About the Exhibition

Participatory Arts: Crafting Social Change (September 6, 2018 to July 28, 2019) is a multidisciplinary exhibition that explores the Hull-House Social Settlement’s influence on visual and performing arts in Chicago and beyond through historical and contemporary practices: bookbinding, the origins of art therapy, ceramics, theater and performance. The exhibition features artworks and artifacts from the Museum and the Special Collections at the University of Illinois at Chicago—many of which have rarely, if ever, been publicly displayed. Participatory Arts is a part of Art Design Chicago, a city-wide initiative of the Terra Foundation for American Art. Featured contemporary artists include: Leah Gipson, Nicole Marroquin, and Regin Igloria. Partners include: North Branch Projects, Free Street Theater, Albany Park Theater Project, Adler University, Red Light School District, UIC School of Theater and Music. A symposium Participatory Arts: The Legacy of Chicago’ Hull-House Artists (October 23-25, 2018) and an Artist Workshop Series (October 19, 26, Nov. 9, 16, 2018) will accompany the exhibition.