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While the temperatures drop outside, some of our Chicago studio artists took a field trip to the Garfield Park Conservatory to enjoy the warm air and plentiful plants. We started by doing a scavenger hunt that asked us to search for things like a pink plant (check) and a leaf that is bigger than your […]
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Alex Oeser moved to Chicago from Nashville, Tennessee to study fine art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). After seeing a video about The Arts of Life in her art therapy class and finding our volunteer opportunities on the school’s website, she started volunteering in the studio this March. Alex supports
CHI Volunteer Spotlight: Alex Oeser Read More »
This Halloween the Arts of Life and Center for Enriched Living got together to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with costumes, karaoke, and a viewing of “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” Here are some of the highlights:
This is Halloween! Read More »
Over the past few months, The Arts of Life North Shore Studio has gone on many field trips around the city. Below are some of the highlights. We visited Chicago artist Tim Lowly while he was working on a large painting in Carlson Gallery of North Park University. For the first time ever, we were
Don’t Tread on the Meatballs; A Summary of Recent North Shore Field Trips Read More »
In the summer of 2010 an artist from the northern suburbs named Sean Kremer toured The Arts of Life North Shore for the first time. It was immediately clear upon meeting Sean that he was an excellent fit for the studio, which had opened that winter. He was funny and straightforward. And he was driven
In Memory of Sean Kremer Read More »
We had a great time at Renegade this year!Click here for pictures from Renegade Craft Fair 2017!
Renegade Craft Fair Pictures Read More »
We had a blast meeting everyone, rocking out to The Arts of Life Band, and being ice cream all weekend! Check out all of the pictures from our ice cream photobooth here!
Bucktown Arts Fest Photobooth Pictures! Read More »
For our third year in a row, The Arts of Life was honored to host Summer Youth Employees (SYEs) through the Leo S. Guthman Fund. Our Chicago Studio warmly welcomed four Summer Youth Employees after sifting through 25 applications of teenagers interested in working at our Chicago Studio. Each SYE works full-time throughout the summer,
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We had a blast meeting so many great people at Wicker Park Fest! Click HERE to see all the photos from our Wicker Park Fest photobooth!
Wicker Park Fest 2017 Photos! Read More »
This month The Arts of Life is partnering with Flowers for Dreams, a local flower company that commits to donating 1/4 of their profits to a different charity each month. We are thrilled that they choose us as their July charity of the month! As part of our July partnership, Flowers for Dreams is helping
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This program is partially funded by support from the following organizations (Full Community Partners list here):
