CPS Department of Arts Education
Featured
Arts Education Plan 2.0
Cultivating Creativity
We're excited to launch public engagement for the Arts Education Plan 2.0: Cultivating Creativity. Your voice matters in shaping the future of arts education in Chicago. Join us in this journey and share your insights to help us create a vibrant and inclusive arts education landscape.
RE:ALIZE
Early College Arts Program
The CPS Department of Arts Education & Wells Community Academy High School partner to present RE:ALIZE, the premier early college arts program in Chicago.
Upcoming Art Events
Full Arts CalendarAnnouncements
Check out the most recent arts education announcements and opportunities below!
All City Visual Arts Showcase
Check out the virtual exhibition, and view the All City Visual Arts Scholarship Winners
All City Visual Arts Showcase
Check out the virtual exhibition, and view the All City Visual Arts Scholarship Winners
Help Develop the New Arts Education Plan
We're developing a new plan to advance accessible, equitable, and high-quality arts education — and we need your input. Join us for focus groups and roundtable discussions to share your experiences and aspirations for the future of arts education at CPS.
Help Develop the New Arts Education Plan
We're developing a new plan to advance accessible, equitable, and high-quality arts education — and we need your input. Join us for focus groups and roundtable discussions to share your experiences and aspirations for the future of arts education at CPS.
Key Resources
Arts Funding Information for Schools
Searching for funding opportunities to supplement your school’s allotted budget for the arts? Here you’ll find information about how to access grant money for arts programming, supplies, and equipment.
Arts Policies and Procedures
Find find links to important policies, memos, and guidance documents generated by Chicago Public Schools and the CPS Department of Arts Education.
Resources for Current Arts Partners
The CPS Department of Arts Education encourages and supports robust collaborations between CPS schools and community arts organizations and teaching artists that bring the rich cultural resources of Chicago into the district’s classrooms.
List of Active CPS Vendors
A regularly-updated list of all active CPS vendors that schools may purchase from.
Creating Opportunities for our Students
Free Visual Art Exhibition Opportunities
The All-City Visual Art Exhibitions provide free art exhibition opportunities for approximately 2,000 students in K-12th grade each year.
Free Performing Arts Ensemble-Based Instruction
The All-City Performing Arts Program provides over 50 hours of free ensemble-based arts instruction for each of the approximately 200 students enrolled in the program annually.
Early College Arts
RE:ALIZE, our two-year arts program for junior and seniors from across the district, provides each student with 12 college credits in the arts prior to graduation.
Mission
The CPS Department of Arts Education works to ensure that every Chicago Public Schools student receives a high-quality arts education by creating conditions at the classroom, school, district, and state level that allow the arts to grow and flourish.
Vision
Chicago Public Schools sets the standard for an innovative and impactful arts education that empowers every student to develop the creativity, empathy, curiosity, and confident self-expression that leads to bold and inventive artistic practice, active citizenship, professional success, and personal fulfillment.
Contact Info CPS Arts Department
773-553-2170
cpsarts@cps.edu
Chicago Public Schools
42 W. Madison St, 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60602