Art & Culture

Kindred Civic Arts Forum Opens Women’s History Month With Cole Arthur Riley Conversation in Austin

Author of Black Liturgies and This Here Flesh reflects on Black interior life, spirituality, and emotional survival during a turbulent political moment

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Organizers of Austin Pop-Up Museum Reflect on the West Side Roots of Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Coalition 

A Brother’s Hood, a cultural education group for young people, has organized a temporary museum open Saturdays through March 7

Black History Lives in the Details at Austin Pop-Up Museum

The temporary exhibit at the Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation draws on family collections to connect Black history to real lives

Two Upcoming Austin Art Projects to Showcase Black Culture, Local Artists 

A Black History Month Museum at the Aspire Center and “Winter Florals” exhibition at Third City Studio to kick off the new year

A Guide To Commemorating MLK Day 2026

Community members across the West Side and west suburbs are celebrating Martin Luther King day in a variety of ways

Nine Essential Books to Read About Martin Luther King Jr. This King Day

From classic biographies to radical critiques and literary reimaginings, these books reveal the full moral, political, and human dimensions of King’s legacy

Film Producer Wants to Build ‘Midwest Hollywood’ by Cultivating a Local Workforce

Danita E. Patterson's hands-on apprenticeship program, new LED screen technology, and expanded tax credits are helping young creators stay in Chicago instead of moving to the coasts

Community Leaders Reflect on Pain, Possibility at ‘Beyond Closure’ Screening in Austin

Documentary traces how residents reclaimed shuttered schools to build new neighborhood assets like the Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation

Five Finalists Named for Rekia Boyd Monument in Douglass Park

Artists advance in landmark effort to honor Boyd’s legacy and celebrate Black girlhood

Documentary Follows West Siders to West Africa in Search of Healing and Reparations

Film featuring Equity and Transformation Chicago to screen Nov. 9 and 11 at the Black Harvest Film Festival