Rebuild Foundation (2026)

28/05/2026

Thursday, June 4, 7 PM - 9 PM | In partnership with the Poetry Foundation, Rebuild and D-Composed invite you to join us at The Land School for Love Is…, an evening exploring love through poetry and music. Throughout the program, D-Composed will breathe new life into poetry and the written word through music by Black composers.

This performance features the D-Composed string quartet alongside Chicago poets Davon Clark (@), Shawnee Dez (), Faylita Hicks (), Raych Jackson (), Shanta Nurullah (), and Marvin Tate (). Throughout the evening, audio and visual vignettes of footage from the South Side Home Movie Project will also be presented.

Please RSVP via the link in bio. We look forward to welcoming you.

Please note: All Poetry Foundation events are free and open to the public. Advanced registration is encouraged. The performance space is ADA-compliant and wheelchair-accessible, and ASL interpretation will be provided.

27/05/2026

For more than eleven years, International Anthem has worked with directors, animators, filmmakers and visual artists to bring their unique visions of music as moving pictures to life. The art of the music video makes it possible to feel music in different ways, and through its uniquely immersive impact, allows us to see sound.

Join us at The Land School for ‘Seeing Sound’, a two-hour screening of music videos from the International Anthem catalog, thoughtfully curated to highlight the vast but interconnected dimensions of progressive media the label has shared since their beginnings in 2014.

This first edition is hosted by IARC’s own King Hippo, reserve your spot at the link in our bio.

Credits:

Ben LaMar Gay - Água Futurism (directed by Chris Strong, 2020)

Rob Mazurek & Emmett Kelly - Alien Flower Sutra (directed by Rob Shaw and Damon Locks, 2016)

Ruth Goller - Below my skin (directed by Zak Watson, 2023)

Macie Stewart - Spring Becomes You, Spring Becomes New (directed by Mikel Patrick Avery, 2024)

John McCowen - Fur Korv (for Kevin Ohlau) (directed by Derrick Belcham, 2019)

Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly - “TURBULÊNCIA” (directed by Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti, Noralie van den Eijnde, and Noortje van den Eijnde, 2024)

Resavoir - Sunday Morning (directed by Nik Arthur, 2023)

27/05/2026

In July 2024, over the span of three days, Theaster Gates () and Rebuild convened 40 Black artists from across the European and African continents in Arles, France, for the Black Artists Retreat (B.A.R.), in partnership with the LUMA Foundation ().

This moment, the first international iteration of B.A.R., centered craft in the collective examinations of Blackness and the evolution of the hand in contemporary artistic practice.

As part of her residency, movement artist and yogi April Falcon () joined the cohort in Arles at Rebuild’s invitation, leading yoga sessions for the retreat and protecting space for embodied stillness, practice, and connection.

Reflecting on April’s involvement across Rebuild’s ecosystem of projects, both in Chicago and abroad, we’re grateful for her presence and partnership in providing more than 150 free hours to of collective practice and attuned gathering to nearly 40 guests per week.

Join us during the final week of April’s residency by reserving your spot via the link in our bio for her classes on Friday at 7 AM and Sunday at 12:30 PM, and flow with us at The Land School through the end of May.

20/05/2026

Thursday, May 21, 6 PM - 9 PM | We’re pleased to invite you to join us at The Land School on the third Thursday of every month from 6 PM to 9 PM, as our creative partner, International Anthem, hosts Listening Hours sessions with their team and special guests.

This Thursday’s session is another TEST PRESSINGS iteration where the IARC team will review test pressings of new, upcoming, as-yet unannounced releases, straight from the vinyl manufacturer to the turntables in A Listening Space. Be a part of the review process, analyze and discuss quality in an open forum, and, perhaps most importantly, be the first to hear new upcoming IARC releases in an intimate, high-fidelity listening environment.

We look forward to listening with you.

RSVP via the link in our bio. Space is limited.

19/05/2026

On Tuesday, April 28, in early celebration of International Jazz Day, D-Composed welcomed Academy Award-winning filmmaker and Academy Award-nominated composer Kris Bowers to The Land School for a special iteration of Listening Hours centered on communal listening and conversation.

