{"id":40765,"date":"2023-03-24T06:17:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T13:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troora.com\/team\/?p=40765"},"modified":"2025-06-17T04:44:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T11:44:42","slug":"rebuilding-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troora.com\/team\/rebuilding-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"<h5>Art<\/h5>Rebuilding Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"40765\" class=\"elementor elementor-40765\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d7838 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a6d7838\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bdb359 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"2bdb359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-size-default\">Art Rebuilding Chicago<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-276f3b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"276f3b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An innovative project that is redefining how we look at urban spaces and reinforcing the transformative power of art.\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a0ca0 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45a0ca0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57c60ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57c60ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-size-default\">Theaster Gates, Founder of Rebuild Foundation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c4ce75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c4ce75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rebuild Foundation was founded in 2009 by artist and social innovator Theaster Gates. Founded with the intent to empower communities and support emerging artists, the Rebuild Foundation is a platform for art, cultural development, and neighborhood transformation.<\/p><p>The foundation is part of a network of organizations created to uplift the South Side of Chicago. Their vision is based on using art and culture for progress and development.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #d58b29;\"><strong>\u201cOur mission is to demonstrate the impact of innovative, ambitious, and entrepreneurial cultural initiatives and is enriched by three core values: Black people matter, Black spaces matter, and Black objects matter.\u201d -Theaster Gates<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>The foundation empowers the community through different initiatives by providing free art programs, creating new cultural spaces, and developing affordable housing, studios, and work spaces for the community of South Side Chicago. They restore old historical buildings to create new community spaces, blowing life into old forgotten places and inspiring the potential within the community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d0e0fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"0d0e0fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"36220\" class=\"elementor elementor-36220\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-258eff6 e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"258eff6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c41fbd4 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c41fbd4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6340e76 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6340e76\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91a4323 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"91a4323\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac4082 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ac4082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The face behind the foundation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3502b76 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3502b76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762bb63 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"762bb63\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aadb07a e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aadb07a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3418e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3418e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Theaster Gates is a potter by training and a social activist by vocation. Just like his pottery, Gates enjoys shaping things and the process of turning nothing into something beautiful. His works focus on sculpture, performance, and urban planning and preservation.<\/p><p>An international award-winning artist and professor at the University of Chicago in the visual arts department, Gates is a visionary in redefining how we look at urban spaces that serve our communities. The way that Gates blends art &amp; culture with social practice shows us that there are multiple perspectives we can use to look at community engagement and how we connect with art. There\u2019s something quite poetic about reutilizing spaces that are damaged and forgotten by time in hopes of lifting areas that are often damaged and forgotten by society.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d0689 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12d0689\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aed134 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5aed134\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edbf2d4 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"edbf2d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Theaster Gates, a potter by training &amp; a social activist by vocation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3fca90 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f3fca90\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86df573 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"86df573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"36237\" class=\"elementor elementor-36237\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72939aa e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72939aa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63af8ca e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63af8ca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03ed6c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03ed6c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stony Island Arts Bank<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eddd41 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6eddd41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5efad8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5efad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the first projects of the Rebuild Foundation was the Stony Islands Arts Bank. An abandoned old bank built in the early 1920s that was restored and repurposed to serve the community of South Side Chicago.<\/p><p>A multi-purpose space for art and cultural events, it is used today by local artists and members of the community. It includes an archive collection with a vast variety of media, such as a collection of over 60,000 glass lantern slides covering art and architectural history throughout times and books and publications from the African American Publisher, Johnson Publishing Company, with copies dated since the 1940s.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f490a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f490a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1853\" src=\"https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Stony_Island_Arts_Bank_1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15411\" alt=\"Stony Island Arts Bank, Chicago\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Stony_Island_Arts_Bank_1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Stony_Island_Arts_Bank_1-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Stony_Island_Arts_Bank_1-1024x741.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Stony_Island_Arts_Bank_1-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Stony_Island_Arts_Bank_1-1536x1112.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Stony_Island_Arts_Bank_1-2048x1483.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Stony_Island_Arts_Bank_1-600x434.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-439eddf elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"439eddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stony Island Arts Bank, Chicago<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9d00de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9d00de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt also includes the personal vinyl collection of Frankie Knuckles, known as the godfather of house music, and the Edward J. Williams Collection, a selection of over 4,000 items of stereotypical images of Black people throughout history. They also host programs like the Arts Bank cinema, a free weekly cinema screening of African American films, and exhibitions from local artists. A place where art, culture, and community meet, promoting engagement between the three parts and allowing residents to access, expand and share their creativity, knowledge, and history.