HIGH CONCEPT LABS

by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 09, 2025

The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation has awarded more than $1.58 million in grants to 59 of Chicago’s small arts organizations and arts advocacy organizations in 2024, including its end of year grant cycle. Learn more!...

by Blair Ingenthron - August 25, 2024

High Concept Labs (HCL), an artist residency and support program, will presenting the HCL 15th Anniversary Party as part of a year-long anniversary celebration featuring artist-driven and community-focused events across the city. The party will be held on Thursday, September 26 from 6 to 10 p.m. at ...

by A.A. Cristi - May 02, 2024

Celebrate 15 years of High Concept Labs with a year-long series of artist events, programs, and showcases across Chicago. Join the anniversary festivities of this creative hub....

by A.A. Cristi - November 30, 2023

Chicago Dancemakers Forum announces the 2024 Lab Artists. Get the details on the upcoming artists and their work....

by A.A. Cristi - October 05, 2023

Celebrate the 2023 3Arts Awards honoring talented artists in dance, theater, visual arts, music, and arts education. Donnetta “LilBit” Jackson, Rika Lin, Rashada Dawan, Avreeayl Ra, Nancy García Loza, and Charlotte “Chuck” Gruman are among the awardees. Grammy Award-winning opera singer Will Liverma...

by Stephi Wild - August 17, 2023

With the support of Walder Foundation, Chicago Dancemakers Forum announces the continuation of its City-Wide Production Residency Project, which was piloted in 2020-2021 and matches local dance-making artists with performance venues for a period of experimentation and creative development in a techn...

by Stephi Wild - July 14, 2023

On Saturday, September 9, the Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance will host Harris Fest: Music + Dance in the Park, an all-day event spotlighting the dozens of Resident Companies for whom the Harris has been a home base and supportive partner over the past 20 years....

by Blair Ingenthron - July 01, 2023

The League of Chicago Theatres has announced a free Theatre Industry Career Fair at the Mundelein Center for Fine and Performing Arts at Loyola University, 1020 W. Sheridan Rd in Chicago.  The event opens with a panel discussion, “Different Journeys through the Performing Arts Landscape” at 1pm foll...

by Stephi Wild - April 13, 2023

High Concept Labs (HCL), a Chicago-based arts service organization and artist incubator, is pleased to premiere Scale, a dance work directed, choreographed and performed by HCL 2023 Fellow Artist in Residence, Maggie Bridger with the support of Monira Foundation....

by A.A. Cristi - January 19, 2023

High Concept Laboratories (HCL), a Chicago-based arts service organization and artist incubator, announces 2023 Artists in Residence: Sofía Gabriel del Callejo, Helen Lee, Regina Martinez, Allen Moore, and avery r. young. ...