Gathered in our listening space in dialogue with D-Composed ensemble members Khelsey Zarraga and Wilfred Farquharson, Bowers reflected on his process, vulnerability, and improvisation while composing. Throughout the evening, we listened to select works from his fully improvised piano album, “Eagle Rock, March 21st,” his acclaimed film score for “The Wild Robot,” and his directorial work on the Academy Award-winning documentary “The Last Repair Shop,” while Bowers offered insight into the creation of each composition.

Through listening, storytelling, and exchange, the night offered an intimate look into this composer’s process, while affirming Listening Hours as a space that bridges open-process programming and continued attunement of the collective ear.

RSVP via the link in our bio to join D-Composed as they welcome Jessie Montgomery for another Listening Hours session tomorrow, Wednesday, May 20, at 6:30 PM. We look forward to welcoming you.

15/05/2026

Updated Hours | Each week at The Land School, we continue to deepen our practice of listening through our almost-daily sonic offering, Listening Hours.

This season, we’re pleased to welcome you to Listening Hours Wednesdays through Saturdays, from 12 PM to 8 PM.
Evoking the ethos of the Japanese ongaku kissa and situated within the sonic resonance of Black space, our Listening Hours program invites us to gather within a shared context of space, music, and study. Each session offers an opportunity to be present and listen through select records from our in-house vinyl selection alongside our team and special guest selectors.

We look forward to listening with you.

15/05/2026

Throughout her summers in residency, April Falcon has led yoga sessions during Chicago’s warmer months at Kenwood Gardens, formerly 13 vacant lots, and now Rebuild’s 1.3-acre oasis cultivated as part of our continued efforts to reclaim and revitalize disused and dispossessed spaces across the South Side.

Beloved by the community, April’s outdoor flows set in the Garden rooms offered an opportunity to connect directly with the land and seasons as an integral part of the practice.

As we reflect on past seasons of Yoga with April Falcon and the ecosystem it has cultivated, we hope you’ll join us for the final weeks of her residency. Reserve your spot for Fridays at 7 AM and Sundays at 12:30 PM, and flow with us through the end of May.

Photos 1-3: Charles Bouril ()
Photos 4-6: Natasha Moustache ()

14/05/2026

Friday, May 22, 7 PM to 8 PM | We invite you to join us at The Land School for an evening with D-Composed, as they pay sonic tribute to Miles Davis on his centennial.

Celebrating 100 years of Miles Davis and curated by D-Composed ensemble member Seth Pae, this intimate concert held in A Listening Space will showcase selections from the expansive catalogue of one of the most influential composers and cultural icons in history. Revered not only in the jazz scene but across fashion, pop culture, visual art, and many genres of music, Miles Davis’ complex and enduring legacy continues to shape generations of innovation, music, and artistic expression.

On this night, D-Composed’s string quartet will offer a performance honoring Miles Davis’ groundbreaking body of work, in all its depth, resonance, and experimentation.

RSVP via the link in our bio. Space is limited.

14/05/2026

In 2023, researcher Nazanin Ghaffari, Ph.D, embedded into Rebuild’s ecosystem to document the evolution and culture-keeping and culture-sharping practices of our organization, an effort commissioned by the Wallace Foundation’s () Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative.

Now, the Social Science Research Council () has published new analyses that look across grantees in the Thriving Communities cohort of the initiative, uplifting the strategies we’ve developed in the face of challenges we share as community-based arts organizations.

We’re excited for these findings to be shared with other funders, arts researchers, and organizations in the field, helping to build a deeper understanding of our organizations and the many ways in which we contribute to cultural stewardship and community connection.

You can learn more about the report at the link in our bio.

13/05/2026

Wednesday, May 20, 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM | We invite you to join us as D-Composed, The Land School’s inaugural creative partners-in-residence, welcomes Jessie Montgomery to The Land School for Listening Hours.

Jessie Montgomery is a GRAMMY® Award-winning composer, violinist, and educator whose work interweaves classical music with elements of vernacular music, improvisation, poetry, and social consciousness, making her an acute interpreter of 21st-century American sound and experience. Named Performance Today’s 2025 Classical Woman of the Year, her profound pieces are performed regularly by leading orchestras, ensembles, and soloists around the world.

At the heart of Montgomery’s work is a deep sense of community enrichment and a desire to create opportunities for young artists and underrepresented composers to broaden audience experiences in classical music spaces.

We look forward to welcoming you into her intimate sonic inspirations, compositions, and artistic inquiries that inform her prolific body of work today.

RSVP via the link in bio. Space is limited.

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