Rainbow Soup
Watch an episode of “Rainbow Soup” featuring various artists of all mediums from around the world!
Watch an episode of “Rainbow Soup” featuring various artists of all mediums from around the world!
Readings and performances from students at Prologue High School, including multiple readings from Studs Terkel’s book “Working.”
On December 16, 2023, renowned sculptor Richard Hunt passed away. Hailing from Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood, Hunt’s career spanned decades. According to the Smithsonian Institute of Art, Hunt became “the foremost African-American abstract sculptor and artist of public sculpture.” Hunt had over 150 solo exhibitions, and even former president Barack Obama stated “Hunt [was] one of the greatest artists Chicago had produced. Hunt showed an interest in art from an early age, and took up sculpture as a teenager, even turning […]
Prohibition had just been repealed in Illinois on Thanksgiving 1933. At age 21, Studs Terkel had his first taste of what he calls “the devil’s brew.” His first drink was alongside the residents of the Wells-Grand Hotel, a men’s hotel near Washington Square Park that his mother owned. His mother decided to have Thanksgiving dinner with everyone that year since many of them didn’t have anyone else to celebrate with. Technically, Prohibition was officially repealed at the federal level on […]
An award show honoring figures in Chicago independent television and video production.
Two videos about community activism in Chicago. The first discusses protests and other actions supported by the Organization of the Northeast (O.N.E.) for housing rights. The second discusses crime against senior citizens and the portrayal of crime in the media.
See a documentary with classic artists of the “57th Street Art Fair”, hosted by Studs Terkel!