Some CAPE partnerships are in their first year while others have been established for more than 20 years! We sustain as many existing partnerships as we can from year to year, and we find new partners through a variety of channels when we adequate funding to add them to our programs. None of our CAPE schools pay for our services, but we try to focus our efforts in schools that, without CAPE, would struggle to bring the arts to their students and training to their teachers.
Partnerships Across Chicago
Our partnerships are reaching Chicago area Public Schools all across the city during this 2022-2023 school year. Our professional development sessions bring together teachers and artists from many different neighborhoods to foster camaraderie, build respect among the educators, and share best practices.
Map Key:
Artist Researcher Partners: Red
Collaboration Laboratory (Co-Lab) Schools: Blue
STEAM Ahead Schools: Yellow
West Chicago Partnership Schools: Purple
CAPE Partnerships List
| School | Teacher(s) | Artist(s) | Students | Artistic Discipline | Academic Subject | City |
| 21st Century Primary Center | Andrea Mele | Jordan Knecht | K-3rd | Photography, Drawing, Sculpture, Creative Writing, etc. | STEAM | Park Forest |
| 21st Century Primary Center | Andrea Mele | David Sprecher | K-3rd | Visual Arts | STEAM | Park Forest |
| Alex Haley Elementary Academy | Mellisa Kazlauskas | Jessica Mueller | 7th-8th | Visual Arts | Social Studies | Chicago |
| Arthur R. Ashe Elementary School | Krissy Mayfield | Ahniya Butler | 1st-6th | Visual | Chicago | |
| Arthur R. Ashe Elementary School | Alissa Razo | Aaron Franklin | 1st-6th | Music | Chicago | |
| Arthur R. Ashe Elementary School | Cynthia Reed | Maame Addae | 1st-6th | Theater | Chicago | |
| Arthur R. Ashe Elementary School | Alma Sokoya | Elise Cowin | 2nd | Dance, Performance | Gen. Ed. | Chicago |
| Arthur R. Ashe Elementary School | Victoria Moorman | Cat Bowyer | 6th-8th | Mixed Media, Fiber Arts, Metalwork, Drawing, Painting, Photography | English and Language Arts | Chicago |
| Barack Obama School of Technology and the Arts | Lauren McLennan | Laleh Motlagh | 4th-5th | Interdisciplinary | Social Studies | Chicago Heights |
| Barack Obama School of Technology and the Arts | Roxane Naylor | Laleh Motlagh | 4th-5th | Interdisciplinary | Science | Chicago Heights |
| Barack Obama School of Technology and the Arts | Lauren Boler | Laleh Motlagh | 4th-5th | Interdisciplinary | Math | Chicago Heights |
| Barack Obama School of Technology and the Arts | Kristina Nolen | Laleh Motlagh | 4th-5th | Interdisciplinary | English and Language Arts | Chicago Heights |
| Barack Obama School of Technology and the Arts | Arthur Capps | Alana Ferguson | 4th-5th | Visual Arts | Social Studies | Chicago Heights |
| Barack Obama School of Technology and the Arts | Paige Nesemeier | Alana Ferguson | 4th-5th | Visual Arts | Science | Chicago Heights |
| Barack Obama School of Technology and the Arts | Elizabeth Williams | Alana Ferguson | 4th-5th | Visual Arts | Math | Chicago Heights |
| Barack Obama School of Technology and the Arts | Sarah Arata | Alana Ferguson | 4th-5th | Visual Arts | English and Language Arts | Chicago Heights |
| Barack Obama School of Technology and the Arts | Kindell Smith | Marc Fischer | 4th-5th | Printing, Design, Writing | Social Studies, Science | Chicago Heights |
| Barack Obama School of Technology and the Arts | Kaneda Irvin | Marc Fischer | 4th-5th | Printing, Design, Writing | Social Studies, English and Language Arts | Chicago Heights |
| Barack Obama School of Technology and the Arts | Kimberly Biciste | Marc Fischer | 4th-5th | Printing, Design, Writing | Social Studies, Math | Chicago Heights |
| Barack Obama School of Technology and the Arts | Anita Meskill | Michael Lopez | 4th-5th | Visual Arts | Social Studies, Science | Chicago Heights |
