DePaul's student-run newspaper since 1923
Donate
DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia
Have a tip?
DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia
DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

Arte y vida

Latina Playwrights Showcased in Concert Series for Human Rights in Chicago

Chicago’s Water People Theater, in collaboration with the Goodman Theater, will showcase three plays touching upon various human rights issues against women. The plays were written by and directed by Argentinian, Chilean and Venezuelan female creatives.
Emily Diaz, La DePaulia Arts and Life Editor / March 15, 2025

In recognition of Women’s History Month, the Water People Theatre is bringing a trio of plays written by Latina playwrights to Chicago’s Goodman Theatre. The theatrical concert series, Mujeres Creando,...

Belén Galain, Genie Bustamante y Claudia Quesada hablan sobre la obra "Partir(se)" el ​​10 de marzo de 2025 en el Teatro Goodman en el centro de Chicago. La serie de conciertos teatrales, Mujeres Creando, incluye tres obras de escritoras y directoras argentinas, chilenas y venezolanas.

Dramaturgas Latinas Presentan Serie de Conciertos por los Derechos Humanos en Chicago

El Water People Theatre de Chicago, en colaboración con el Goodman Theatre, presentará tres obras que abordan diversos problemas de derechos humanos contra las mujeres. Las obras fueron escritas y dirigidas por creativas argentinas, chilenas y venezolanas
Emily Diaz, La DePaulia Arts and Life Editor / March 15, 2025

En reconocimiento al Mes de la Historia de la Mujer, el Water People Theatre llevará a Chicago una serie de tres obras escritas por dramaturgas latinas en el Goodman Theatre. La serie teatral de conciertos,...

Art pieces from 15 Black female art collectors in Chicago were presented on Feb. 15 at the Southside Community Art Center as part of a new exhibit, "Beyond Frames." Pieces ranged from mixed media portraits and collages to beaded headpieces from Africa

New art exhibit preserves Black culture and history through female art collectors

The exhibit, “Beyond Frames” highlights different forms of self-expression and “memory work” embraced by Black, female art collectors throughout Chicago.
Emily Diaz, La DePaulia Arts and Life Editor / March 14, 2025

When people picture art collectors, they might picture exquisite homes decorated with the finest, rarest and most expensive pieces of history. For a group of Black, female art collectors in Chicago, however,...

Christina Steed es una de las 15 mujeres negras que exhibieron su colección de arte en el Southside Community Art Center el 15 de febrero. Sus colecciones se exhibieron en la exposición "Beyond Frames". Una de las obras de Steed es un retrato de ella misma en técnica mixta que le regaló su esposo.

Nueva exposición de arte presenta la cultura e historia negra a través de coleccionistas de arte femeninas

La exposición, Beyond Frames, destaca diferentes formas de autoexpresión y "trabajo de la memoria" adoptadas por coleccionistas de arte negras en Chicago
Emily Diaz, La DePaulia Arts and Life Editor / March 14, 2025

Cuando las personas imaginan a los coleccionistas de arte, quizá imaginan hogares exquisitamente decorados con las piezas más finas, raras y caras de la historia. Sin embargo, para un grupo de coleccionistas...

Cástulo García sells a panda bear to a customer on Feb. 15 in the Brighton Park neighborhood. He said he is motivated to sell flowers because his parents' advice rings in his mind.

Brighton Park Mexican street vendors share how they keep hope despite times of uncertainty

Merchants say paying rent, keeping their business running and continuing the familial legacy motivates them to work hard in turbulent political conditions.
Alondra M. Castañeda and Nupur Bosmiya / March 3, 2025

The dark Chicago skies and bitter windchill on Valentine’s Day weekend inspired a cozy night celebration of love for many, but not for the Brighton Park neighborhood’s flower and teddy bear vendors....

Cástulo García muestra su colección a un cliente el 15 de febrero en el barrio de Brighton Park. Dijo que lo que lo motiva a vender flores es que los consejos de sus padres resuenan en su mente.

Vendedores ambulantes mexicanos en Brighton Park comparten cómo mantienen la esperanza a pesar de la incertidumbre

Los comerciantes dicen que pagar el alquiler, mantener su negocio en funcionamiento y continuar con el legado familiar los motiva a trabajar duro en condiciones políticas turbulentas.
Alondra M. Castañeda and Nupur Bosmiya / March 3, 2025

El cielo nublado de Chicago y el frío cortante del viento durante el fin de semana del Día de San Valentín inspiraron una acogedora celebración del amor y la amistad para muchos. Más no  para los...

Gabrielle Christiansen, curator of the art exhibit "We Will Have Our Spring", delivers a speech detailing the process of curating the gallery at community art center Walls Turned Sideways on Feb. 15. The exhibit features mixed media art from incarcerated people advocating for better living conditions in Illinois state prisons.

“We Will Have Our Spring”: Art exhibit explores environmental toxicity in the Illinois prison system

In East Garfield Park, a community art center exhibit highlights the experiences of incarcerated artists advocating for safer conditions in prison facilities in the new exhibit, “We Will Have Our Spring.”
Emily Diaz, La DePaulia Arts and Life Editor / February 24, 2025

There are nearly 29,000 people incarcerated in Illinois state prisons.  Marshall Stewart and Luis Trevino are just two of several people who are incarcerated advocating for prison abolishment through...

Load More Stories