The Co-Prosperity Sphere (C-PS) is an experimental cultural center located in Bridgeport, The Community of the Future.

The Sphere is a public platform for art and ideas. We produce exhibitions, socially engaged projects, critical publications and community initiatives. The C-PS hosts exhibitions, screenings, presentations, installations, festivals, meetings, and performance programs in its 5,000+ square foot complex.

The C-PS contains the offices of the Public Media Institute; our parent .org that is a 501 (c)3 non profit arts organization. PMI  helps produce the annual Version Festival and  Select Media Festival; the art magazines Proximity, Pr, Matériel and the (Con)Temporary Art Guide Chicago.  C-PS is also the home of Lumpen magazine and the newsletter The Bridgeport International.

C-PS contains a few artist studios, as well as an international artist residency program. We also help facilitate two satellite spaces: Eastern Expansion and our newest space/project in Chicago’s loop, The (Con)Temporary Art Space.

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Want to help out? We always need volunteers. We could really use any donations of equipment – like computers, projectors, shelving units, folding chairs, folding tables, building supplies and more. Please give us a holler if you think we could use something. call 773 827 0145. ask for Ed.

Donations are tax deductible through the Public Media Institute.