A Place to Call Home Gala 2026
The National Public Housing Museum’s biennial A Place to Call Home gala is returning in 2026! Join our engaged community as we honor Matthew Desmond, Jackie Taylor, and Denis Pierce…
Taylor Street Farms, at the corner of Ada & Arthington in Chicago
Play, dream, and collaborate to transform familiar materials into imaginative landscapes during this free workshop led by ¡Anímate! Studio.
Throughout the event, help create (and re-create!) a one-of-a-kind experimental creation! Together we can build new spaces and imagine new possibilities.
FREE, open to all.
Can’t make it? Join us for another Squiggle Build at the National Public Housing Museum on September 14.
¡Anímate! Studio is a Chicago-based arts collaborative led by Andrés Lemus-Spont and Marya Spont-Lemus.
True to our name, our projects embody our shared values of community, mentorship, possibility, and openness to experimentation, as well as encourage movement toward action. In our workshops, we guide intergenerational groups of participants in re-imagining and re-making existing objects and structures through open-ended, play-based experimentation in public space.

The National Public Housing Museum acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.