Sixty Inches From Center

The Blackivists’ Five Tips for Donating Your Materials

The Blackivists offer 5 quick tips if you’re considering donating your collection to an archives, museum, or other cultural heritage organization.

Maya-Camille Broussard, a testimony on invisible disability

Maya-Camille Broussard gives a glimpse into some of the challenges she experienced as a child and continues to experience in her daily life, and reminds us of why now, as always, Black Disabled Lives Matter and need to be uplifted when we talk about police violence.

Ireashia M. Bennett, a testimony on tenderness

A conversation with Ireashia M. Bennett, a Black queer new media artist from Suitland, Maryland who now calls Chicago home. Their work takes the form of photography, multimedia essays, short documentaries, and experimental films that poetically harness and affirm Black queer disabled perspectives and realities.

Rashayla Marie Brown, a testimony on (not) giving up

Rashayla Marie Brown weaves together elements of her past and present experiences, then connects them to the call for accountability and long-term commitment to addressing systemic anti-Black damage and misogyny within and beyond the arts sector.

Recursos Hacia la Liberación Negra

Esta lista es un punto de partida y su intención es dar un punto de entrada a los esfuerzos de organización que están y han estado ocurriendo a nuestro alrededor ya por mucho tiempo.

Resources Towards Black Liberation

150+ resources to build your knowledge and understanding of abolition and liberation movements, and community caretaking initiatives for Black and non-Black POC communities. And a list of Black-led and Black-owned efforts in and beyond Chicago to direct dollars, attention, and time to.

June (Virtual) Art Picks

This month we're highlighting events that uplift and fight for Black Lives and celebrate Black Queer Lives because the fight for Black Lives is the fight for Black artists, our Black Trans family, our Black Queer family, and the many branches of these communities.

The Blackivists’ Five Tips for Organizers, Protestors, and Anyone Documenting Movements

The Blackivists archivist collective offers some advice on documenting movements as we work together to protect the collective documentation that proves we are here, addressing and safeguarding our people and communities.

The Flying Trapeze: Cyril Rabbath, Master Juggler

Circus has been making a comeback across the country for the past few decades. Chicago has seen the rise of circus schools, companies, and shows all across the city. Performers train and present their work to audiences while amateurs can learn new circus skills for health and self-expression. Any given month, you can see at least two homegrown shows, not including shows by smaller...

In the Cut: A Virtual Exhibition by TRACE + Alt_

An exhibition project featuring the work of Darius Hazen, Catherine Arroyo, Danelise Comas, Paris Dority, and Preleah Campbell, published in collaboration with artists from TRACE (Teens Re-Imagining Art, Community, & Environment) in collaboration with mentors Jon Veal and Jordan Campbell of Alt_.