about NON:op
Arts and Humanities

NON:op Arts and Humanities is a Chicago-based non-profit 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.

about NON:op
Arts and Humanities

NON:op Arts and Humanities is a Chicago-based non-profit 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.

initiatives

Unheard Voices
Unheard Voices

Provides opportunities for meaningful participation in the creative process from all who care to participate. (Programs include SAY THEIR NAMES, L’sGA, Blood Lines, and American Biography)

Community Experiences
Community 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. (Programs include Listening Across Neighborhoods, Viral Silence, Aural Neighborhoods, and HEAR BELOW)

Artist Commissions
Artist Commissions

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. (Projects with commissioned artists include SAY THEIR NAMES, L’sGA, and Viral Silence)

Immersive Experiences
Immersive Experiences

From its inception, NON:op has created immersive, site-specific experiences for all audiences. (Projects include On the Cusp, Memoria de Memoria, HPSCHD@50, Thunder, Perfect Mind, and f(H2T))

initiatives

Unheard Voices
Unheard Voices

Provides opportunities for meaningful participation in the creative process from all who care to participate. (Programs include SAY THEIR NAMES, L’sGA, Blood Lines, and American Biography)

Community Experiences
Community 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. (Programs include Listening Across Neighborhoods, Viral Silence, Aural Neighborhoods, and HEAR BELOW)

Artist Commissions
Artist Commissions

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. (Projects with commissioned artists include SAY THEIR NAMES, Viral Silence, and L’sGA)

Immersive Experiences
Immersive Experiences

From its inception, NON:op has created immersive, site-specific experiences for all audiences. (Projects include On the Cusp, Memoria de Memoria, HPSCHD@50, Thunder, Perfect Mind, and f(H2T))

events

  • March 1, 2025
    Test Event 1
  • May 18, 2024
    Test Event 2

events

  • March 1, 2025
    Test Event 1
  • May 18, 2024
    Test Event 2

get involved

Are you an artist, performer, dancer, activist, community member and want to find out how to engage with NON:op? Do you have a project idea that you would NON:op to consider? Want to volunteer, participate, or partner with NON:op?

get involved

Are you an artist, performer, dancer, activist, community member and want to find out how to engage with NON:op? Do you have a project idea that you would NON:op to consider? Want to volunteer, participate, or partner with NON:op?

NON:Online

NON:op’s immersive platform for virtual performance

Join us as we investigate alternative futures through music, art, poetry, performance, and observation.

  • March 1, 2025
    Volume 6.3

    Remembering Ronald Browne

  • February 1, 2025
    Volume 6.2

    NOT TO BE: Art and Activism at Theatre Y

  • January 1, 2025
    Volume 6.1

    On Joining the NON:op Board

  • December 1, 2024
    Volume 5.3

    2024 Mid-Holiday Roundup and Ask

NON:Online

NON:op’s immersive platform for virtual performance

Join us as we investigate alternative futures through music, art, poetry, performance, and observation.

  • March 1, 2025
    Volume 6.3

    Remembering Ronald Browne

  • February 1, 2025
    Volume 6.2

    NOT TO BE: Art and Activism at Theatre Y

  • January 1, 2025
    Volume 6.1

    On Joining the NON:op Board

  • December 1, 2024
    Volume 5.3

    2024 Mid-Holiday Roundup and Ask