Chicago-based multimedia artist and educator Tony Smith built his career

connecting the past and present of Chicago artists, activists, musicians and other

cultural leaders. Smith has a hand in many of Chicago’s artistic institutions; he

has worked at the South Side Community Art Center, taught classes at Hyde Park Art

Center and his work has been featured in the DuSable Black History Museum. Having

grown up around music and arts all his life with high school educators as parents,

Smith now spends his time teaching many of the skills and lessons he learned from

the greats to his students. He hopes he may help his students find and use their

creative voice because it can change the world. This is what his Chicago sounds

like.

This episode of “This Is What Chicago Sounds Like” was produced by Ari Mejia. Stay

up to date with Tony Smith’s work by following @tas_exposure on Instagram or

visiting his website, www.tonysmithphoto.com.