Culture Coast Theme DemoCULTURE COAST MEMBERS – https://cc.sandboxstaging.net Just another WordPress site Wed, 11 Mar 2015 18:07:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Chicago Urban Art Society https://cc.sandboxstaging.net/all-project-list/chicago-urban-art-society/ Sun, 15 Mar 2015 15:09:53 +0000 http://cc.sandboxstaging.net/?post_type=project&p=1821 Founded in 2009, the Chicago Urban Art Society (CUAS) is an emerging arts non-profit exhibition space and creative-use organization. Serving as a creative hub and a community, cultural institution, this mixed-use center promotes the works of contemporary artists, community organizations, creative-sector groups and arts practice and production. A trailblazing space in the East Pilsen Industrial Corridor and the first visual exhibition anchor tenant located in the city’s new arts district – Cermak Creative Industries District – CUAS aims to not only cultivate curatorial practice through exhibits but, offer innovative teaching and learning opportunities, and non-traditional venue space, CUAS is by nature cross-platform and establishes its credibility through creative juxtapositions. Supporting a hybrid community-cultural model, CUAS has always welcomed creative activists and practitioners, emerging art administrators, and innovative ideas in the incubation stage. Website.

]]> Place Lab https://cc.sandboxstaging.net/all-project-list/place-lab/ Wed, 11 Mar 2015 18:07:55 +0000 http://cc.sandboxstaging.net/?post_type=project&p=1878 Place Lab is a catalyst for mindful urban transformation and creative redevelopment for equitable and livable cities. As a creative think tank, Place Lab designs and tests a model of community development driven by arts and culture to be made available to cities and neighborhoods across the country. Our work is rooted in the idea that reinventing abandoned spaces through placemaking opens opportunities in urban communities—both by activating residents and community members to contribute to neighborhood change and by attracting outside investment.

Envisioned by the Arts and Public Life Initiative and its director, Theaster Gates, at the University of Chicago and funded by the Knight Foundation, Place Lab draws on metrics from Gates’s projects and works to export and adapt the lessons learned from these projects into community-led development in Akron, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; and Gary, Indiana—our demonstration cities. Place Lab believes that communities contain the seeds for their success and facilitates place-based revitalization and reinvestment guided by neighborhood residents and stakeholders.

]]> Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry https://cc.sandboxstaging.net/all-project-list/gray-center-for-arts-and-inquiry/ Wed, 11 Mar 2015 18:02:32 +0000 http://cc.sandboxstaging.net/?post_type=project&p=1870 The Richard and Mary L. Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry is a new forum at the University of Chicago for experimental collaborations between artists and scholars. In fall 2013, the Gray Center moved into its permanent home, the Gray Center Lab in Midway Studios, which features a flexible 1000 square foot work space that can be configured as a studio, lab, or classroom, as well as an installation, exhibition and performance space. The Center also offers office space to project collaborators.

Just as important as our new home is our diasporic aspiration: Gray Center activities take place all over campus (encompassing various divisions, departments, and programs), across the community and throughout the city. Through its various programs – including the Mellon Residential Fellowships for Arts Practice and Scholarship, incubator initiatives, lab events, collaborative experiments, salons, international conferences, and institutional collaborations — the Gray Center seeks to foster a culture of innovation and experimentation at the intersection of arts practice and scholarship.

]]> UChicago Department of Music https://cc.sandboxstaging.net/all-project-list/uchicago-department-of-music/ Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:33:51 +0000 http://cc.sandboxstaging.net/?post_type=project&p=1861 Positioned at the heart of a world-renowned academic institution, the Department of Music offers graduate degrees in Composition, Ethnomusicology, and Music History and Theory. The Department also offers an undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree in Music. Complementing them is a lively performance program that involves undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students. Learn More. Map.

]]> The Committee on Creative Writing at the University of Chicago https://cc.sandboxstaging.net/all-project-list/the-committee-on-creative-writing-at-the-university-of-chicago/ Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:20:19 +0000 http://cc.sandboxstaging.net/?post_type=project&p=1854 The University of Chicago Committee on Creative Writing has been proud to host readings and lectures by writers including Daniel Alarcón, Charles D’Ambrosio, Lydia Davis, Karen Russell, Zadie Smith, Nick Laird, Scott Wolven, Elif Shafak, Denis Johnson, Dawn Turner Trice, Neil Gaiman, Danny Hoch, Darcy Frey, Alan Burdick, Ben Doyle, Eula Biss, Sam White, Michael Earl Craig, and Steve Yarbrough. Learn More. Map.

