Creative studio in Chicago

Make room for what matters most

A welcoming studio on Chicago's Northwest Side, where creativity, celebration, and community have a place to unfold.

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The brick-path entrance to MARPA Studio, a gabled stone building with tall black windows

Clay vase with olive branches on a white-washed wooden table

What are you making room for?

A 2,000 sq ft studio for up to 60 guests, shaped around the day you have in mind.

Kitchenette with a fluted island, white tile and fresh white flowers

Celebrate a milestone

Birthdays, baby showers, engagements, anniversaries, and everything in between.

Photo studio with blue, beige and plum curtains, a rug and white stools

Launch a brand

Bring your ideas to life in a space designed to inspire creativity.

Rustic dining table with upholstered chairs and olive branches in a clay vase

Gather your people

Host meaningful conversations, dinners, and moments worth sharing.

Open room with light wood floors, a dining table and a fluted kitchenette island

Teach what you love

From workshops to classes, create space for learning and connection.

Photo set with cream curtains, a draped floor and a leather sling chair

Create something beautiful

Photoshoots, content creation, and creative projects with room to explore.

Living room with a cream modular sofa, a fiddle-leaf fig and a low wooden table

Build community

Networking events, community gatherings, and shared experiences that bring people together.

How we want you to feel

Through thoughtful design and genuine hospitality, we want every gathering to feel effortless, meaningful, and worth remembering.

Welcomed

Spaces should feel inviting, never intimidating.

At ease

Thoughtful hospitality lets you focus on the people and moments around you.

Inspired

A space that encourages creativity, meaningful conversations, and new ideas.

What we believe

We believe creativity, celebration, and community belong in everyday life.

Make time to create.

Creativity belongs in everyday life. We all deserve the time and space to explore our ideas, express ourselves, and create something meaningful.

Celebrate life's moments.

Big or small, every chapter is worth recognizing. We believe the everyday moments deserve just as much intention as the milestone ones.

Build community.

The strongest connections are built when people come together. Whether we're learning, creating, celebrating, or simply spending time together, every gathering has the power to strengthen our communities.

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Dressing area with a lit vanity mirror and a clear stool

Black, white and beige paper backdrops on wall-mounted rollers

White lilies in a glass vase on the kitchenette island

Wooden console under a letter board that reads Welcome to MARPA Studio

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Words from our guests

Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews on Peerspace

Wow what an amazing venue! Maria was a great host and everything was so smooth with booking and last minute updates. I couldn’t have celebrated my 30th birthday any better than at MARPA! The space was beyond gorgeous and there was so much room. We danced, we did a conga line, and created so many memories. The aesthetic is so fancy but boho!

MARPA Studio was such a beautiful venue for our 60-guest engagement party. The space was very clean, spacious, and beautifully decorated, and our guests couldn’t stop raving about the furnishings and overall aesthetic. The photo studio in the back served as the perfect backdrop for our photo booth. Maria was a wonderful host!

This place has great sunlight, it’s very clean with amazing aesthetics, great for content creation. I will book it whenever I need a space to create content.

MARPA is an incredibly beautiful space to host your gatherings. Maria and her team were very responsive, helpful and kind. I hosted my 30th birthday party and it was the best time I’ve had in a very long while. I cannot recommend them enough!

I loved this space so much!! I had my golden birthday party here and it was not only beautiful, but also so so easy and convenient. Maria went above and beyond to accommodate us and alleviate any extra stress. Plus, the space was so so stunning and spacious!

Marpa Studio is such a hidden gem in Avondale, it was the perfect place for my daughter’s second birthday. Everything is brand new and clean, and the details are very well curated. Natural sunlight comes in from the large windows, and the entrance is beautiful for outdoor photos too.

Wonderful experience, the host was very friendly and helpful especially when difficulties arose. The space was so nice and clean when I arrived. I absolutely loved it and it was perfect for what I wanted. 100% I would book again!

Front of MARPA Studio, a stone building with a gabled roof and tall windows on Chicago's Northwest Side

Find us

Chicago's Northwest Side, minutes from Logan Square, Avondale, and Irving Park.

Exact address: pending

Open daily, 8 AM – 12 AM

Free street parking

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