Critical Sounds on the dance floor with DJ Lady D, who returns to bring the symposium/festival to a euphoric close. Lady D spins house, disco, and tech-house in the Harris Studio— an open space transformed for the night into a proper party.

UChicago composers and sound practitioners present installed works across the spaces of the Green Line Performing Arts Center and Arts Incubator.

UChicago composers and sound practitioners present installed works across the spaces of the Green Line Performing Arts Center and Arts Incubator.

The L1 Retail store is thrilled to feature Anthony Bartley for In Rotation: New Works during Expo weekend

San Francisco-based sound artist Victoria Shen, performing as Evicshen, brings her singular practice to GLPAC

Professor Gascia Ouzounian delivers the keynote address for Critical Sounds, drawing on her research at the intersection of sound studies, urban history, and science and technology studies.

UChicago composers and sound practitioners present installed at the Green Line Performing Arts Center and Arts Incubator

Extended gallery hours in celebration of EXPO week

South Side Fireflies is back on the Arts Block!

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.

In celebration of Women’s History Month, join Arts + Public Life and filmmaker, author and historian Essence McDowell for a special screening of Invisible Giants.

South Side Fireflies is back on the Arts Block!

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.

Jess Atieno (2023 Arts + Public Life Artist-in–Residence) returns to Arts + Public Life and presents new work that considers the shifting legacy of African modernism through the afterlives of independence-era architecture.

First, Breathe: Healing Arts Series is a movement and arts-based program rooted in creativity, community care, and embodied storytelling.

South Side Fireflies is back on the Arts Block!

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.

Committed Knitters meets bi-weekly at the Arts Incubator Flex Space for a cozy, creative gathering open to all skill levels. Supplies are provided—just drop in, connect, and knit together.

Celebrate Spinning Home Movies Episode #20: Quiet Still with an intimate performance by movement artist Jenn Freeman.