Please note, we are currently taking a break from Sunday Soup in Chicago. Please check back here for updates on when we’re starting up again. There are many different soups operating in different cities, please check the Sunday Soup page to see if there is one in your area. If not, feel free to start your own Sunday Soup and change the format however suits your situation. Contact us if you want to talk more about it.

What is Sunday Soup?
Sunday Soup Brunch is a monthly meal, hosted at InCUBATE’s storefront space. We invite guest chefs to cook simple soups and brunch foods using local ingredients. Soup is the center of the meal because it is nourishing, economical, and easy to prepare in large batches. Other dishes and beverages complement the soup. The brunch meal is served family-style and sold for a modest profit at $10/person. At the end of each month this income is given as a grant to support an artist initiative or community projects.

When is Sunday Soup?
The first or second Sunday of every month, check our Events page for details.

12 – 1PM: Sunday Brunch is served
1 – 2PM: Guest chefs, local collaborators, and supporters present their creative projects.

Why should I support Sunday Soup?
Sunday Soup Brunch is foremost a method of arts funding that is transparent and participatory. It draws upon entrepreneurial and grassroots strategies to generate funds for artist initiatives and community projects through the Sunday Soup Grant.

How can I apply?:
Anyone from anywhere can apply to receive a grant. Grant applications will be taken on a rolling basis. All proposals received prior to the Soup Brunch will be made available to all Sunday Soup customers at the meal who will be asked to vote on one proposal that they would like to see funded. The amount of the grant is equal to the amount raised that month.

To Apply:

Please e-mail all applications and proposals to sundaysoup [at] incubate-chicago.org or mail or drop them off to:

InCUBATE
2129 N Rockwell St
Chicago, IL
60647

Application should include:
Name:
Address:
Description of project:
Favorite soup:

See some pictures here

Other independent funding projects out there that we like:

Tanda Foundation
Sweet Tooth of the Tiger
Collective Foundation
Co-op Bar

InCUBATE Sunday Soup Grant Recipients:

December 2007, $218: Andreas Warisz

January 2008, $201: Joseph del Pesco / Black Market Type

February 2008, $125: Anne Elizabeth Moore / New Girl Law

March 2008, $198: Lisa Abbatomarco

April 2008, $240: Adam Wolpa

May 2008, $104: Geraldine Juarez / Tanda Foundation

June/July 2008: InCUBATE / OTHER OPTIONS

September 2008: Robert Snowden

October 2008: While We Were Working

December 2008: Marc Moscato/Brains, Brilliancy, Bohemia: Ephemera from the Dill Pickle Club

January 2009: AREA Chicago/”Everybody’s Got Money Issues”

February 2009: InCUBATE/SKYDIVE Installation

March 2009: Amy Ganser and Rebecca Roberts/Two With Water

April 2009: Mindy Kober and students at the Houston Outdoor Learning Academy

May 2009: Gabriel Saloman/The Spartacus School of Passing Time.

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