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22076cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22076cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dorchester Art and Housing Collaborative (DAHC)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-260b89f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"260b89f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf103b2 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf103b2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dd00a2 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6dd00a2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b1c6dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b1c6dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1482\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dorchester_1-1-edited.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15427\" alt=\"Dorchester Art Housing Collaborative community\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dorchester_1-1-edited.jpeg 1482w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dorchester_1-1-edited-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dorchester_1-1-edited-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dorchester_1-1-edited-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dorchester_1-1-edited-600x337.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1482px) 100vw, 1482px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc93ea5 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc93ea5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dorchester Art Housing Collaborative community<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2305f9d e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2305f9d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a8c85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18a8c85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1482\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dorchester_2-1-edited.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15428\" alt=\"Dorchester Art and Housing Collaborative\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dorchester_2-1-edited.jpeg 1482w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dorchester_2-1-edited-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dorchester_2-1-edited-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dorchester_2-1-edited-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dorchester_2-1-edited-600x337.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1482px) 100vw, 1482px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d96681 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d96681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dorchester Art and Housing Collaborative<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f68ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76f68ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another project of the foundation, in partnership with Brinshore Developers, architects Landon, Bone, Baker, and the Chicago Housing Authority, is based on the idea of creating a living space for locals. In hopes of responding to the continuous abandonment of the neighborhoods in South Side Chicago due to extreme poverty, the project comprised 32 housing units, including a shared space for theater and dance, aimed at residents that receive low-income housing support in the area.<\/p><p>On his website, Gates reflects on the importance of these types of interventions, \u201cAs a life practitioner, the possible interventions and engagements are endless. Rather than only intervening with these subjective, museum-based projects, I had to try to do something that had weight in concrete space; black space. While it remains one of the least discussed projects of my practice, DAHC is one of the most relevant and fulfilling for me.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb7b9b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb7b9b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Experimental Design Lab<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-641aa80 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"641aa80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc8e9b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc8e9b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHoping to impact the fashion and design industry, the Experimental Design Lab project was built in 2021 from a partnership between Prada, the Rebuild Foundation, and Dorchester Industries, a design and manufacturing platform from Gates.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-934a932 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"934a932\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lab_1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15418\" alt=\"idea with the Experimental Design lab\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lab_1.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lab_1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lab_1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lab_1-600x400.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5209ce0 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5209ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">idea with the Experimental Design lab<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-addbaa2 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"addbaa2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f95438b e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f95438b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d8a1c8 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d8a1c8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc5f4f6 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc5f4f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Experimental Design Lab<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b22022 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b22022\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cde161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cde161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The idea with the Experimental Design lab was to support emerging designers of color from Chicago and beyond by expanding their visibility, promoting mentorship and collaboration, as well as building a network of important connections that could potentially support and enhance the works of these artists. From a variety of areas, from fashion to dance, to product design, to culinary arts, the participants of the project were nominated based on their creative potential in their industries. This project is an 18-month fellowship where the participants receive financial and leadership support for their creations.<\/p><p>In an interview with the Chicago Tribute, Gates reinforced the need for projects such as the Experimental Design Lab,<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f48641e e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f48641e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-983a19f e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"983a19f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1600636 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1600636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Experimental Design Lab<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfe7557 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cfe7557\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9d2a31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9d2a31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u201cFor too long, there has been an evident pipeline and visibility barrier for designers of color working across the creative industries, and the Dorchester Industries Experimental Design Lab not only challenges the notion that Black talent is hard to identify but also serves as an inescapable answer to it. It is a tremendous honor to be able to celebrate, support, and amplify the work of these designers working to enrich our collective understanding of and interactions with design.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b42e271 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b42e271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How you can support the foundation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee4fdab elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ee4fdab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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