Chicago Cultural Center

3Arts Commits Over $1M In Unrestricted Grants to Over 100 Artists
by Stephi Wild - Oct 9, 2025

3Arts has announced the 17 recipients of this year's 3Arts Awards. The organization will honor the new recipients next month at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance

Pivot Arts Announces Lineup for 2025 Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 23, 2025

Pivot Arts has announced the artists and projects featured in its 2025 Pivot Arts Festival, a curated collection of interdisciplinary performances presented in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood.

Black Oak Ensemble Joins Princeton Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 10, 2025

The Black Oak Ensemble performs Thursday, March 20 at 7pm on the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO)'s new chamber music series at Trinity Church. On the program are an arrangement of the aria from Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, Vittorio Monti's Csárdás, based on a Hungarian folk dance, and trios by Gideon Klein, Jean Cras, and Henri Tomasi.

3Arts Announces Six Recipients Of $50,000 Next Level Awards For Visual And Teaching Artists
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 23, 2024

3Arts announced six recipients of the $50,000 Next Level Awards, recognizing visual and teaching artists for their contributions and impact in the arts community.

Broadway Rose And Bag&Baggage to Present IS YOU IS Jazz-Inspired Musical Workshop
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 10, 2024

Broadway Rose Theatre Company and Bag&Baggage Productions will present a concert workshop of the new musical IS YOU IS, exploring the controversial Races of Mankind exhibit. Learn more and see how to attend!

Lookingglass Theatre Names Jamey Lundblad as Managing Director & Richard Chapman as New Board Chair
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 30, 2024

Chicago’s Tony Award-winning Lookingglass Theatre Company has named Jamey Lundblad as its new managing director. Lundblad will be responsible for the strategic leadership of the organization and supervising the day-to-day operations of the theatre. Learn more about the position and about Lundblad.

Black Arts & Culture Alliance Names New President, Black Arts Month Programs in October
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2024

The nonprofit Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago, an organization that collectively advances excellence in the work of the Black arts and culture sector, has announced Vershawn Sanders-Ward as its new board president, effective immediately. 

Cast and Creative Team Announced for WAM Theatre's FRAGMENTS OF OUTSIDE
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 30, 2024

WAM Theatre has announced the ensemble of performers and designers who are collaborating to create the site-specific performance fragments of Outside. This special, one-time-only performance, conceived and directed by new Artistic Director Genée Coreno, is a celebration of WAM's 15th Anniversary.

See Chicago Dance Announces Its 2024 Gala Community Celebration Date And Honorees
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 14, 2024

See Chicago Dance has announced its 2024 Gala Community Celebration, highlighting honorees and event details.

Choose Chicago, City Of Chicago Announce Programming Details Of SUNDANCE INSTITUTE X CHICAGO 2024
by A.A. Cristi - May 31, 2024

Discover the programming details for Sundance Institute x Chicago 2024, a unique three-day event featuring film screenings and cultural activities from June 28-30 in Chicago.

Chicago Breakout Artist Ben Larose Will Bring NOT AMERICAN to The Den Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2024

Combining drag, storytelling, song and physical comedy, NOT AMERICAN is a tour de force performance. In the span of 90 minutes, writer, director and performer Benjamin Larose portrays seven different characters, each one more unhinged than the previous.

8th International Segal Film Festival on Theatre and Performance to Take Place in May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 3, 2024

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center of CUNY will hold its eighth international Segal Film Festival on Theatre and Performance. Learn more.

LA HAVANA MADRID Comes to Millennium Park This Summer
by Stephi Wild - Mar 29, 2024

Collaboraction and Teatro Vista Productions will team to present a free, outdoor, staged concert version of Sandra Delgado’s smash hit La Havana Madrid, Friday, August 23, 2024 at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion as part of Millennium Park’s 20th Anniversary Season.

Submissions Open For Inicios 2024, the 2nd Chicago Latine Playwright Festival
by Stephi Wild - Feb 28, 2024

Submissions are now open for Inicios 2024, the 2nd Chicago Latine Playwright Festival, a new play incubator fostering works for the live stage about the Latine experience, produced by CLATA, the Chicago Latino Theater Alliance.

Apollo Chamber Players to Present Free 'Holiday Voyage' Program Benefiting Healthcare For The Homeless
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 6, 2023

Apollo Chamber Players presents 'Holiday Voyage,' a free annual concert celebrating religious pluralism as a means of fostering compassion and cultural harmony. All proceeds from the event will benefit Healthcare for the Homeless - Houston.

Chicago Dancemakers Forum Announces The 2024 Lab Artists
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 1, 2023

Chicago Dancemakers Forum announces the 2024 Lab Artists. Get the details on the upcoming artists and their work.

Chicago Dancemakers Forum Reveals New Funding Program For Local Dancemakers in 2024
by Stephi Wild - Nov 7, 2023

After a successful six-month pilot in 2023 at venues across the city, Chicago Dancemakers Forum has announced that the DanceChance program will continue in 2024 thanks to the support of a Chicago Arts Recovery Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA Reveals 2023 Young Artist Competition Winners
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 30, 2023

Nine young musicians competed in the final round of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA's 29th National Young Artist Competition. Xinran Shi, Diego Chapela-Perez, and Esme Arias-Kim were announced as the gold medalists, and they will perform with the VSO in January 2024.

3Arts Announces Awardees Of 2023 3Arts Awards In Dance, Theater, Visual Arts, Music, And Arts Education
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 5, 2023

Celebrate the 2023 3Arts Awards honoring talented artists in dance, theater, visual arts, music, and arts education. Donnetta “LilBit” Jackson, Rika Lin, Rashada Dawan, Avreeayl Ra, Nancy García Loza, and Charlotte “Chuck” Gruman are among the awardees. Grammy Award-winning opera singer Will Liverman will perform at the event.

ReinventAbility to Host DISFEST 2023 This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 2, 2023

ReinventAbility, the organization that engages and entertains while contributing to a more universally accessible future, announces the inaugural DisFest, a free celebration of accomplished artists and performers with disabilities, Saturday, July 22, from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Chicago Cultural Center.