Homeroom is proud to present the newest iteration of Blank Box, in conjunction with Experimental Station, featuring Julian Otis’s new work “Ritual,” a multimedia ensemble exploration.

Blank Box: Ritual
Friday, May 15, 2026
8pm doors, 8:30pm performance
$20-50 suggested donation
Experimental Station, 6100 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago, IL 60637

Your Ritual Guides are:

Julian Otis

Naydja Burton 

Paige Brown

Gabrielle Lochard 

Scott Rubin

Kezia

Homeroom Residency: Tim Daisy
Chrome Yellow // New Scores + Conductions
at Elastic Arts

Monday, April 27, 2026
8:00pm Doors | 8:30pm Show
All Ages | $15 | BYOB

Core Ensemble:
Mabel Kwan (piano + percussion)
Scott Dean Taylor (percussion)
Tim Daisy (percussion)

Guest Artists:
Beth McDonald (tuba + electronics)
Robbie Lynn Hunsinger (oboe + percussion)

Homeroom Residency: Tim Daisy
Chrome Yellow // New Scores + Conductions
at Elastic Arts

Monday, April 20, 2026*
8:00pm Doors | 8:30pm Show
All Ages | $15 | BYOB

Core Ensemble:
Mabel Kwan (piano + percussion)
Scott Dean Taylor (percussion)
Tim Daisy (percussion)

Guest Artists:
Allen Moore (turntables + electronics)
Ishmael Ali (cello)

*Part of CIVL FEST 2026

Homeroom Residency: Tim Daisy
Chrome Yellow // New Scores + Conductions
at Elastic Arts

Monday, April 13, 2026
8:00pm Doors | 8:30pm Show
All Ages | $15 | BYOB

Core Ensemble:
Mabel Kwan (piano + percussion)
Scott Dean Taylor (percussion)
Tim Daisy (percussion)

Guest Artists:
Michael Zerang (percussion)
Chris Corsano (percussion)

Homeroom Residency: Tim Daisy
Chrome Yellow // New Scores + Conductions
at Elastic Arts

Monday, April 6, 2026
8:00pm Doors | 8:30pm Show
All Ages | $15 | BYOB

Core Ensemble:
Mabel Kwan (piano + percussion)
Scott Dean Taylor (percussion)
Tim Daisy (percussion)

Guest Artists:
Peter Maunu (guitar + electronics)
Carol Genetti (voice)

Ricardo Adame “Without Hesitation”
Gallery Exhibition at Elastic Arts
Feb. 23 - Mar. 20, 2026

Opening Event
Friday, Feb. 27, 2026
7pm - 9pm, FREE 
Featuring a performance by Lia Kohl, Rin Peisert, Irene Hsiao, Scott Rubin, and Skyler Rowe

High Concept Labs + Homeroom Bowling Party Fundraiser

Featuring live sports commentary by Bad at Sports

Join High Concept Labs and Homeroom for a joint fundraiser bowling party at the iconic Fireside Bowl on Sunday, November 23, from 3–6 PM.

This event supports two organizations that continually champion Chicago artists. Every strike, spare, and gutter ball helps raise vital funds to keep Chicago’s creative ecosystem thriving.

Spectralina: Residency Film Screening

A film by Selina Trepp of footage of Spectralina's 2024 Residency at Elastic Arts, featuring stream footage and videography by Scott Teresi.

Featuring Spectralina: Selina Trepp and Dan Bitney

8PM doors, 8:30PM Film Screening
$15 Tickets at the door

Elastic Arts

Theatre Y and Homeroom present:

Angelo Hart - piano
Kioto Aoki - silent film projections
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Shawn Bunch - operatic jazz theatre

Doors Open at 6pm
Show at 7pm

Admission: Free
This is a BYOB event

Theatre Y

Join us for an afternoon of music, art, and community at Compound Yellow on Saturday, June 28th, 3–6 pm, with snacks, beverages, special merch giveaways + a performance by MICROPLASTIQUE

Homeroom is proud to present the newest iteration of Blank Box, in conjunction with Theatre Y’s Sandbox Series and with generous support from Cliff Dwellers.

BlankBox will feature Gold Grrl’s new work “The Robot is Present,” a multimedia ensemble exploration of current intersections between race, technology, and identity.

7 pm doors, 8 pm show

FREE ($20 donation suggested)

BYOB

Comfort Music + is a weekly performance series curated by Homeroom every Thursday in April at Comfort Station. This year's series is curated by musician/interdisciplinary artist Scott Rubin, featuring collaborations between musicians and video artists. 

