You're invited to take a walking tour of all four venues managed by Arts + Public Life: Arts Incubator, Green Line Performing Arts Center, L1 Retail Store, and the Arts Lawn. We will discuss the rich cultural history and current context of the Arts Block as it relates to the Washington Park neighborhood and offer details about the purpose and function of the venues along the historic block of East Garfield Boulevard. You’ll also have the opportunity to learn more about the APL programs and community engagement initiatives.

We are excited to add a stop at the forthcoming Chicago Torture Justice Memorial. Towards the end of the Arts Block tour, at the corner of 55th Place and King Drive, a member of the Chicago Torture Justice Memorial Foundation will lead a brief tour segment. You will learn about the forthcoming public memorial mandated by the historic 2015 reparations legislation for survivors of police torture, and how it is designed as a hub for community organizing, job training and employment, arts and culture programming, and field trips for CPS students learning the Reparations Won! curriculum.

The tour will begin at the Green Line Performing Arts Center | 329 E. Garfield Blvd and is 45 minutes.

All APL programs are free and open to the public. To help us continue to provide these programs and build a hub for arts & culture on the South Side, we appreciate donations of all sizes. Your support sustains the rich ecosystem of artists that make the Arts Block so vibrant. To make a donation, please visit our giving page.