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The Elastic Arts Community Outreach Program shares the fellowship we generate within our venue by exploring and creating new space(s) across the city. Through outreach, Elastic expands its focus beyond our four walls, providing free programming by working with peer organizations both in our own neighborhood at the intersection of Logan Square and Avondale, and with organizations rooted in neighborhoods on the South and West Sides.

By building strong partnerships, we strive to bring new sounds and experiences, special events, workshops, and mentorship to the artists, communities, and organizations we aim to uplift and inspire.

This year we are working with Night Out in the Parks to expand our Outreach program and share The Power of the word Initiative. - focused on the power of the arts to amplify the voices of community members and artists in the fight against injustice and healing from trauma.

Get ready for the line up! You won’t want to miss this!🌟 by @ea.outreachprogram

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AFW DAY 1 - THURSDAY 10/1

Afrofuturist Weekend opens with performances by the 2026 Dark Matter Residents and the panel “What Is the Cipher in 2026?”, moderated by author Ytasha Womack Who will be signing her new books “The Afrofuturist Evolution: Creative Paths to Self-Discovery” & “Spider-Man: Miles Morales”

Thursday, October 1 at 6 PM
The.BlkRoom
4015 W. Carroll Ave., Unit 204
FREE99!
eventbrite link in bio

#AfrofuturistWeekend #TheCipher #DarkMatterSeries #ElasticArts by @ea.outreachprogram

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AFW DAY 2 -FRIDAY 10/2

Enter the cipher—and the dance floor!
We’re proud to present an Afrofuturist dance party featuring:

Duane Powell
CTRL Zora
Harlem Masimba
With special guest
nxtlvl
(Udochukwu Anidobu)
Nova Zaii performing with his Nova Portals™

Friday, October 2 at 8 PM
4622 S. King Dr., Bronzeville
FREE99!
eventbrite link in bio

#AfrofuturistWeekend #TheCipher #ChicagoMusic #Bronzeville by @ea.outreachprogram

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19 days ago

AFW DAY 2 -FRIDAY 10/2

Enter the cipher—and the dance floor!
We’re proud to present an Afrofuturist dance party featuring:

Nova Zaii performing with his Nova Portals™
CTRL Zora
Duane Powell
Harlem Masimba
With special guest
nxtlvl
(Udochukwu Anidobu)

Friday, October 2 at 8 PM
4622 S. King Dr., Bronzeville
FREE99!
eventbrite link in bio

#AfrofuturistWeekend #TheCipher #ChicagoMusic #Bronzeville by @ea.outreachprogram

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25 days ago

AFW DAY 1 - THURSDAY 10/1

Afrofuturist Weekend opens with performances by the 2026 Dark Matter Residents and the panel “What Is the Cipher in 2026?”, moderated by author Ytasha Womack Who will be signing her new books “The Afrofuturist Evolution: Creative Paths to Self-Discovery” & “Spider-Man: Miles Morales”

Thursday, October 1 at 6 PM
The.BlkRoom
4015 W. Carroll Ave., Unit 204
FREE99!
eventbrite link in bio

#AfrofuturistWeekend #TheCipher #DarkMatterSeries #ElasticArts by @ea.outreachprogram

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AFW DAY 1 - THURSDAY 10/1

Afrofuturist Weekend opens with performances by the 2026 Dark Matter Residents and the panel “What Is the Cipher in 2026?”, moderated by author Ytasha Womack Who will be signing her new books “The Afrofuturist Evolution: Creative Paths to Self-Discovery” & “Spider-Man: Miles Morales”

Thursday, October 1 at 6 PM
The.BlkRoom
4015 W. Carroll Ave., Unit 204
FREE99!
eventbrite link in bio

#AfrofuturistWeekend #TheCipher #DarkMatterSeries #ElasticArts by @ea.outreachprogram

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We had a vibe outside on Saturday at the beautiful and welcoming @southmerrillgarden for our last @elasticarts Outreach event of the season! Incredible performances by current@darkmatterresidency members @amarixamai and @ani.do.bu! As well as @darkmatterresidency alumna Naydja Bruton (@rhythmninjadrums) A time was had! Thanks Veda and Natalie for your hospitality and support! Until next year! taken in South Merrill Community Garden by @ea.outreachprogram

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Join us Saturday late afternoon for our final outreach event of the summer at South Merrill Community Garden! We’ll have Naydja Bruton’s Rhythm Ninjas, udochukwu anidobu, and Amari Amai. Naydja Bruton & The Rhythm Ninjas are a drummer lead ensemble. The music is centered around healing and storytelling. Naydja believes that music is a vessel to building community and community is the key to healing and positive change. Her hope is that when you walk away from her show you feel energetic and hopeful about all that can be possible if you just follow your heart.