| Barack Obama School of Technology and the Arts | Chrissy O’Malley | Michael Lopez | 4th-5th | Visual Arts | Social Studies, Math | Chicago Heights |
| Barack Obama School of Technology and the Arts | Dorothy Jones | Michael Lopez | 4th-5th | Visual Arts | Social Studies, English and Language Arts | Chicago Heights |
| Barack Obama School of Technology and the Arts | Francesca Wessely | Niema Qureshi | 4th-5th | Interdisciplinary | Art | Chicago Heights |
| Barack Obama School of Technology and the Arts | Francesca Wessely | Neal Vandenbergh | 4th-5th | Visual Arts | Art | Chicago Heights |
| Blackhawk Primary Center | Eileen Ward | Molly Cranch | K-3rd | Visual Arts | STEAM | Park Forest |
| Blackhawk Primary Center | Eileen Ward | Kimberly Houston-Moore | K-3rd | Visual Arts | STEAM | Park Forest |
| Charles Gates Dawes Elementary School | Cale Patton | Madison Kisst | K-8th | Theatre, Performance | Music | Chicago |
| Charles Gates Dawes Elementary School | Erin Gleason | Lesley Jackson | PreK-8th | Sculpture | Visual Art | Chicago |
| Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences | mary rossi | mirtes zwierzynski | 12th | Mosaic, Murals | Art | Chicago |
| Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences | Nicole Donnelly | Jillian Gryzlak | 9th-10th | Visual Arts | Special Education | Chicago |
| Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences | Julie Reynolds | Jillian Gryzlak | 10th | Visual Arts | Agricultural Science | Chicago |
| Currier Elementary School | Urooj Shafi | Mirza Shams | K-2 | Music | West Chicago | |
| Currier Elementary School | Suzan Avila | Rita Grendze | 3-5 | Fiber arts & Visual arts | West Chicago | |
| Currier Elementary School | Timothy Kolaczkowski | Robert Zant | K-2 | Visual Arts | West Chicago | |
| Currier Elementary School | Loreto Lazcano | Austin McCann | 3-5 | Spoken Word | West Chicago | |
| Currier Elementary School | Timothy Kolaczkowski | Victoria Mendoza | Parent Class | Visual arts | West Chicago | |
| Daniel Boone Elementary School | Gustavo Soto | Gwendolyn Terry | 5th | Installation, Sculpture, Digital Arts | ESL, Gen. Ed. | Chicago |
| Douglas Taylor Elementary School | Latasha Jackson | Shenequa Brooks | 1st-8th | Texitle | Chicago | |
| Douglas Taylor Elementary School | Natalie Rodrigez | Sonja Mosers | 1st-8th | Theater | Chicago | |
| Douglas Taylor Elementary School | Dawne Sulski | Norman Long | 1st-8th | Sound Art | Chicago | |
| Douglas Taylor Elementary School | Andre Porter | Jessica Mueller | 6th-8th | Visual Arts | Music | Chicago |
| Douglas Taylor Elementary School | Dawn M. Casaday | Sonja Moser | 6th-8th | Theatre, Performance | English and Language Arts | Chicago |
| Douglas Taylor Elementary School | Elinor Sullivan | Laleh Motlagh | 3rd-5th, 6th-8th | Drawing, Painting, Performance, Video, Installation | Math, Science | Chicago |
| Douglas Taylor Elementary School | Latasha Jackson | Elise Cowin | 7th-8th | Dance, Performance | Special Education | Chicago |
| Dr. Jorge Prieto Math and Science Academy | Celeste Locke | Katie Rodrigues (Knox) | 4th | Photography, Drawing, Painting | Gen. Ed. | Chicago |
| Dr. Jorge Prieto Math and Science Academy | Leslie Monk | Alana Ferguson | 2nd | Sculpture, Mixed Media, Collage, Drawing | Gen. Ed. | Chicago |
| Durkin Park Elementary School | Elizabeth Allen | Niema Qureshi | 5th | Interdisciplinary | Science | Chicago |
| Edward Everett Elementary School | Sally Banasiak | Kayla Anderson | 4th-5th | Visual Arts, Inderdisciplinary | English and Language Arts | Chicago |
| Edward Everett Elementary School | Julie Huang | Sonya Bogdanova | 1st-5th | Sculpture, Painting, Performance | STEM | Chicago |
| Galileo Math & Science Scholastic Academy Elementary School | Kathleen Barnes | Sonja Moser | K-8th | Theatre, Performance | Visual Art | Chicago |
| Gary Elementary School | Tracey Hernandez | Heidi Kuharich | K-2 | Dance | West Chicago | |
