The Puerto Rican Arts Alliance is dedicated to preserving Puerto Rican culture by maintaining our traditions, promoting our arts, providing educational opportunities in arts programming, and cultivating pride in our heritage for future generations.

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The Puerto Rican Arts Alliance (PRAA) established in 1998, was founded to bring the richness of Puerto Rican culture and arts to its community on the North side of Chicago. Since its humble beginnings in the home of a volunteer, PRAA has become a major broker of Puerto Rican arts, sponsoring art exhibits, performances and arts-related educational programs for local residents as well as others beyond the traditional boundaries of the Puerto Rican community.

PRAA is more than a symbol of cultural expression for hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans in Chicago. It is a not-for-profit multidisciplinary arts organization dedicated to promoting the richness and great diversity found in the Puerto Rican culture whose origins can be traced back to native Taíno Indian, Spanish and West African roots. PRAA prides itself on presenting a wide variety of art forms and educational services including music, dance, visual arts, theater and many other art forms that are produced by local Puerto Rican talent.

While PRAA has come to be known for its Cuatro Festival, it is much more than a festival. It is a source of pride in the community and an educational resource for its young people. PRAA actively promotes the artistic expression of the Puerto Rican community and seeks to preserve it for future generations by developing and providing ongoing programs in the visual arts, language, education, and music. Through a wide variety of programs, PRAA reaches out to the Puerto Rican community and beyond.

The PRAA strongly encourages and promotes cross cultural connections among other ethnic groups and diverse audiences throughout the city and nearby states. We do this through our programs and various organizational partnerships and collaborative efforts.