This programming is offered through the Chicago Park District's Public Studio Residency. Christian Alexander is the 2023 Artist-in-Residence at Hamilton Park. This residency emerged as part of the Culture in My Neighborhood (CIMN) effort, supported by the Chicago Park District, the Mayor’s Office, and Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE). Additional funding comes from the Walder Foundation and Builders Initiative.
Chicago Park District’s new Public Studio residency nurtures site-specific, community-engaged artistic practices with funded year-long placements at Chicago Park District Cultural Centers.
Resident artists will build relationships with culture workers, organizations, community leaders, young people, park staff and stakeholders, non-human lifeforms, other city departments, and local businesses to embark on deeper creative engagements, amplifying and actualizing neighborhood priorities at the intersection of culture and other quality-of-life aspects like education, affordable housing, intergenerational connections, environmental justice, violence prevention, etc.
Public Studio is a funded Chicago Park District community-driven creative residency that will rotate annually among the Chicago Park District’s Cultural Centers. This residency emerged as part of the Culture in My Neighborhood (CIMN) effort, supported by the Chicago Park District, the Mayor’s Office, and Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE). Additional funding comes from the Walder Foundation and Builders Initiative.
