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L1 IN THE NEWS

March 13, 2024

Local Designer Talks Brand & Opening First Store featuring Oluwaseyi Adeleke (prgrssn, llc)

Watch now! L1 Oct. 9th Grand Opening coverage by WGN News:

‘New Washington Park store features products from Chicago entrepreneurs’

Nov 30, 2021

Black Voices: A WTTW News Community Conversation featuring Peter Gaona (ReformedSchool)

  • This Old ‘L’ Station Is Now A Hub For South Side Businesses Thanks To A UChicago Program (Block Club Chicago)

  • WTTW ‘Chicago Tonight’ in Your Neighborhood: Washington Park

  • Arts + Public Life’s L1 Retail Store now open inside of historic first ‘L’ station (UChicago News)

  • Arts and Public Life celebrates 10 years with opening of new store for local entrepreneurs (Hyde Park Herald)

  • Polsky Small Business Spotlight: ReformedSchool’s Handmade Wearable Art Has Something to Say

  • UChicago launches creative business accelerator program in Washington Park (UChicago News)

Arts + Public Life (APL) at the University of Chicago is a neighborhood platform for arts and culture in Washington Park. Grounded in cultural stewardship and community partnership, APL provides residencies for local artists and creative entrepreneurs, arts education for youth, and artist-led programming and exhibitions. Launched in 2011, APL is part of UChicago Arts in the Division of the Arts & Humanities.

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