OACChicago's Poetic Platforms. Play. Create. Connect. Amplify
Poetic Platforms - A Three-part PopUp Series
Poetic Platforms foster cross-cultural connection and collective healing through pop-ups in underutilized spaces and parks. These popup activations are for families, friends, and parkgoers to enjoy and celebrate Chicago's rich arts and cultural diversity together. OACChicago also encourages participants to become “everyday designers”, and co-creators of more inclusive- and equitable public spaces by exploring community-led culture-making through the arts, culture performance, interactive installations, and wellness activities.
Our Next Poetic Platform Locations
Ping Tom Park
Sat., 8. 17.24, 11 AM - 6 PM
239 West 18th Street Chicago, IL 60616
(north of the Padgoda, under the 18th Street Bridge)
Buttercup Park
Sat., 9. 21.24, 11 AM - 5PM
4901 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60640
Here are glimpses from previous years of Poetic Platforms and more on our program partners.
Arts, Healing, and Cultural Partners:
Kombi and The People’s Stage Karaoke
Join Pablo Serrano and The People’s Stage Karaoke for a musical experience that brings Chicago together through karaoke and dancing. Along with karaoke, there will be community artmaking, and so much more!
@kombichicago @peoplestagekaraoke
Healing Every Youth (HEY)
Latino Policy Forum and Healing Every Youth (HEY) are back to promote peace, healing, and unity in the community. The Latino Policy Forum's Multicultural Leadership Academy (MLA) provides a series of leadership workshops to community, policy, arts, and culture leaders sponsored by organizations committed to social change, policy impact, and community improvement that serve communities of color throughout Illinois. Healing Every Youth (HEY) promotes peace, healing, and unity between Black and Brown communities by creating programming and events that destigmatizes mental health in communities of color.
@latinopolicyforum
OACChicago encourages inclusion and equity through access to public space. This year's installation Freedom invites us to investigate what liberates us within ourselves, our everyday practices, rhythms, and choreographies within our neighborhoods to create social imagination and memory to enliven cities through the use of community-constructed spatial elements.
Masks are required & social distance protocols are in place.
Night Out In the Parks
Poetic Platform is once again a partner of the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Park. To get a glimpse of our series, take a look at our event with Tsukasa Taiko, Raíces to Roots, Son Monarcas, Kombi and the Peoples Stage, and Healing Every Youth (HEY).