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We are pleased to be part of Gallery 400’s exhibition Learning Together: Art Education and Community, from September 5 through December 14. The exhibition centers the progressive art pedagogy of [...]

What does modern architecture, nature and West Chicago students all have in common? The Edith Farnsworth House! This historic floor to ceiling glass house was Dr. Edith Farnsworth’s weekend home. [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Contact: Amy Rasmussen, Executive Director Phone: 773-203-3537 August 13, 2024 — Chicago, IL  The good news!   In May 2024, The Illinois Legislature voted to [...]

Graffiti and mural arts are becoming increasingly popular among CAPE after-school students. Through these highly collaborative art forms, students generate ideas together, then bring them to life [...]

In addition to the artists featured thus far, we are honored to host IntuiTeens at CAPE during WORKROOM! IntuiTeens is an initiative of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider […]

Betsy Zacsek and Niema Qureshi are artists exploring how physical computing can deepen our sense of play. Using materials originally discovered in our classrooms along with custom drawing tools, [...]

Since 2004 Jessica Mueller has been a teaching artist with Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE), working in Chicago Public Schools. Jessica holds an MFA from the School of the […]