Anne Cauley

Partner Spotlight: Art Center of Highland Park

Partner Spotlight: Art Center of Highland Park

Program Announcements

The Art Center Highland Park and Arts of Life have joined forces with a shared mission to reshape the landscape of art and inclusivity on the North Shore. This partnership symbolizes the potential of collective efforts in creating community-integrated opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We had the privilege of speaking with James Lynch, the visionary […]

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Remembering Russell

Remembering Russell

Artist

There’s never an easy way to communicate when we lose a community member. I share with a very heavy heart that Russell Copenharve passed away on July 12th from a brief but difficult battle with pancreatic cancer. You may remember Russell as the first person you met at Art of Life’s North Shore studio. He

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Arts of Life to Receive a 0,000 Arts Work Fund THRIVE Grant

Arts of Life to Receive a $150,000 Arts Work Fund THRIVE Grant

Grant Announcements

Arts of Life is thrilled to receive a three-year $150,000 grant through Arts Work Fund’s new THRIVE grant program. The grant will provide general operating support over three years to increase our sustainability and visibility. According to Arts Work Fund, the 34 grantees are deeply rooted in their communities, actively reflect and respond to their community’s

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Arts of Life to Receive 5,000 through the DCASE Arts Recovery Program

Arts of Life to Receive $165,000 through the DCASE Arts Recovery Program

Grant Announcements

Arts of Life is proud to receive a two-year $165,000 grant through DCASE’s Chicago Arts Recovery Program. The grant will bolster our Chicago staff’s capacity, sustain our new program models, and engage more artists with I/DD while meeting them on their own terms. The Chicago Arts Recovery Program is providing a total of $10 million

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IDEA Progress Report 2023

IDEA Progress Report 2023

Program Announcements

Arts of Life continues our commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility. We have much to share about the work we’ve been doing over the past year. We have focused on continued education, partnerships with IDEA specialists; internal audits, analysis, and improvements; and alignment with our partners.     EDUCATION: Arts of Life was proud to continue

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Arts of Life to Receive ,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

Arts of Life to Receive $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

Grant Announcements

Arts of Life has been approved for a $20,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support the Artist Enterprise Program. This project advances the professional development of artists with developmental and intellectual disabilities in Chicago-land. Arts of Life’s  project is among 1,251 organizations receiving a total of nearly $28.8 million in funding. Grants range from $10,000

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Today is #GivingTuesday

Today is #GivingTuesday

Fundraising

Today is #GivingTuesday, an international day dedicated to unleashing “the power of radical generosity around the world.” This #GivingTuesday we are turning to friends like you to ensure that we can support every artist with an intellectual or developmental disability in Chicago-land looking to work in community, to grow as a leader, and to create. To celebrate

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Partners

This program is partially funded by support from the following organizations (Full Community Partners list here):