Who We Are

The Chicago Arts Educator Forum is a network of arts organizations, teaching artists, and arts administrators who are working together to provide professional development and networking opportunities for the field.

The Forum is led by an advisory committee (see list at right). Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE) is acting as the group’s fiscal agent. If you would like to get involved by serving on the advisory committee, please email or .

CAEF is grateful to everyone who participated in our October 2009 A**ESS THIS! forum and survey. At our upcoming April forum, we will have some updates about assessment as well as exciting new steps for sharing our work with the larger arts education community.

C³: Community, Creativity & Collaboration
A Day of Exploration of Some of Chicago's Arts Education HOT TOPICS

Friday, April 2, 2010 • 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago
Congress Lounge, 2nd Floor


Please join the Chicago Arts Educators Forum for a day-long conference devoted to the following discussion topics:
     • How can we best utilize the creative capital in a community to address
        violence prevention?
     • How does our community leverage 21st century skills to promote arts education?
     • How can we create a sense of community between outside arts providers and
        in-school specialists?

The C³ forum will include:
     • morning discussion groups designed to give an introduction to the topic and an
        opportunity to brainstorm on how our community of educators can be proactive
        moving forward;
     • afternoon workshops designed to give participants an opportunity for hands-on
        exploration of the topics through art-making;
     • a live performance by a Chicago arts organization to remind us why we are
        in this field.

Lunch will be provided. Parking is available in adjacent lots, and is not included in the registration cost.

Open to:
     • teaching artists
     • arts organization education directors
     • teachers
     • principals
     • executive directors
     • others working in the arts education field

The C³ forum is sponsored by The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation.

$25 Registration Fee covers the full day of programs, activities, materials and lunch!

To Register
You can either:
  • download the Registration Form, fill out completely, and return it with payment to CAPE, 203 N. Wabash, Suite 1720, Chicago, IL 60601; or
  • complete the registration information below and pay with credit card via PayPal. You do not need to have a PayPal account to do so – just a valid credit card.
If you have any questions or problems, call CAPE at 312.870.6140 x147 or .

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Morning Discussion Group
Please type 1, 2, and 3 to rank your level of interest in the breakout sessions below:
The Arts and Violence Prevention
The In-School Arts Specialist and the Teaching Artist
21st Century Skills

Afternoon Workshop
Please type 1, 2, and 3 to rank your level of interest in the breakout sessions below:
The Arts and Violence Prevention
The In-School Arts Specialist and the Teaching Artist
21st Century Skills


Thank you!

Advisory Board

Nicole Losurdo, Co-chair
Director of Education
The Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University

Merissa Shunk, Co-chair
Director of Education
Adventure Stage Chicago

Arnold Aprill
Founding and Creative Director
Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education

Frank Baiocchi
Program Officer
Polk Bros. Foundation

Suzanne Connor
Senior Program Officer
The Chicago Community Trust

Robert Cornelius
Arts Education Director
Victory Gardens

David Flatley
Executive Director, School Partnerships/Project AIM
Columbia College Chicago Center for Community Arts Partnerships

Lynne Pace Green
Education Director
American Theatre Company

Carolina Jayaram
Independent Consultant

Jane Hudak
Professor
Governors State University

Emily Hooper Lansana
Theater and Literary Arts Curriculum Supervisor
CPS Office of Arts Education

Jordan LaSalle
Director of Community Partnerships
Urban Gateways

Shawn Lent
Arts Integration Program Specialist, Project AIM
Columbia College Chicago Center for Community Arts Partnerships

Pierre Lockett
Director of Education & Community Engagement
Joffrey Ballet

Giselle Mercier
Executive Director
Pros Arts Studio

Elizabeth Millman
Academy Managing Director
The Joffrey Ballet

Lizzie Perkins
Director of Education & Community Programs
Lookingglass Theatre

Amy Rasmussen
Executive Director
Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education

Mark Rodriguez
Executive Director
Changing Worlds

Sidney Sidwell
Senior Program Officer
The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation

Scott Sikkema
Education Director
Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education

Julie Simpson
Executive Director
Urban Gateways

Kate Thomas
Director, Arts at the Center
Chicago Teacher's Center

Cynthia Weiss
Associate Director, School Partnerships/Project AIM
Columbia College Chicago Center for Community Arts Partnerships

Many thanks to:







 

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