Volunteers

Sean Chapman recently completed his summer internship with the Arts of Life’s North Shore studio. He took on a challenging position of both assisting the artists in their creative practice while also executing a marketing campaign consistent of several solo exhibitions and band performances. