Imagination Station: All Aboard!

From pouches made from old advertising banners to takeout containers and paper rolls transformed into kaleidoscopes, the Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange is excited to help Chicago families and youth get creative this summer with the launch of our Summer 2025 Imagination Station program!

Imagination Station  is a creative reuse popup workshop series led by local teaching artists who have experience and passion for teaching art to the public. Imagination Station is hosting a number of FREE pop-ups at Chicago parks and community events funded by Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities' 2025 Chicago Fund for Safe and Peaceful Communities and the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks series, supported by the Mayor’s Office and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.

Interested in having the Imagination Station come to your community or event? Learn more about rates and expressing interest in a visit here.

You can stop by the Imagination Station for a FREE trip to creativity at any of the following community events:

• Friday, June 6th, 5-6:30 pm - Night Out in the Parks at Union Park with Rhythms of Brazil

• Saturday, June 14th, 11 am-3 pm - Festival Del Nino at National Museum of Mexican Art

• Saturday, June 14th, 12-4 pm - Mr. Dad's Fathers March at Ogden Park

• Friday, June 20th, 4-7 pm- Teamwork Englewood at Moran Park

• Wednesday, June 25th, 5-6 pm- Night Out in the Parks at Senka Park with Cielito Lindo

• Friday, June 27th, 4-7 pm- Teamwork Englewood at The Englewood Breakroom

• Tuesday, July 1st, 7-8:30 pm, Night Out in the Parks at Shedd Park with Rhythm Evolution

• Thursday, July 17th, 10 am-2 pm, Night Out in the Parks at Northerly Island Park with Peace at the Beach

• Tuesday, July 22nd, 6:30-7:30 pm, Night Out in the Parks at Jackson Park with Rhythm Evolution

• Wednesday, August 6th, 5-6 pm, Night Out in the Parks at Smith (Joseph Higgins) Park with Asian Improv Arts

• Thursday, August 7th, 5-6:15 pm, Night Out in the Parks at Strohacker Park with Changosnakedog

• Friday, August 15th, 4-7 pm- Teamwork Englewood at The Englewood Breakroom

• Saturday, August 30th, 1-3:30 pm, Night Out in the Parks at Mckinley Park with Chicago Chinese Culture & Arts Society

• Saturday, September 27th, 1-4 pm, Night Out in the Parks at Eugene Field Park with SamaSama Project

For more information on Imagination Station Pop- ups, you can also check our Event Calendar.

Pictured left to right: Imagination Journals, Friendship Bracelets & Recyclo-pouch