CHICAGO (CBS) -- A new mural was unveiled Wednesday in Chicago's Austin community. By CBS Chicago Team September 13, 2023 / 6:48 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Kehrein Center For The Arts It's titled "Everybody's Welcome." Chicago-based artist Barrett Keithley painted the mural on the walls of the Kehrein Center for the Arts. "In a lot of Black neighborhoods, you don't get a chance to see your face on images or art that represents you, that is magnified. For me, it's important for an

in Music Education, RaviniaNews, Reach Teach Play by Hector Cervantes December 14, 2022 Sistema Ravinia students showcased their musical talents and holiday cheer at the Sistema Ravinia Lake County and Sistema Ravinia Austin & Lawndale concerts this week. Students of all ages, levels of musicianship, and schools got on stage for programs that included “Hot Cross Buns,” “Song of the Wind,” “Jingle Bells,” and even a West Side Story medley. Sistema student Keturah “Tutu” Quinn

New arts project highlights everyday creativity and connection between West and South Side communities through transit-based programming By Gregory Royal Pratt | gpratt@chicagotribune.com | Chicago Tribune PUBLISHED: June 8, 2022 at 6:00 AM CDT | UPDATED: June 11, 2022 at 8:48 PM CDT Challenger Kina Collins hosts a discussion on abortion access and reproductive rights at the Kehrein Center for the Arts in Chicago on May 16, 2022. On a recent Sunday afternoon, 31-year old Kina

Kehrein Center for the Arts by Robert Marovich March 2, 2022 The 850-seat auditorium at the Kehrein Center for the ArtsCredit: Courtesy Kehrein Center for the Arts To activist Glen Kehrein, it was appalling that Austin lacked a center for fine and performing arts to showcase the neighborhood’s homegrown talent. His dream was to convert the unused auditorium in the former Siena High School expansion—one of the city’s finest remaining examples of midcentury modern architecture—

New arts project highlights everyday creativity and connection between West and South Side communities through transit-based programming By Kaity Hsieh & Meegan Dugan Adell Feb 18, 2022 For nearly 50 years, a large historic building now known as the Kehrein Center for the Arts was just one of many shuttered properties on Chicago’s west side. It sits in a vibrant neighborhood known as Austin Chicago, which boasts a strong, active network of nonprofits and community activists.

Ed Siderewicz, a founder of the Austin charter school, retires and Erika Whitehead, the assistant principal, steps up to direct school’s mission By Hannah Edgar | For the Chicago Tribune PUBLISHED: November 11, 2021 at 8:00 AM CST | UPDATED: November 11, 2021 at 6:25 PM CS Composer Steve Wallace conducts during a rehearsal for the world premiere of the opera "Undying Love" at the Kehrein Center for the Arts in the South Austin neighborhood on Nov. 9, 2021. The final track off

New arts project highlights everyday creativity and connection between West and South Side communities through transit-based programming by Dan Haley April 27, 2018 Updated January 29, 2021 Out with the old: Catalyst officials and other community leaders break ground, April 19, for the new performing arts center at Catalyst Circle Rock Charter School in Austin. | ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer Go back to the 1960s, and I do, Catholic girls in Oak Park and River Forest had tw

Catalyst Circle Rock broke ground on $4M auditorium restoration on April 19 by Michael Romain April 24, 2018 Community members, educators, elected officials and local civic leaders gathered at the corner of Washington Boulevard and Central Avenue on April 19 to break ground on a new 1,000-seat auditorium inside of Catalyst Circle Rock, 5608 W. Washington Blvd. After a $4 million restoration, the Austin school’s auditorium, will feature a proscenium, a main floor, mezzanine a

For nearly 50 years, an auditorium in a closed Chicago high school sat silent and unused. Envisioning its potential, a Chicago charter public school brought the building back to life with a meticulous restoration complete with state-of-the-art technology and features. Posted on: July 16, 2019 Catalyst Circle Rock, a charter public school in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood, and the Ravinia Festival celebrated the opening of the Kehrein Center for the Arts and Sistema Ravinia Au

This morning, Austin neighborhood leaders joined youth, parents, friends, arts advocates and community members at the corner of Washington Boulevard and Central Avenue for the grand opening of a new arts center at Chicago Public School Catalyst Circle Rock. By Site Editor June 11, 2019 Fulfilling a 25-year dream of becoming the cultural cornerstone and social forum for the entire westside community of Austin, Catalyst Circle Rock and Ravinia Festival unveiled its new Kehrein

Fulfilling a 25-year dream of becoming the cultural cornerstone and social forum for the entire West Side community of Austin, Catalyst Circle Rock Charter School recently unveiled both its new Kehrein Center for the Arts and Sistema Ravinia Auditorium, at 5618 W. Washington Blvd. By Anonymous June 5, 2019 Planning on the $4.5 million projects began in 2013, and ground was broken in April 2018. “This unique music and fine arts space presents a critical area to engage our chil

in Reach Teach Play By Chicago Crusader 06/05/2019 Fulfilling a 25-year dream of becoming the cultural cornerstone and social forum for the entire community of Austin on Chicago’s West Side, Catalyst Circle Rock Charter School will unveil both its new Kehrein Center for the Arts and the Sistema Ravinia Auditorium on Wednesday, May 22. “This unique music and fine arts space presents a critical area to engage our children in the field of the arts as well as continue to emphasiz

The U 05/24/19 10:13AM Ravinia Festival’s Sistema Program helps builds students orchestras for schools without music programs of their own by supplying the instruments and the instructions. This week the Catalyst Circle Rock Charter school opened their new Kehrein Center for the Arts and Sistema Ravinia Auditorium to help continue music education in our communities. For more information on their programs, just head to Ravinia.org https://www.wciu.com/videos/thejam/new-kehrein

Fulfilling a 25-year dream of becoming the cultural cornerstone and social forum for the entire west-side community of Austin, Catalyst Circle Rock Charter School will unveil both its new Kehrein Center for the Arts and Sistema Ravinia Auditorium, at 5618 W. Washington Blvd., on Wednesday, May 22. Planning on the $4.5 million projects began in 2013, and ground was broken in April 2018. By: A.A. Cristi May. 10, 2019 "This unique music and fine arts space presents a critical ar