A Place to Experience the Arts
In addition to being a city department, Irving Arts Center is a home for the arts, housing ten resident arts organizations. Resident Organizations provide cultural programs for the community, and opportunities to participate in the creative process. Community members can play a role in front of the curtain as musicians, actors, and artists, or behind the scenes as planners, technicians, directors and more.
The facilities play host to a wide variety of rental clients, presenting everything from corporate meetings, conferences, cultural presentations and classes, to film shoots, wedding receptions and parties.
A Place to Connect
Irving Arts Center is a place to connect – with art, music and theatre, and others of like mind who value and enjoy the arts. Visitors can make a connection with artists, teachers, art makers and with each other.
Current Initiatives
Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy
Irving Arts Center is committed to maintaining an environment that nourishes respect for the dignity of each community member, whether employee, volunteer, officer, director, committee member, artistic participant, event attendee or independent contractor. This policy is adopted in furtherance of the #NOTINOURHOUSE initiative and in adherence with the Chicago Theatre Community Theatre Standards which strive to safeguard the health and well-being of all members in this community, and which aims to create an environment free of discrimination, where harassment of any type will not be tolerated.
