Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center

Beginning as a dream ten years ago in the basement of a gray stone, today Little Black Pearl is a thriving nonprofit organization serving youth in the Kenwood/Oakland, Woodlawn, and Bronzeville neighborhoods on Chicago’s Southside.

Firmly rooted in the black community, as the population has changed, so has Little Black Pearl by working with an increasingly diverse youth population and adding curriculum and services for adults and families. Today home for Little Black Pearl is its state of the art 40,000 square foot Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center located in the Kenwood/Oakland neighborhood. This cultural arts center not only houses LBP but provides opportunities in art, culture and entrepreneurship to youth, adults and families across Chicago.