Arts Partner in Residence (APR) is a program of the Chicago Park District’s Culture, Arts, and Nature Department. The goal of APR is to develop long-term collaborations between neighborhood parks and professional arts organizations to serve local neighborhoods’ cultural interests. We assess a park’s space availability and programming needs and match parks with nonprofit arts organizations in an exchange relationship. Arts organizations offer free, year-round public programming in exchange for free use of park space.How the Arts Partners in Residence Works
The Park District provides the Arts Partner with use of office, classroom, rehearsal, performance, studio, storage, and/or gallery space in Chicago parks in exchange for the Arts Partner providing programming. There are two basic forms of Arts Partners in Residence. Learn about our Full Residency and Semi-Residency models here.
List of Arts Partners in Residence
- Albany Park Theater Project at Eugene Field Park
- Asociacion Nacional de Musica Latino Americana at Piotrowski Park
- Ayodele Drum & Dance at Sherman Park
- Chicago Cuatro Orchestra at Humboldt Park
- Chicago Dance Medium at River Park
- Chicago Moving Company at Hamlin Park
- Chicago West Community Music Center at Garfield Park
- Community Film Workshop at Harris Park
- Elevarte Community Studio at Dvorak Park
- Family Matters at Willye White Park
- Free Street Theater at Pulaski
- Fury Theater at Indian Boundary Park
- Inaside Chicago Dance at Broadway Armory
- Intonation Music Workshop at Fuller, Kennicott, and Taylor Parks
- Jackalope Theatre at Broadway Armory
- Khecari at Indian Boundary and Revere Parks
- Kuumba Lynx at Clarendon Park Community Center
- Live the Spirit at Hamilton Park
- Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago at Gage and Piotrowski Parks
- Move Me Soul Dance Company at Austin Town Hall Cultural Center
- Najwa Dance Corps at Garfield Park
- Puerto Rican Arts Alliance at Humboldt Park
- Ravinia/Lawndale Family Music Conservatory at Douglas, Franklin, Homan Square & Piotrowski Parks
- Red Clay Dance Company at Fuller Park
- Synapse Arts at Loyola Park
- T.Daniel Productions at Indian Boundary Park
- The Seldoms at Pulaski Park
- US Wheel Gymnastics Federation at Willye White Park
- Vanderpoel Art Association at Ridge Park
- Voice of the City at Mozart Park
- West Side Cultural Arts Council at Garfield Park
- Westside Writing Project at Tilton Park
- Yollocalli Arts Reach at Barrett Park
- Zephyr Dance at Holstein Park