Alexander Dupuis - projections
Emily Beisel - electronic sound

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Kate Milleker - projections

Scott Rubin - guitar

Comfort Music + is a weekly performance series curated by Homeroom every Thursday in April at Comfort Station. This year's series is curated by musician/interdisciplinary artist Scott Rubin, featuring collaborations between musicians and video artists. 

Chris G. Abara- projections
Luc Mosley- electronic sound

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Anna Johnson- projections

Cinchel - guitar

Comfort Music + is a weekly performance series curated by Homeroom every Thursday in April at Comfort Station. This year's series is curated by musician/interdisciplinary artist Scott Rubin, featuring collaborations between musicians and video artists. 

Awazi Jaafaru- projections
sand.reams- electronic sound

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Owen Lowery- projections

Kim Nucci - electronic sound

Comfort Music + is a weekly performance series curated by Homeroom every Thursday in April at Comfort Station. This year's series is curated by musician/interdisciplinary artist Scott Rubin, featuring collaborations between musicians and video artists. 

Farnaz Khosh-Sirat - projections
C Mikhail - oud

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Taylor Wren - projections
Sharon Udoh - piano

Homeroom presents the fourth iteration of "Physics for Listeners" featuring new music and video performed by a live ensemble led by Homeroom’s Artistic Director Paul Giallorenzo.

Saturday February 15th, 2025 at Constellation
8pm doors, 8:30pm show, $15 at the door

Join Homeroom for an exciting evening at Elastic Arts as we premiere a documentary-style short film created by Rhizomes Films capturing the artistry of Spectralina (the audio-visual performance project of Dan Bitney and Selina Trepp), created with footage from Spectralina’s Homeroom Residency earlier this year.

Theatre Y and Homeroom present "What Is This Thing Called Love?" A tribute performance celebrating Dinah Washington at 100!

Featuring sultry vocalist/multidisciplinary artist Chér Jey and her quartet, led by the amazing music director/multi-instrumentalist, Fred Jackson Jr. with Tony Carpenter, Jeff Harris, and Paul Giallorenzo.

Hosted by Marvin Tate, with additional music by DJ Carla Starlett and a video installation by Jonathan Woods.

Join us for an early evening of music, art, and community at Compound Yellow to support Homeroom's 2024/25 season!

Homeroom challenges local artists to step outside their usual practice and create new, innovative work that sparks meaningful dialogue and has a far-reaching impact. All proceeds from this event will support artist fees. We hope to see you there!

$20-$50 Suggested Donation
Special Merch & Giveaways
Food & Drink
Live Performance (6:30 PM) by Katinka Kleijn (cello) & Bill MacKay (guitar)

An exquisite literary crawl across three Logan Square venues:
2pm @ Cole’s Bar, 4pm @ City Lit Book Store, 6pm @ the Whistler

Gordon Fung - multimedia
Sam Anthem - multimedia
Lorenzo Osterheim - multimedia
Omnia Sol - multimedia

Liv Mershon - electronics/voice/flute
Luc Mosley - electronics/sax
Rin Peisert - voice/movement/objects
RA Washington - electronics/voice

Keisha Janae - Create Care Artistic Facilitator
DJ Mar - Music
Izzy Brown - Movement Therapist
Gloria Parker - Music Therapist

Kim Alpert - video/voice
Lia Kohl - cello
Ben Hall - percussion

Audio-visual performance at Elastic Arts featuring Homeroom Residency artsits SPECTRALINA and special guests Chér Jey + Mabel Kwan. $15 at the door, BYOB. Doors open 8 PM, show at 8:30 PM.

Audio-visual performance at Elastic Arts featuring Homeroom Residency artsits SPECTRALINA and special guests Amalea Tshilds + Lia Kohl. $15 at the door, BYOB. Doors open 8 PM, show at 8:30 PM.

Audio-visual performance at Elastic Arts featuring Homeroom Residency artsits SPECTRALINA and special guests Norman Long + Ayako Kato + Jason Roebke. $15 at the door, BYOB. Doors open 8 PM, show at 8:30 PM.

Audio-visual performance at Elastic Arts featuring Homeroom Residency artists SPECTRALINA, and special guests Ben LaMar Gay + Frederick Wells. $15 at the door, BYOB. Doors open 8 PM, show at 8:30 PM.

Join us on Tuesday, December 12th at Elastic Arts for the premiere of a short film created by Mexico City-based Rhizomes Films featuring footage from Homeroom Residency with Katinka Kleijn in March 2023. Suggested donation at the door.