As part of its 20th Anniversary celebration, the South Side Home Movie Project presents Spinning Home Movies Episode 20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell, a week-long exhibition that showcases the materiality, architecture and temporality of home through archival films and architectural design.

The South Side Home Movie Project presents Spinning Home Movies Episode 20: “Quiet Still” with Jason Campbell

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.

Join us for Sip + Shop, a series of gatherings at the L1 Retail Store that showcase local creative entrepreneurs with a curated shopping experience, drinks and bites, and good vibes.

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.

RVMS continues with a celebration of Stevie Wonder, in conjunction with the UChicago course, Wonder Lab: Learning from the Musical Art and Craft of Stevie Wonder, taught by Prof. Adam Green.

This compilation of vintage home movies drawn from the South Side Home Movie Project archives celebrates the materiality of home.

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.

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.

The Richard and Mary L. Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry invite you to join us for our Portable Gray CAA Critical Art Soirée

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.

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.

Celebrate love in all its forms with an intimate Valentine’s Day candle pouring experience led by Hyde + Park Co.

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.

An evening shaped by the rhythm of Chicago’s Black and brown queer creative life. This happy hour gathers people who build queer culture on the South Side—artists, curators, space-makers, DJs, and culture workers of all kinds.

Play. Design. Move. brings together the voices, visions, and creativity of young artists from APL's arts education programs.

Join us for Sip + Shop, a monthly gathering at the L1 Retail Store that celebrates local creative entrepreneurs with a curated shopping experience, good drinks, bites, and even better vibes.

Cozy up with Arts + Public Life for a relaxed wintery evening at three spaces along the Arts Block.

Join APL Resident Artist Candace Hunter for a hands-on workshop to explore the possibilities of this artistic approach.

View the latest exhibition: The Hand That Guides

View the latest exhibition: The Hand That Guides

View the latest exhibition: The Hand That Guides

Join us for a two-day public salon inviting writers, curators, artists, and cultural workers to engage with the Chicago Critics Table Cohort

View the latest exhibition: The Hand That Guides

View the latest exhibition: The Hand That Guides

View the latest exhibition: The Hand That Guides

Join us for a two-day public salon, inviting writers, curators, artists, and cultural workers to engage with the 2025 Chicago Critics Table.

View the latest exhibition: The Hand That Guides