Arts + Public Life (APL) is a dynamic hub of exploration, expression, and exchange that centers people of color and fosters neighborhood vibrancy through the arts on the South Side of Chicago. As a neighborhood platform for arts and culture in Washington Park, APL provides residencies for Black and Brown artists and creative entrepreneurs, arts education for youth, and artistled programming and exhibitions. Learn more at: arts.uchicago.edu/apl.
Arts + Public Life programs are FREE and open to the public.
APL is an initiative of UChicago Arts, and thrives thanks to the support of a community of generous donors whose gifts have sustained the Arts + Public Life initiative, Arts Incubator (+ Gallery and Woodshop), Green Line Performing Arts Center, L1 Creative Business Accelerator and Retail Shop (opening Fall 2021), and the vibrant creativity happening every day on the Arts Block on historic Garfield Boulevard in Washington Park.
