Insight Arts is a contemporary arts organization dedicated to increasing access to cultural work that supports progressive social change. Our unique organizational model allows us to engage in community based, regional and national work.
We organize our work around three core values:
1) Access to information, education and art is a basic human right.
2) Meaningful social change is dependent on the creation of cooperative social and political structures.
3) Time for contemplation and analysis is crucial to community and individual empowerment.
These values have facilitated the development of an organization with three main areas of cultural work:
a. offering free arts education classes to youth and adults
b. presenting regular performance, exhibitions and other special events related to our core values and
c. providing rehearsal space and administrative support for a wide variety of performance collectives and artist projects
SUPPORTERS
As we struggle for a world, in which, all people have access to safe water, adequate food, adequate housing, the right to control their own bodies, the right to define their own gender and sexuality, the right to fair employment, and the right to political self determination; we must remember the basic human right to live in a world, in which, all people have access to art, time for creativity, recreation, study and reflection. To this end we applaud all those who have and/or continue to financially support the work of Insight Arts.
FUNDING PHILOSOPHY
As an organization dedicated to social justice we will not allow any funder to drive the nature of our work. We critically discuss all funding sources that we apply for and will return funding to foundations and corporations that ask us to compromise our belief in the basic human rights of all individuals. Additionally, Insight Arts opposes all forms of censorship and will not apply for any government funding that explicitly or implicitly asks us to control the content or the form of artists/intellectuals.
New Program! Registration starts next week at Yollocalli, Jan 20th -23rd, 3-6pm! Fundamentals of Painting and Drawing
Come and learn the basics of painting and drawing. Learn how to blend colors, create shadows and perspective points. This class is open for ages 10-18 years old.
Do you have interests in art and would like to take a free open studio course ? Do you need a place where you can just come and make art? At Yollo Open Studio you'll have a chance to explore different mediums, learn art techniques, and have the opportunity to work individually and cooperatively in making your own art projects.
This is your chance to create an art exhibition and gallery for young artists like yourself! Work as a group to organize, design and install an exhibition that will speak for you and your community. Website design, graphic design, and video editing will also be introduced during this program.
A mural making class that combines traditional painting and contemporary techniques to create a dynamic and highly creative mural for the walls of Radio Arte. Teens will learn about the history of Latino radio, and work as a team to create a mural that will speak to the youth, the community and their culture.
ARC AND HUE will also be available at the Chicago book parties:
10/1, 8:30 p.m. Katerina’s, 1920 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL 60613
10/2, 8 p.m. The Silver Room, 1442 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60642
Come join us on Sunday, August 23rd at 3pm to make a change for this students' future & come see Capoeira Angola, It will be lots of fun:) food will and drinks will be provided
