Arts + Public Life

Chicago artist Theaster Gates: 'I’m hoping Swiss bankers will bail out my flooded South Side bank in the name of art'

Prof. Theaster Gates, director of Arts + Public Life, transforms aging South Side buildings into affordable housing sites and community centers

May 4, 2015

Theaster Gates receives Artes Mundi prize

Feb 4, 2015

NEA chairman Chu visits Arts Incubator in Washington Park

Nov 18, 2014

Arts and Public Life initiative announces new artists-in-residence

Oct 21, 2014

Arts + Public Life brings spirit of UChicago to Chicago youth and seniors

Jul 18, 2014

Knight Foundation invests $3.5 million to help UChicago expand a model for community revitalization

May 8, 2014

A Q&A with Chicago musician and artist-in-residence David Boykin

Mar 21, 2014

Theaster Gates discusses Arts Incubator

Mar 7, 2014

Arts Incubator wins prestigious community award

Feb 21, 2014

Union League drafts exceptional artist in Theaster Gates

Theaster Gates, Dir. of Arts and Public Life, receives Distinguished Artist honor from the Union League Club of Chicago

Feb 14, 2014