Arts and Public Life

Arts + Public Life builds creative connections on Chicago’s South Side through artist residencies, arts education, and artist-led projects and events. Arts Incubator | 301 E. Garfield Blvd. Chicago, IL 60637 GALLERY HOURS: WED-FRI 12:00-6:00pm Chicago’s South Side is rich in cultural history and continues to sustain an arts community made up of individuals, small to mid-size organizations, and large institutions. Nestled within this framework is the University of Chicago with a thriving arts landscape in the form of curricular and co-curricular programs, interdisciplinary research centers and committees, presenting organizations, and student-run programs. The Arts + Public Life initiative addresses the ways in which university arts can best engage their communities, form alliances, expand their audiences, create and share knowledge, and offer their students, faculty, and staff life-changing experiences beyond campus while also creating opportunities to significantly invest in a uniquely local creative community in surrounding neighborhoods and the city at large. By implementing and supporting creative and innovative programming, the Arts + Public Life initiative inspires dialogue and fosters community partnerships based on creative endeavors that serve the diverse population of the city of Chicago with a specific concentration on the South Side. The Arts + Public Life Initiative focuses on the following: Advancing Artistic Ambition Amplifying Cultural Assets Revitalizing Neighboring Communities