The Beat Bank
INTERESTING SIGHTS AND SOUNDS SINCE 1998
CHICAGO
OUR MISSION
Highlight Live PA, Experimental Electronic, and progressive music while activating spaces for artist to create, perform and refine their art.
We have expanded to include outreach programs that teach multiple subjects to youth audiences centered around electronic music, science and wellness. One of our ultimate goals is to unlock potential greatness within youth and artist communities in Chicago by empowering them with alternative thinking.
Upcoming Events
- Sun, Apr 18Chicago
- Sat, Nov 23Apple Michigan Avenue
- Sat, Nov 16Reva and David Logan Center for the ArtsNov 16, 2019, 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM CSTReva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637, USAArtists will gather at 11 am at the Logan Center for the Arts for a day of collaboration experimenting with sound. The day will feature hands-on workshops, live musician sampling sessions, marketing tutelage, a participant dinner, and evening performances that will be open to the public.
- Sat, Aug 10Oakwood Beach
- Sun, Jul 21The Art Institute of Chicago
- Sat, Jul 20Hyde Park
- Sat, Apr 27Smart Museum of Art, The University of C
- Sun, Mar 17Smart Museum of Art, The University of C
- Wed, Nov 14Grey Ceneter
- Thu, Oct 04Chicago Cultural Center
- Fri, Sep 28Rootwork GallerySep 28, 2018, 9:00 PM – Sep 29, 2018, 12:00 AMRootwork Gallery, 645 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60616, USAObjects in the Midst of other Objects: Black Male Formations and Subjectivities in Hyper-racial America Featuring the art work of Stephen Flemister + Spencer Paul Hutchinson with an original sound installation by Lional “Brother El” Freeman.
- Sat, Sep 15Lindblom Math and Science Academy
- Sat, Aug 25Walter H. Dyett High School for the Arts
- Thu, Aug 16University GalleriesAug 16, 2018, 5:00 PM – Oct 15, 2018, 12:00 AMUniversity Galleries, 11 Uptown Circle #103, Normal, IL 61761, USAIn the Company of Black presents selected photographs from a recent series of the same name by artist and educator Cecil McDonald, Jr., as well as the premiere of a new video with collaborator Lional "Brother El" Freeman.
- Sat, Aug 11Oakwood BeachAug 11, 2018, 3:00 PMOakwood Beach, Oakwood Beach, Chicago, IL 60653, USASBSIII is Returning to Oakwood Beach for the third year to celebrate the arts, culture and people of the south side of Chicago. This family friendly event, which takes place directly after the Bud Billiken Parade and is short walk from the parade route, featuring live music, visual arts and crafts.
- Tue, Aug 07Kennicott ParkAug 07, 2018, 2:00 PM – 7:00 PMKennicott Park, 4434 S Lake Park Ave, Chicago, IL 60653, USANational Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. National Night Out is set to enhance the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement.
- Sat, Jul 21The Art Institute of Chicago
- Fri, Jul 13Elastic Arts
Live PA Institute Day
Public Performances
NOVEMBER 16, 2019 @ 7 PM
The “Live PA Institute Day,” will be a day of building among peers, sharing process, technique, love and encouragement. The evening performances with be open to the public.
Guests and performers will be nominated from within the community.
Live PA InSTITUTE DAY ConFERENCE
WHEN
WHERE
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Conference: 11 am - 5 pm
Dinner: 5:30 pm
Let's keep in conTact
WE'RE SO EXCITED
TO BUILD WITH YOU
Tell us what's on your mind... Don't hold back!
PARTNERS
Additionally, The Beat Bank and Lional "Brother El" Freeman has worked with multiple Chicago institutions including but not limited to:
