As a cultural organization, the arts have always played an important role in the Experimental Station ecosystem. Providing space for artists and cultural producers of all types to create and present their work is essential to fostering new ways of thinking, doing, and understanding our world.

This past year, in partnership with the French Consulate’s Villa Albertine cultural exchange program, Experimental Station welcomed French hip hop choreographer Bintou Dembélé (Paris) for a three-month residency, as well as Les Abattoirs Museum director and curator Annabelle Ténèze (Toulouse), and architect and urban designer Jennifer Buyck (Grenoble).

Experimental Station opened its doors for the first public events in several years. These included community bread bakes, a skateboard extravaganza led by a group of young enthusiasts, a reading and discussion by Dr. Thomas Fisher of his new book The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER, a ‘Save The Point...again’ community meeting, rehearsals and video-taped performances by local musicians and theater groups, and a variety of community gatherings.