CAPE invites all educators, teaching artists, and anyone interested in arts education and artmaking to a free workshop! This arts integration workshop will explore how artmaking allows students to connect more deeply with academic content. Educators will learn from CAPE teams of teachers and teaching artists who will present their arts integration projects in elementary […]
Support CAPE by joining this Paint 'n Sip with Chicago Reach + CAPE featuring teaching artist Jordan Knecht! Chicago Reach organizes opportunities for the community to broaden perspective on underlying challenges and diversity. They partner with local nonprofits like CAPE to organize volunteer opportunities, social events, and fundraisers to both spread awareness and increase support […]
CAPE is excited to launch its second WORKROOM residency program. This summer the gallery space is transformed into dedicated art studios for CAPE teaching artists. WORKROOM provides CAPE artists with a creative environment where they can explore new ideas, experiment with different techniques, and further develop their arts integration practices for future classroom projects. Featured […]
Join us to meet WORKROOM 2024 resident artists Annamaria Castellucci Cabral, Arturo Barrera, Asya Dubrovina, Betsy Zacsek + Niema Qureshi, Eseosa Edebiri, Fay Jenson, Fiorella Hilda Gomez Bermudez, Jason Roebke, and Jessica Mueller! Also featuring work by IntuiTeens! This summer the gallery space is transformed into dedicated art studios for CAPE teaching artists. WORKROOM provides […]
About the exhibition The Practices in Proximity: Learning and Unlearning from Pedagogical Experiences exhibition brings CAPE teaching artists and invited creative practitioners into a dialogue about their pedagogical experiences. The sites, scenes, and social engagement of learning—whether formal, informal, institutional, or autonomous—impact how the artists negotiate collective spaces and their personal creativity. Manifesting in various […]
Meet the artists of Practices in Proximity and join the exhibition's exploration of the layered influences of pedagogical environments. The Practices in Proximity: Learning and Unlearning from Pedagogical Experiences exhibition brings CAPE teaching artists and invited creative practitioners into a dialogue about their pedagogical experiences. The sites, scenes, and social engagement of learning—whether formal, informal, […]
Begin your Bridgeport Art Walk at CAPE on Friday, October 18 from 5:30-7:30 PM! Join “Proximities: in conjunction with others,” in the current exhibition Practices in Proximity. Meet the exhibition's artists who creatively explore collaboration through arts practices and education. With special performances by Flor Flores, Alberto Aguilar, Jessica Mueller and family, a group reading […]
Let’s spark dialogue about exchange as part of creative practice on Friday, November 22 from 5:30-7:30 PM! Join “Proximities: conditions of exchange,” for presentations by exhibiting artists in Practices in Proximity: Greg Ruffing, Kirsten Leenaars, Marc Fischer, Eseosa Edebiri, Kayla Anderson, Niema Qureshi + Betsy Zacsek, and a collaborative reading of Design Studio for Social […]
Join us during Bridgeport Art Walk for an evening of screenings at the Practices in Proximity exhibition. Participating artists will discuss their process of creating moving image works through collaborative practices. Exhibition curator Josh Rios will facilitate an artist conversation followed by an audience Q&A, exploring the question: "How can moving image and video work—which […]
CAPE is excited to host the one-weekend-only pop-up exhibition Publication Survey / Life Savings by Public Collectors, administered by longtime CAPE teaching artist Marc Fischer! Visit us in Bridgeport at 1010 W 35th Street, Suite 697 on Saturday and Sunday January 25-26 from 12-5 PM for an expansive exhibition of 90 Public Collectors publications that […]
CAPE is excited to host the one-weekend-only pop-up exhibition Publication Survey / Life Savings by Public Collectors, administered by longtime CAPE teaching artist Marc Fischer! Visit us in Bridgeport at 1010 W 35th Street, Suite 697 on Saturday and Sunday January 25-26 from 12-5 PM for an expansive exhibition of 90 Public Collectors publications that […]
Let's celebrate the expression and diversity of Chicago Public School students exhibiting in CAPE's Performativity and Transparencies, and the incredible creativity of Snow City Arts young artists! This spring event features an inclusive collection of artwork created by Snow City Arts students while they were in the hospital or participating in SCA programs. Read more about the […]
CAPE inspires students’ passion for learning by bringing academics to life through original, creative lessons, developed by artists and schoolteachers, leading to improved grades and confidence.
