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Squiggle Build

A creative workshop for all ages

  • National Public Housing Museum, 919 S. Ada Street, Chicago, IL 60607

  • Free

Pick up a pool noodle, find a connector, and start creating alongside your friends, families, and complete strangers!

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 Taylor Street Farms on August 10.


About the artists

¡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.


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


Upcoming events

Digital sketch of yellow furniture arranged around a book with the title Break-through

Opening Reception: BREAKTHROUGH

Enjoy drinks, light bites, and conversation about the future of affordable urban living.

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Open Mike Eagle: Artist as Instigator Residency Launch

Open Mike Eagle launches his Artist as Instigator residency with an interview and performance.

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Holiday Market and Exchange 2025

A day of creativity, service, and gift-giving with local artists, makers, and creative entrepreneurs.