Programs

Rise Little Palestine is a community-led arts initiative based on Harlem Avenue and home to the first dedicated art studio and music space on Chicago's Southwest Side. The project cultivates Little Palestine as an emerging hub of art, music, and movement by providing tools, space, and opportunity for local youth and artists.

• Painted 4 large-scale murals
• Founding of Street Dabka
• Launched community podcast Gaza Il 'Aza
• Houses Thawra Dabka, a girls-only dabke group
• 500+ people painted in the last 12 months
• First puppet show and theatre performance on the Southwest Side

Art from the Heart is a research-informed art and somatic movement project using visual art and embodied practice as collective healing. Grounded in Palestinian lived experience, the project creates space to process frustration, anger, grief, and resilience through shared creation — informed by the legacy of the Nakba and ongoing catastrophe.

• Facilitated healing circles
• Produced collective artworks
• Integrated somatic practices
• Published research findings

A neighborhood-based creative learning program that helps children develop critical thinking, curiosity, and self-expression through art and inquiry. Using simple thinking routines such as See–Think–Wonder, students learn to observe closely, interpret ideas, ask meaningful questions, and express their perspectives through drawing, storytelling, and creative activities.

• Develop critical thinking and observation skills
• Encourage curiosity and questioning
• Strengthen creative expression through art
• Build confidence in sharing ideas

Hamza of Ramallah

Join our virtual storytelling program from anywhere in the world. Connect with the Palestinian diaspora and learn narrative techniques that bridge distance and preserve cultural memory across borders.

• Online sessions
• Global community
• Flexible scheduling
• Digital archive

Grace of Texas

Preserving language, expanding access. Learn Palestinian Sign Language in this virtual program designed to connect communities and ensure cultural accessibility for all. A vital bridge for deaf Palestinians and their families worldwide.

• Virtual program
• Beginner friendly
• Cultural context included
• Community building