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The Stony Island Arts Bank Hours: Sundays 2 PM to 7 PM.

2 PM - 3 PM: Gallery hours & digitization of the Frankie Knuckles Collection (first floor)
3 PM - 4 PM: Mellon Archives Innovation Programs (second floor)
4 PM - 7 PM: Live music & DJ Duane Powell's Sunday Service (alternating Sundays)

 

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Welcome to Rebuild Foundation, our artist-led, community-based platform for art, cultural development, and neighborhood transformation.

Artists at Work: 
Transformation in Progress

Founded by artist and social innovator Theaster Gates, Rebuild supports artists and strengthens communities by providing free arts programming and creating new cultural amenities on the South Side of Chicago. Our mission is to demonstrate the impact of innovative, ambitious and entrepreneurial cultural initiatives and is enriched by three core values: Black people matter, Black spaces matter, and Black objects matter.

Thank you for your patience as we renovate our site and lay the foundations for enhanced digital engagement.

In the meantime, explore our work on social media and keep up with our events by subscribing to our newsletter

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Support Our Work

We are grateful for the opportunity to uplift our creative communities and to develop ambitious cultural initiatives on the South Side of Chicago.

 

Our work depends on the generosity of our partners and our patrons. 

Thank you in advance for your continued belief in Black space, in community and in artists.

Upcoming Events

  • Mar 26, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CDT
    Stony Island Arts Bank, 6760 S Stony Is Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    Join us as Mellon Fellow Dr. Honey Crawford presents her research from the archives and collections as a public event.
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  • Immanuel Wilkins in conversation with Camille Bacon
    Mar 28, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Stony Island Arts Bank, 6760 S Stony Is Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    Immanuel Wilkins joins Camille Bacon for a conversation on the notion of musical composition and performance as a channel for the divine.
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  • Apr 02, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CDT
    Stony Island Arts Bank, 6760 S Stony Is Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    Join us for a Johnson Publishing Library Reading with Krista Franklin.
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  • Thu, Apr 13
    Retreat at Currency Exchange Café
    Apr 13, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM CDT
    Retreat at Currency Exchange Café, 305 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    Join us for a Thursday Happy Hour at Retreat at Currency Exchange Café!
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  • Fri, Apr 14
    Retreat at Currency Exchange Café
    Apr 14, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM CDT
    Retreat at Currency Exchange Café, 305 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    Join us for a Friday Happy Hour at Retreat at Currency Exchange Café!
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  • Sat, Apr 15
    Stony Island Arts Bank
    Apr 15, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM CDT
    Stony Island Arts Bank, 6760 S Stony Is Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    Join us for A Song for Frankie: A Daylong "House" Party at the Arts Bank.
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  • Sun, Apr 16
    Stony Island Arts Bank
    Apr 16, 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Stony Island Arts Bank, 6760 S Stony Is Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    Join us for Mellon Archives Innovation Programs at the Arts Bank.
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  • Sun, Apr 23
    Stony Island Arts Bank
    Apr 23, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CDT
    Stony Island Arts Bank, 6760 S Stony Is Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    Join us as Mellon Fellow and musician Ben LaMar Gay presents his research from the archives and collections as a public event.
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News & Updates

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Mrs Prada and me: why Theaster Gates has joined forces with fashion

Theaster Gates’ Experimental Design Lab hopes to amplify emerging artists, designer’s work to develop a nexus of creative energy on the South Side

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‘There is sculpture in everything, even in a chair’: Tom Sachs on his Chicago exhibition

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