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The Ducks Have Landed!

Dozens of larger-than-life ducks have landed on the sidewalks of downtown Chicago’s Magnificent Mile! The toy duck replicas are presented by The Magnificent Mile Association in conjunction with Special Olympics of Illinois. The event coincides with the world renowned Chicago Ducky Derby, a signature fundraising event for Special Olympics Illinois. The Special Olympics of Illinois Board […]

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Deescalation Resource Sharing

Program Announcements

In the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter Protests, the Arts of Life community has been listening, reflecting, and finding ways to take action. We are committed to increasing our collective learning and the diversity of voices at every level of our organization. In a very real way, our work

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Studio Playlist

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Stuck at home in need of a bit of inspiration? Our studios put together some of our favorite tunes we like to jam out to when we are in the studio together. Have a listen or have a dance with this eclectic selection of songs on Spotify.https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3vfy17d19XKb0vcoxkY5e6?si=rMvmdIUUSGqQNZweRegVMA

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Meet Chicago’s Community Resources Coordinator: Tim Ortiz

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With a background in fine art and lots of experience studying and working for progressive arts programs, we were so excited to welcome Tim Ortiz to our team as Chicago’s Community Resources Coordinator. In his short time on the team, he’s led our initiative to invite working artists to offer studio visits during our remote

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Meet our Chicago Studio Coordinator: Joshua With

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In early March we welcomed Joshua With as our Chicago Studio Coordinator – we’re so thankful to have him in our community!

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Story Corp.

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Denise Fisher (49) talks to her coworker Hilary Marshall (35) about the Arts of Life organization and its founding artists, on the occasion of the agency’s 20 year anniversary. SUBJECT LOG / TIME CODE Recorded May 23, 201942:10 minutes 01:00DF talks about the beginning of the Arts of Life organization.06:10DF describes the relational model that

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Odyssey Festival at Stevenson High School

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On February 4th, Brian Reed put his teaching skills to the test at Stevenson High School’s Odyssey Festival! This endeavor supports Arts of Life’s artist enterprise program where Reed is honing his skills as an art educator. Reed designed a lecture and hands-on project for a collage workshop and delivered his lesson to 25 students.

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New Year, New Look!

Program Announcements

The North Shore studio is starting this new year with a new look thanks to Stephen Austin and Chip Trindl! When Stephen heard that we were in need of a gallery upgrade, he brought his equipment in and started working away at our floors. Our dated and yellow tiles, which have served us so well

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Ed Talk: The Birthday

Artist, Program Announcements

There is a lot of excitement around celebrating Arts of Life North Shore 10th Birthday Party coming up in February. In preparation, Ed Rawski sat down with two of his fellow artists for a short interview to talk about art and their time at Arts of Life. Ed Rawski: Hello, I am Ed Rawski. I

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A Letter From Jake Linn: Development Intern

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This will be my last month working at Arts of Life. Although this chapter of my life is coming to an end, I have learned so much whether it be gift processing, development research, learning Guy Conners has been in more marathons than me (0), and the feeling of home. Arts of Life has also

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The Ducks Have Landed!

Deescalation Resource Sharing

Studio Playlist

Meet Chicago’s Community Resources Coordinator: Tim Ortiz

Meet our Chicago Studio Coordinator: Joshua With

Story Corp.

Odyssey Festival at Stevenson High School

New Year, New Look!

Ed Talk: The Birthday

A Letter From Jake Linn: Development Intern

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