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ABOUT US. Founded in 1989, artistic circles creates groundbreaking collaborative media programs for that promote social change. Post 9/11, artistic circles produced the Ties That Bind video documentary about women religious leaders connecting communities in Chicago across faith, race and nationality. Ties That Bind premiered at the Council for the World’s Parliament of Religions and UNESCO conference on Pathways to Peace in Barcelona, Spain and was syndicated to public TV stations nationally by NETA (National Educational Telecommunications Association) for the fifth anniversary of 9/11. We also created a discussion guide to accompany screenings of the documentary at town hall meetings across the country from 2006 to the present. Other recent programs include the 1999 broadcast of Unbreakable Spirits, a 13-part public radio series broadcast through WBEZ and PRI.

Unbreakable Spirits brought to listeners the voices of a dozen unforgettable Chinese women musicians, opening windows into Chinese culture. In August 2000, The Eternal Feminine, a Ravinia Festival concert and symposium about 19th, 20th and 21st century songs written by and about women in love, resulted in a follow-up broadcast by WFMT and the production of a Grammy-recommended CD.

In 2002 artistic circles produced the multi-media theatrical program Crossing Boundaries: Stories from Biracial America at Chicago’s Field Museum. Our programs have received EMMY and Grammy nominations, won a Gold Medal at the NY Broadcasting Festival, the Gracie Allen Award from the Foundation for American Women in Radio and Television (2000), and a “Special Jury Award” from the Seventh International Radio Shanghai Music Festival (1999).