| Gary Elementary School | Sharon Guererro | Fiorella Hilda Gomez Bermudez | 3-5 | Visual arts | West Chicago | |
| Gary Elementary School | Maria “Rosario” Perez | Emily “Emilie” Robinson | K-4 | Visual arts | West Chicago | |
| Gary Elementary School | Rosalba Rodriguez | Anni Holm | K-2 | 3D art and music | West Chicago | |
| Gary Elementary School | Evonne Cruz | Abraham Buado | 3-5 | music and videography | West Chicago | |
| Gary Elementary School | TBD | Buddy Plumlee | K-5 | multimedia | West Chicago | |
| Gary Elementary School | Anni Holm | Austin McCann | Parent Class | Visual arts | West Chicago | |
| George Washington High School | Peter Eilrich | Muzicnet | Music | Chicago | ||
| George Washington High School | Kathryn Peterman | Ahniya Butler | Visual Arts | Chicago | ||
| George Washington High School | Salvador Quezada | Norman Long | Sound Arts / Podcasting / Storytelling | Chicago | ||
| George Washington High School | Laura Hahn | Sonja Moser | Theatre / Drama | Chicago | ||
| George Washington High School | Palmira Perez | Natalia Villa and Mirtes Zwierzynski | Parent Class | Visual Arts | Chicago | |
| Henry H. Nash Elementary School | Sylvelia Pittman | Jason Roebke | 5th-8th | Music | Social Studies, Civics | Chicago |
| Infinity Math Science and Technology High School | Kate Watts | Chelsea Dubick | 9th-12th | Ceramics, Painting | English and Language Arts, Policy and Debate, Theatre | Chicago |
| Infinity Math Science and Technology High School | Nancy Andrade | Anastasia Sitnikova | 9th-12th | Sculpture, Installation | Social Studies | Chicago |
| Jacqueline B. Vaughn Occupational High School | Shannon Fitzpatrick | Jennifer Mannebach | 12th | Mixed Media, Collage, Installation | Special Education, English, Creative Writing, Drama | Chicago |
| Jacqueline B. Vaughn Occupational High School | Laura Smith | Chuck Jones | 9th-12th | Drawing, Painting, Collage, Sculpture, Video, Music | Occupational Prep. | Chicago |
| Jacqueline B. Vaughn Occupational High School | Jeremy Green | Chuck Jones | 9th-12th | Drawing, Painting, Collage, Sculpture, Video, Music | Music | Chicago |
| Jacqueline B. Vaughn Occupational High School | Beth Ann Edwards-Devine | Timothy Rey | 9th-12th | Creative Writing | Social Studies, SEL | Chicago |
| John B. Murphy Elementary School | Penny Shultz | Gina Robbins | 4th | Ceramics, Sculpture | Gen. Ed. | Chicago |
| John B. Murphy Elementary School | Michele Sera | Gina Robbins | 5th | Ceramics | Gen. Ed. | Chicago |
| John B. Murphy Elementary School | Sarah Ramirez | Molly Cranch | 4th | Drawing, Painting | Gen. Ed. | Chicago |
| John B. Murphy Elementary School | Frank DeJohns | Gwyneth Zeleny Anderson | 5th | Animation, Installation | Social Studies | Chicago |
| John T. Pirie Fine Arts & Academic Center Elementary School | Robin K DaSilva | Mirza Shams | PreK-6th | Music | Music | Chicago |
| Lake View High School | Melody Foley | Nick Meryhew | 9th-12th | Performance, Music, Interdisciplinary | Special Education | Chicago |
| Lake View High School | Alicia Acosta | Jason Roebke | 10th-12th | Music | Chemistry | Chicago |
| Leman Middle School | Maribel Montoya | Connie Orbeta | 6-8 | Visual Art | West Chicago | |
| Leman Middle School | Betty Mann/Goldsmith | Kat Pleviak | 6-8 | Puppetry | West Chicago | |
| Leman Middle School | Carlos Osorio | Diana Gabriel | 6-8 | Visual Art | West Chicago | |
| Leman Middle School | Jacob Hernandez | Kat Pleviak | 6-8 | Visual Art | West Chicago | |
| Leman Middle School | Rosalba Rodriguez | Jessica Mueller | Parent Class | visual art | West Chicago | |
| Louis Pasteur Elementary School | Shelia McDermott | Chuck Jones | 4th | Sculpture, Drawing, Video | Gen. Ed. | Chicago |
| Louis Pasteur Elementary School | Arturo Barrera | Chuck Jones | K-4 | Drawing, Collage, Video, Sewing | Art | Chicago |