OFF SITE AT
South Merrill Community Garden
7030 S. Merrill Ave. Chicago, IL 60649 taken in South Merrill Community Garden by @ea.outreachprogram

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Join us FRIDAY 8/25 at 6PM @the.blkroom courtyard for a workshop and Baile de Bomba with Los Médicos!

Big love 🖤 to The.BlkRoom @ea.outreachprogram and @darkmatterresidency for the invitation to celebrate the Black Diaspora! 🌍🎶✨

🗓️ Friday, August 28 from 6:00-8:00PM
💃🏾 Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba Workshop and Baile de Bomba with Los Médicos
📍 The.BlkRoom Courtyard 4015 W Carroll Ave 60624
💸 FREE! GRATIS!

Photos: Adrian Walker by @ea.outreachprogram

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Elastic’s Outreach Program, Dark Matter Series, and our friends at The.BlkRoom have an amazing two-day event this Friday and Saturday! First up on Friday we party at The.BlkRoom for ‘Black in the Courtyard!’, an outdoor event (weather permitting) featuring an Afro Puerto Rican Baile performance from Lauren Brooks and Los Medicos. This will be followed by a late night showing of Black Orpheus presented by the blkfilmclub. The event will have free food, art activations, and additional performances from Elastic Dark Matter Residents Udo and Xavi. This kicks at 6pm on Friday at The.BlkRoom!

Saturday we have a BlkRoom takeover here at Elastic Arts! The event celebrates Black Chicago House Music! We’ll be sharing resources for Black and Brown artists while enjoying late night house-vibes with TBRs Resident DJ John West, with friends Yanna Lynette, and DJ Khali Melon. Come out to Elastic to enjoy food, great music, artist resources, and extra performances by very special guests. We’ll get started at 7pm Saturday night.

Let’s party this weekend! See you both Friday and Saturday! taken in Elastic Arts by @ea.outreachprogram

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We had a wonderful time being together outside at Oakland Museum and Garden! Thanks for the hospitality @yettastarr taken in Oakland, Chicago by @ea.outreachprogram

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Join us this Sunday as our AfriClassical Futures series presents a free concert of Julius Eastman’s ‘The Holy Presence of Joan of Arc’ and other works at Epiphany Center for the Arts! Sunday 8/23 @ 4pm!

AfriClassical Futures is a quarterly music and conversation series that foregrounds the accomplishments of Black composers and musicians from the diaspora and beyond that are educated or working in, around, or influenced by Western Classical music and classical traditions more broadly.

This program features works that invoke contemplation, memory, and ecstatic vision towards a liberated world, finding joy in the ordinary and extraordinary alike. Julius Eastman’s The Holy Presence of Joan D’Arc for 10 cellos and the Prelude for solo voice meditate on the saintly visions a young Joan D’Arc received during periods of religious ecstasy in her youth and the message to “speak boldly.”

One More Angel by guest conductor/composer Ahmed Al Abaca, written in honor of their Aunt Ra, is a reflection on the fullness and complexity of life and the cherished memories we create with our elders. This program will also feature a new composition for 10 cellos and voice with text by olula negre, an aubade on the quotidian and transitory nature of dawn as it relates to the experience of queerness. A brief conversation between Ahmed Al Abaca and series curators Julain Otis and olula negre will follow the music.

This event is free and open to the public. This AfriClassical Futures program is made possible by support from: The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation, Prince Charitable Trust, Aaron Copland Foundation, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, New Music USA and Elastic Arts Foundation. taken in Epiphany Center for the Arts by @ea.outreachprogram

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