Upcoming Events

Re/Imagining Read/Write Library

Re/Imagining Read/Write Library

Chicago Cultural Center, Learning Lab
1st Floor South
November 8, 9 & 22, 23, 12-2pm

Veterans Day Commemoration Ceremony

Veterans Day Commemoration Ceremony

Monday, November 11
Soldier Field, 1st floor United Club
Ceremony at 11am, Doors Open at 10am
Free Admission

Women at War: 12 Ukrainian Artists

Women at War: 12 Ukrainian Artists

Through December 8

Wednesday, Nov. 13, 12-1pm
Expert-Led Tour with Magdalena Moskalewicz, Ph.D.

Chicago Cultural Center, Michigan Avenue Galleries

Featured News

DCASE Recognizes Its 2024 Class of Student Interns
Pictured left to right are Leo Gutierrez (University of Illinois Chicago), Allen Flint (DePaul University), Evie Mirek (UIC), and Jared Smith (DePaul)
Creative Worker Rights "Art is Labor."
Creative Worker Rights
Mayor Brandon Johnson and DCASE Unveil New Artist-Designed Train Wraps On CTA Blue, Green, and Orange Lines
Renderings of the artist-designed train wraps project, “Track(ed) Changes”


2024 Chicago Made Music Showcase Finale
Chicago Made Music Showcase 2024 Semi-Finals at the House of Blues
Broadway In Chicago at Millennium Park 2024
Common with the Grant Park Orchestra for Millennium Park’s 20th Anniversary Celebration
Sundance Institute x Chicago Press Conference 6.28.24





The City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) supports artists and cultural organizations, invests in the creative economy, and expands access and participation in the arts throughout Chicago’s 77 neighborhoods. As a collaborative cultural presenter, arts funder, and advocate for creative workers, our programs and events serve Chicagoans and visitors of all ages and backgrounds, downtown and in diverse communities across our city — to strengthen and celebrate Chicago. DCASE produces some of the city’s most iconic festivals, markets, events, and exhibitions at the Chicago Cultural Center, Millennium Park, and in communities across the city — serving a local and global audience of 25 million people. The Department offers cultural grants and resources, manages public art, supports TV and film production and other creative industries, and permits special events throughout Chicago.