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 and is an advocate for emerging art in all its forms. We produce exhibitions, socially engaged projects, critical publications and community initiatives. The C-PS hosts exhibitions, screenings, presentations, installations, festivals, meetings, classes and performance programs in its 5,000+ square foot complex. From our space we build independent cultural infrastructures to maintain a healthy art ecology for Chicago and our region. 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 Northern Exposure. Sign up at the lumpen newsletter to receive updates about our activities, event notices and calls for participation in events, exhibitions and other fine activities.