TACO

Every day this week we will be profiling a youth-led Chicago organization or project with information about how to donate and support the important work they are doing! Join us as we celebrate young people around the city. Link in bio to donate!

The Overlooks ( ) Hailing from the north side of Chicago, consists of three members vocalist and drummer Max Oquendo, guitarist Michael Diersen and bassist Nate Mohill. The young rock group released their five-track debut EP “Patience” in August of 2019, and are currently working on a new project to hopefully drop soon. You can catch The Overlooks on Instagram Live April 21st at 4:45 Pm!

Hello wonderful humans! We are very proud to announce our first ever live streamed music festival to support social distancing! Don’t forget to tune in if you like to listen good music!

Hello wonderful humans! We are very proud to announce our first ever live streamed music festival to support social distancing! Don’t forget to tune in if you like to listen to good music!

" Masterson and I have been working hard to organize the next T.A.C.O. event with the MCA. The event will take place on Saturday, July 27 from 2-4PM and is open to the public. Please save the date! and come listen to youth groups from around Chicago describe what it really means to be youth-led."
- Isabella Kiser

Within/Against: Youth and Institutions Join Teen Artists’ Creative Oasis (TACO) founders Bella Kiser and Bella Masterson for an intergenerational panel about youth agency in arts institutions and how young people are organizing their own spaces. Teen Artists' Creative Oasis (TACO) is a project started in 2014 by Bella Masterson and Bel...