CPS Department of Arts Education
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RE:ALIZE Early College Arts Program
Applications Now Open 
Are you looking to expand your creativity beyond traditional classrooms? Are you dreaming of exploring visual arts through multiple mediums and materials? RE:ALIZE may be the perfect program for you!
Applications are now open for the 2023–25 visual arts cohort at RE:ALIZE, the premier FREE early college arts program from the Department of Arts Education at Chicago Public Schools.
The priority admissions application deadline is March 1, 2023, and the final admissions application deadline is March 15, 2023. All CPS rising juniors are encouraged to apply!
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Visual & Media Arts Opportunities
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.
Announcements
Check out the most recent arts education announcements and opportunities below!
Apply For This Year's All-City Senior Portfolio Exhibition
The All-City Senior Portfolio Exhibition allows CPS high school seniors to exhibit their artwork and to gain exposure among selected admissions representatives of various colleges and universities. All 12th grade students from any CPS school, including charter, contract, and options schools, are encouraged to submit their work.
2022 All City Visual Arts Showcase
Check out the virtual exhibition, and view the 2022 All City Visual Arts Scholarship Winners
2022 All City Visual Arts Showcase
Check out the virtual exhibition, and view the 2022 All City Visual Arts Scholarship Winners
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.
Connect With Us
Contact Info CPS Arts Department
773-553-2170
cpsarts@cps.edu
Chicago Public Schools
42 W. Madison St, 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60602