| Marvin Camras Children’s Engineering School | Marilyn Baez | Niema Qureshi | 7th | Interdisciplinary | Language Arts | Chicago |
| Mohawk Primary Center | Lori Mitchell | Andrés Lemus-Spont | K-3rd | Visual Arts | STEAM | Park Forest |
| Mohawk Primary Center | Lori Mitchell | Marya Spont-Lemus | K-3rd | Visual Arts | STEAM | Park Forest |
| Newton Bateman Elementary School | Samantha Soto | Betsy Zacsek | K-3rd | Interdisciplinary | Music | Chicago |
| Newton Bateman Elementary School | Priscilla Rowe | Jordan Knecht | 1st | Interdisciplinary | Gen. Ed. | Chicago |
| North-Grand High School | Michelle Livas | Nick Meryhew | Music | Chicago | ||
| North-Grand High School | Kathryn Jung | Marc Fischer | Visual Arts / Film | Chicago | ||
| North-Grand High School | Tahiry Cuevas | Kayla Anderson | Visual Arts | Chicago | ||
| North-Grand High School | Melanie Ruiz | Timothy Rey | Theatre / Drama | Chicago | ||
| North-Grand High School | Beth Barrow, Getsemani Nava, Loren Ketelsen, and Kristina Bowlus | Betsy Zacsek | Visual Arts / Culinary Arts | Chicago | ||
| North-Grand High School | Kristina Bowlus | Jennifer Mannebach | 9th-12th | Mixed Media, Collage,Installation | ASL, English, Math | Chicago |
| Patrick Henry Elementary School | Marybel Cortes | Ayako Kato | 3rd | Dance | Spanish, English and Language Arts | Chicago |
| Philip Rogers Elementary School | Peter Vroustouris | Ruby Thorkelson | 6th | Drawing, Illustration, Painting, Marbling, Zine-Making | English and Language Arts | Chicago |
| Pioneer Elementary School | Milagros Landazuri | Amelia Cintula | K-5 | Visual arts | West Chicago | |
| Pioneer Elementary School | Bev Sanchez | Lisa Sikorski | K-2 | Visual arts | West Chicago | |
| Pioneer Elementary School | Ruth Bovey | Lisa Holzl | 3-5 | Visual arts | West Chicago | |
| Pioneer Elementary School | Christine Cintula | Lisa Holzl | 3-5 | Visual arts | West Chicago | |
| Pioneer Elementary School | Jen Buchanan | Austin McCann | K-2 | Theater | West Chicago | |
| Pioneer Elementary School | Lissette Jacobson | Anni Holm | Parent | Visual arts | West Chicago | |
| Ray Graham Training Center High School | Katie Kurisch | Aram Atamian Harvey | 12th | Performance | Special Education, Transition | Chicago |
| Ray Graham Training Center High School | Irene Kim | Sonja Moser | 12th | Theatre, Performance | Special Education, Transition | Chicago |
| Ray Graham Training Center High School | Katie Jones | mirtes zwierzynski | 9th-12th | Mosaic, Collage | Special Education | Chicago |
| South Shore International College Preparatory High School | Jordan Rice | Kyra Lehman | 9th-12th | Movement, Performance | Special Education | Chicago |
| Spry Community Links High School | Maggie Sack | Asya Dubrovina | 9th, 12th | Film, Video, Installation | English and Language Arts | Chicago |
| Spry Community Links High School | Natalia Segura | Meenakshi Marchione | 10th | Video, Sound | Spanish, Social Studies | Chicago |
| Spry Community Links High School | Ben Stehley | Lesley Keller-Reed | 9th-12th | Dance, Movement, Written Word | Spanish, English and Language Arts | Chicago |
| STEM Magnet Academy | Maggie Sandoval | Betsy Zacsek | 6th-8th | Visual Arts, Inderdisciplinary | Science | Chicago |
| STEM Magnet Academy | Jamie Davis | Liz Chilsen | 3rd-5th | Photography, Ceramics | Science, Engineering | Chicago |
| Telpochcalli School | Dana Oesterlin | Alejandro Jiménez-Flores | Visual Arts / Interdisciplinary | Chicago | ||
| Telpochcalli School | Vanessa Saucedo and Laura Rios | Ayako Kato | Dance / Movement | Chicago | ||
| Telpochcalli School | Vanessa Saucedo | Jason Roebke | Music | Chicago | ||
| Telpochcalli School | Marisol Ceron | Renato Ceron | Music | Chicago | ||
| Telpochcalli School | Mara Gallegos | Jessica Mueller | Parent Class | Visual Arts | Chicago | |
| Telpochcalli School | Dana Oesterlin | Timothy Rey | 8th | Creative Writing, Performance | English and Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies | Chicago |
