• Past Programs

    This year SMALL will present a series of one day outdoor/indoor mini mart in October of 2015. Above the Pavement is a boutique flea market that features great and artisanal products. It is the SMALLest city fair in the world!

    Above the Pavement will take place during the day from 1pm– 6pm-ish in the parking lot and interior of Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar at the intersection of 31st and Morgan Street. Members of the Small Manufacturing Alliance (SMAll) will be vending their wares and local chefs will be serving food .


    Small Space

    PMI’s promotes community development by creating sustainable and innovative cultural programming and entrepreneurship. Our mission is to create, incubate and sustain innovative cultural programming through the production of socially engaged projects, arts festivals, spaces, exhibitions, and media.

    In 2016, Public Media Institute and the Small Manufacturing alliance have plans to establish an  incubator and accelerator for small businesses and cultural entrepreneurs based in Chicago. The space will be located in Bridgeport’s historic Central Manufacturing District.