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A Farewell Letter to Departing Board President Jeff Boarini

It is with deep gratitude that we bid Jeff Boarini farewell as our Board President. When Jeff joined our board in 2018, Arts of Life was at a critical moment of growth. With the launch of the Artist Enterprise Program in 2017, we were entering a new era of public engagement and public partnerships. Jeff […]

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Volunteers: Keeping our Community Strong

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At Arts of Life, April has traditionally been a month focused on celebrating the strength of our community. We’ve had events like How We Make It, which revisits our roots as an organization and highlighting the people who make it possible. This year, in celebration of our 20th Anniversary, we had planned a reunion of

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Meet our Design Intern: Anastasia Campeau

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Anastasia Campeau uses her day off from classes to give back at Arts of Life each week. With studies focused on the interaction between design and communication, she was looking for ways to get real-world design experience. In her time as an intern, Anastasia has fluidly moved between design projects and studio support. She took

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Meet our Studio Intern, Anna!

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On Tuesdays and Thursdays, Anna Petersen takes a break from her coursework at DePaul to support artists at the Chicago Studio. As a painter with an interest in art education, she is very curious about the development of artistic practices. She likes to engage in discussion with different studio members and share feedback. Anna took

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Meet Our Design Volunteers!

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We often feature studio volunteers, folks who help us out with day to day project development, studio maintenance, and relationship building. Sometimes, volunteer roles that work offsite get less recognition, even though they do important work to support our mission. Our Design Volunteers provide us with high quality materials to share about the studio, promote

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Volunteer Spotlight: Marty Grill

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Marty Grill has been volunteering at Art of Life North Shore since July of 2016. With an arts background in photography and graphic design: Marty’s outlook focuses on the big picture. From art facilitation to building shelves and fixing tables, Marty is always willing to lend a hand. He instantly became a loved and valued

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Volunteers help us make progress!

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A review of volunteering at the Chicago Studio in fiscal year 2019.

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Chicago Studio Volunteer Spotlight: Jill Mock

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On Wednesdays, Jill Mock brings an extra boost of energy and positivity to the Chicago Studio. She is warm and welcoming. And we’re pretty sure her superpower is building relationships. One of the ways she’s helped out most in the studio is supporting artists’ access of Instagram to promote their creative practice. In her professional

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Volunteers Matter

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Volunteers are an inertial part of our community. They provide support and stability to almost every aspect within daily studio life. Our volunteers help us with fundraising, administration tasks, operations and work directly with our Artists. They are truly our backbone and we would not be able to provide the supports and services we do

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Chicago Studio Volunteer Spotlight: Mary Ruppert

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Mary Ruppert has had a long term interest in participating in intentional community. She first explored it as a member of L’Arche communities* in Greater Washington DC, and Toronto, where she lived and worked with adults with intellectual disabilities. More recently, she moved to Chicago to work for L’Arche USA. Deeply creative and curious, Mary’s

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A Farewell Letter to Departing Board President Jeff Boarini

Volunteers: Keeping our Community Strong

Meet our Design Intern: Anastasia Campeau

Meet our Studio Intern, Anna!

Meet Our Design Volunteers!

Volunteer Spotlight: Marty Grill

Volunteers help us make progress!

Chicago Studio Volunteer Spotlight: Jill Mock

Volunteers Matter

Chicago Studio Volunteer Spotlight: Mary Ruppert

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