program initiatives
NON:op Open Opera Works is a Chicago-based arts and humanities organization that creates experimental art experiences by and for all Chicagoans. NON:op engages diverse Chicago communities with participatory projects where people use the arts to create a more just society. NON:op accomplishes their mission through the following programming initiatives:
Unheard Voices. Participatory projects for individuals. Provides opportunities for meaningful participation in the creative process to a broad base of artists and non-artists.
SAY THEIR NAMES | L’sGA | Blood Lines | The Gas Heart | American Biography
Community Experiences. Participatory projects for group experiences. Enables long-term partnerships and collaborations in which artists and organizations work together to create opportunities for meaningful and sustainable impact in their communities.
Listening Across Neighborhoods | Hear Below | Viral Silence | Aural Neighborhoods | Aural Architecture
Artist Commissions. The public presentation of individual and community projects. Provides economic support to artists of color and with disabilities and to others who have been historically marginalized or devastated by recent government policies and the pandemic.
Immersive Programming. From its inception, NON:op has created immersive, site-specific experiences for all audiences. Projects include, f(H2T): from Here to There, Thunder, Perfect Mind, Memoria de Memoria, and HPSCHD.