]]> Department of Visual Arts at the University of Chicago https://cc.sandboxstaging.net/all-project-list/department-of-visual-arts-at-the-university-of-chicago/ Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:13:26 +0000 http://cc.sandboxstaging.net/?post_type=project&p=1848 Focused on making, the Department of Visual Arts is one of the many specialized knowledge communities at the University of Chicago, one of the world’s great research institutions. We aim to stimulate and provoke both graduate and undergraduate students, encouraging the development of independent and challenging thought as expressed and inscribed in the visual arts. We propose that art is inquiry. Our faculty, diverse in its pursuits, is critically engaged in dialogue nationally and internationally. Our students benefit from this dialogue, and are also encouraged to pursue areas of overlap with the many other disciplines represented at the university – – history, art history, science, philosophy, aesthetics, theater, music, and creative writing to name a few. Learn More. Map.

]]> The Arts Incubator https://cc.sandboxstaging.net/all-project-list/the-arts-incubator/ Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:05:53 +0000 http://cc.sandboxstaging.net/?post_type=project&p=1838 The Arts Incubator in Washington Park is home to UChicago’s Arts and Public Life initiative, which builds creative connections on Chicago’s south side through artist residencies, arts education, and artist-led projects and events. Learn More. Map.

]]> Rockefeller Memorial Chapel https://cc.sandboxstaging.net/all-project-list/rockefeller-memorial-chapel/ Wed, 11 Mar 2015 16:58:43 +0000 http://cc.sandboxstaging.net/?post_type=project&p=1835 Rockefeller Chapel is the spiritual and ceremonial center of the University of Chicago, and a major performing arts producer, offering music, theatre, and visual arts events to citywide audiences. A leading venue for the choral arts, it is a prized event location for major speakers and international artists. It is the home of two world class instruments, the carillon and organ. Resembling a medieval cathedral in appearance and size, it hosts festivals and ceremonies of many world religious traditions, as well as Sunday services where the soaring architecture is matched with the poetry and theatre of grand liturgy of diverse origins, and with the beautiful voices of its choristers. Rockefeller Chapel is open daily throughout the year, except from Christmas Day to New Year’s Day. Learn More. Map.

]]> Hyde Park Jazz Festival https://cc.sandboxstaging.net/all-project-list/hyde-park-jazz-festival/ Mon, 09 Mar 2015 15:05:12 +0000 http://cc.sandboxstaging.net/?post_type=project&p=1818 The Hyde Park Jazz Festival is a free two-day festival featuring more than 30 bands presented on 14 stages throughout Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood. Alongside live musical performances by critically acclaimed local, national, and international jazz talents, the festival also features an outdoor dance floor, artisan vendors, and an ongoing community-wide oral histories project where festival goers can share their experiences with jazz. The 9th annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival will take place Saturday and Sunday, September 26 and 27, 2015. To help sustain the festival’s future, admission is a suggested $5 donation per person. Website.

]]> The Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies https://cc.sandboxstaging.net/all-project-list/the-graham-school-of-continuing-liberal-and-professional-studies/ Thu, 05 Mar 2015 21:15:43 +0000 http://cc.sandboxstaging.net/?post_type=project&p=1776 The Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies is the home of a community of adult learners and seeks to extend the University’s academic values to as wide an audience as possible. Throughout our history we have provided innovative, strategic learning solutions to individuals as well as to private, not-for-profit, and public sector organizations in the liberal arts, business, and professional disciplines.

We offer credit and noncredit learning opportunities in a variety of subjects, from more traditional disciplines such as literature and philosophy, to business-oriented courses, to master’s degrees. Our courses are conveniently located at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center in downtown Chicago, and are primarily in the evening and on weekends, to fit the schedule of working adults. We also offer online courses, for those not located in Chicago, or who wish to study from home. Learn More. Map.

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