Returning for its third edition on Sunday, October 6, 2024, the Chicago Sukkah Design Festival pairs community organizations in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood with diverse architectural designers to design and construct sukkahs, small outdoor pavilions built for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Working collaboratively, teams explore design literacy, social justice, and neighborhood futuring. The Festival […]
You are invited to the Opening Celebration of the third annual Chicago Sukkah Design Festival! Experience the festival's five unique sukkahs for the first time and learn more about the Jewish harvest holiday of Sukkot. Over the course of the afternoon, visitors enjoy food, art-making activities, communal rituals, participatory performances, and more. Family friendly! 1:00–3:00 […]
Come celebrate Englewood's elders! Over donuts and beverages, share Englewood stories, memories, and visions. Visit the newest “Little Free Seed Library” stocked with five varieties of cabbage, melon, and okra seeds nurtured by Black women farmers, including Urban Growers Collective’s “Chicago Callaloo.”
Join Chicago Mobile Makers along with neighbors to activate Overton (site of a former Chicago elementary school) through multiple collaborative projects and creative activities for all ages. Imagine together and get involved in ways to keep Overton connected with the community. From a retrofitted mail truck, Mobile Makers’ pop-up events feature design-focused skill-building workshops that […]
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An initiative of the Terra Foundation for American Art in partnership with artists and organizations across the city, Art Design Chicago is a series of events and exhibitions that highlight the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities.
