HAPPENINGS | creative-grounds

Through events, activations, installations

we build awareness, enable open dialogues and spark collective imagination about the future of social infrastructure in our city.

Summer Activation #1 (June)

On Saturday, June 30, we held our public activation #1 event of the summer. On this extremely hot day, we had two teams kicking-off their...

Jane Addams Hull House Museum is hosting a series of events to continue the conversations about closed schools in the City: Part 3: More...

Full video Collaborative public activation at former Anthony Overton Elementary School in Bronzeville, Chicago. Opening Closings is part...

Collaborative public activation at former Anthony Overton Elementary School in Bronzeville, Chicago. Opening Closings is part of Creative...

From October 10 – 23 this iteration of Creative Grounds research is exhibited at the School of the Art Institute, Department of...

Mark your calendars! During Saturday, October 7, Creative Grounds welcomes neighbors and community at large to learn about former Anthony...

As part of the exhibition Claiming Space (September 19, 2017—March 31, 2018) at the Jane Addams Hull House Museum, Creative Grounds...

Paola Aguirre in collaboration with Kalyn Belsha write this piece for the Chicago Architect Magazine – as part of this special issue...

In collaboration with Sara Pooley, this design installation will be featured as part of Jane Addams Hull House's exhibition Claiming...

During this dialogue, we had two guest speakers: Doug Low, Executive Director at Kidz Express, non-profit organization focused on youth...