Family Day | Inspire
January 14, 202311:00 am - 3:00 pm
Admission is free to Family Day attendees; use promo code FAMILYDAY. ASL interpretation is provided.
The Ruiz Belvis Collective. Photo: Omar Torres-Kortright.
About the Event
Designed and led by Chicago artists, Family Day is a monthly program at the MCA for all families and youth. Enjoy FREE admission while taking part in workshops, open studio sessions, gallery tours, and performances.
For this Family Day, engage in programs and activities focused on performance, movement, and self-expression.
Family Days are organized by Christiana Castillo, Manager of Learning, Youth Interpretive Programs. If you have any questions about Family Day programming, please email Christiana Castillo.
Schedule
Artist-Led Performance
Ruiz Belvis Collective
11 am–1 pm
Edlis Neeson Theater*
Join the Ruiz Belvis Collective for a performance inspired by Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s–Today. The Ruiz Belvis Collective is an Afro-Latin Jazz youth performance ensemble born at Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center.
*Please note that masks are required in the theater.
Artist-Led Workshop
Multimedia Art-Making
11 am–3 pm
The Commons
Chicago Teaching Artist Gaby Martinez leads families through a multimedia art-making experience focused on dance, movement, and visual art connected to Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s–Today.
Funding
Support for Family Programs is provided in part by the MCA Women’s Board Family Education Initiative.