Memory
We keep Palestinian narrative and collective memory
Oral histories, family archives, and classes where artists teach the old forms and what young people are doing with them now.
little palestine, chicago
A home for Palestinian art, memory, and imagination
A neighborhood arts academy by youth, based in Little Palestine, Chicago.
this week
This week at the academy
- Dabke rehearsalWednesdays6:00 PMAges 17+
- Open studioThursdays4:00 PMAll agesOn recess
- Tatreez schoolSundays2:00 PMGirls ages 7–10Starting soon
what we do
Revive ancestral practices, explore the arts, build futures
Infrastructure
Cultural infrastructure for Palestinians of Chicago, and all who visit it
Studios, rehearsal rooms, and instruments at no cost. Plus commissions, apprenticeships, and paid teaching, so artists can make a life here as we build each other.
Connection
Rooted here, tied to movements everywhere
Shared meals, film nights, residencies, and exchanges that carry the work outward.
how we teach
Seven dimensions shape how we teach, create, and care, from narrative sovereignty to collective healing.
Read the Liberatory Arts Frameworksupport the academy
Rent and utilities run $2,200 a month
Keeping the doors open is the first thing. Everything past our monthly costs goes straight to programming — classes, materials, and paying the artists who teach.
$1,540 raised this monthof $2,200
Figures are placeholders — connect your live total.