Stories

Ballerina Michaela DePrince, whose career inspired many after she was born into war, dies at 29

DePrince came to the United States from an orphanage in war-torn Sierra Leone and performed on some of the world's biggest stages.

Full Circle for Chicago-born Dancer, Choreographer Houston Thomas

“I’m from the South Side, 99th and Throop. Went to school on the South Side, and then every day traveling downtown to go to ballet school. I’m really a Chicago boy, for sure.” 

Open House Chicago 2023: 16 Spectacular Sites for Art and Music Lovers

Each year, Chicago’s most architecturally inclined residents crisscross the city to check out some of the city’s most intriguing and vaunted buildings!

Art Brings Visibility in 5th Indigenous People’s Day Chicago Fest

"Ours is a side that flips the narrative; how our culture survived, how our artists thrived and succeeded in the world."

Haitian students play drums and strum guitars to escape hunger and gang violence

“Music transforms,” said Mickelson Pierre, who learned how to play guitar in the program and now teaches it. “It’s something extraordinary, and it leads to peace of mind.”