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 .

Writing for Publication
Click for documentation of workshops CAEF organized in May and June 2010 on Writing for Publication for its members.

C³: Community, Creativity & Collaboration
CAEF's third convocation in April 2010 explored some of Chicago's arts education Hot Topics. For extensive documentation of the forum, please click C³: Community, Creativity & Collaboration.

A**ESS THIS!
CAEF's second networking forum, convened in October 2009, focused on assessment issues. For extensive documentation of the forum, please click A**ess This: Asking Questions that Deepen Practice.

What is a Partnership?
CAEF is grateful to everyone who participated in our April 2009 networking forum – "What is a Partnership?" For extensive documentation of the forum, please click Partnerships in Action.

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

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