| Telpochcalli School | Elizabeth Pagan | William Estrada | 6th-8th | Visual Arts | Science | Chicago |
| Thomas J. Waters Elementary School | Lea Famisan | Nick Meryhew | Music | Chicago | ||
| Thomas J. Waters Elementary School | Erin Hooper | Patricia Okulinski | Visual Arts / Textile Arts | Chicago | ||
| Thomas J. Waters Elementary School | Olga Nuñez-Johnson | Anya Smolnikova | Interdisciplinary / Drama | Chicago | ||
| Thomas J. Waters Elementary School | Leticia Ramos | Aram Atamian | Photography / Interdisciplinary | Chicago | ||
| Thomas J. Waters Elementary School | Lucila Roman | Rahila Coats of Red Clay Dance Company | Dance / Movement | Chicago | ||
| Thomas J. Waters Elementary School | Rachel Stempel | Victoria Mendoza | Parent Class | Visual Arts / Interdisciplinary | Chicago | |
| Thomas J. Waters Elementary School | Amy Lizabeth Vecchioni | Juan Carlos Perez | K-8th | Mosaic, Installation | Art, Creative and Design Thinking | Chicago |
| Turner Elementary School | Mary Zonca | Aaron Kelly | 3-5 | Music & Songwriting | West Chicago | |
| Turner Elementary School | Xenia Delgado | Abraham Buado | K-2 | Videography | West Chicago | |
| Turner Elementary School | Mary Zonca | Emily “Emilie” Robinson | 3-5 | Digital Art | West Chicago | |
| Turner Elementary School | Yolanda Narvaez | Amelia Cintula | K-2 | Digital Art | West Chicago | |
| Turner Elementary School | Liliana Medina | Robert Zant | Parent | Visual Art | West Chicago | |
| Walter H. Dyett High School for the Arts | Cinque Cullar | Lional Freeman | HS | Multi-media | Chicago | |
| Walter H. Dyett High School for the Arts | Lashawn Cox | Ernest Whiteman | HS | Film | Chicago | |
| Walter H. Dyett High School for the Arts | Michelle Burrell | Maya Prentice | HS | Theater | Chicago | |
| Walter H. Dyett High School for the Arts | Felicia Mathis | Darling Shear | HS | Dance | Chicago | |
| William C. Goudy Technology Academy | Katy McLean | Margy Stover | 2nd | Sculpture | Gen. Ed. | Chicago |
| William C. Goudy Technology Academy | Patty Whitehouse | Margy Stover | 2nd | Sculpture | Engineering | Chicago |
| William E. Dever Elementary School | Carmen Carteno | Sze Lin Pang | 6th-7th | Filmmaking, Drawing, Multimedia, Documentary | Career and Personal Development | Chicago |
| William E. Dever Elementary School | Tabita Sherfinski | Sze Lin Pang | 7th-8th | Filmmaking, Drawing, Graphic Design | English and Language Arts | Chicago |
| William K. New Sullivan Elementary School | Darlene Carothers | Aaron Frankliin | 1st-8th | Music | Chicago | |
| William K. New Sullivan Elementary School | Tracy Netter | bAnansi Knowbody | 1st-8th | Visual Arts | Chicago | |
| William K. New Sullivan Elementary School | Carolyn Nicholson | Leana Allen | 1st-8th | Dance | Chicago | |
| William K. New Sullivan Elementary School | Sandra Johnson | Shenequa Brooks | 1st-8th | Textiles | Chicago | |
| William K. New Sullivan Elementary School | Letica Pineda | Jordan Knetch | 1st-8th | Digital Arts | Chicago | |
| William K. New Sullivan Elementary School | Charity Billups | Maya Prentice | 1st-8th | Theater | Chicago | |
| William K. New Sullivan Elementary School | Charles Bessett | Jordan Knecht | Parent Class | Visual Arts | Chicago | |
| William K. New Sullivan Elementary School | Tracy M. Netter | b’Anansi Knowbody | PrekK-8th | Interdisciplinary | Visual Art | Chicago |
| William K. New Sullivan Elementary School | Ms. Leticia Pineda | Shenequa Brooks | 2nd | Textiiles, Visual Arts | Gen. Ed. | Chicago |
Contact us for information on how to partner with CAPE
We have a long list of teachers, parents, and principals who want to bring CAPE partnerships to their schools, but we’re always happy to discuss the process and options available at any given time.
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