Peter Taub developed and produced artist-centered projects in Chicago for about 35 years. He was the founding director of the performing arts program at MCA Chicago from 1996–2016, helping to establish MCA as a leading presenter of multidisciplinary artists working in Chicago, the US and internationally. At MCA, Taub developed a range of new music projects with jazz, global, and new music artists; Eighth Blackbird were featured artists-in-residence for two years with open rehearsals, interactive gallery installations, performances, and public talks. As a curator and arts manager, he emphasized ways to support artists and their work through commissions, creative residencies, and consortium initiatives. For ten years prior he led Randolph Street Gallery, a dynamic artist-run center with thematic exhibitions, performances, installations, public art, grants to artists, and P-Form performance art magazine. He has also curated for Chicago and international festivals, and cofounded Chicago Dancemakers Forum.