A stage for change.
Bold stories. Queer voices.
Our Mission
Through visual and performing arts PrideArts aims to:
To curate diverse LGBTQ stories and art form with a universal appeal that celebrate queer issues.
To cultivate the improvement of LGBTQ lives and address issues that directly affect queer communities and allies.
To create an experience for our audience that will introduce and preserve history as well as bridge the gap between the past, present and future generations of LGBTQ communities.
Our Values
Artistic Excellence
We believe that the arts has the power not only to entertain but also challenge people’s beliefs and transform lives.
Community
We believe in sharing ideas with people with common interests.
Collaboration
We believe in providing artists a safe environment to continue to enhance, explore and experiment their artistic endeavors at all levels of development.
Land
Acknowledgment
PrideArts acknowledges that it was built on the traditional homelands of the Bodéwadmik (Potawatomi), Hoocąk (Winnebago/Ho’Chunk), Jiwere (Otoe), Nutachi (Missouria), and Baxoje (Iowas); Kiash Matchitiwuk (Menominee); Meshkwahkîha (Meskwaki); Asâkîwaki (Sauk); Myaamiaki (Miami), Waayaahtanwaki (Wea), and Peeyankihšiaki (Piankashaw); Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo); Inoka (Illini Confederacy); Anishinaabeg (Ojibwe), and Odawak (Odawa). We recognizes that the region we now call Chicago was the traditional homelands of many Indigenous nations, and remains home to diverse Native people today.
Join Us!
Have an idea for a script? Or maybe you are a director or actor. Love to work with costumes? Or maybe you would like to know more about volunteer opportunities. We invite you to find out more about how you can get involved in the spotlight!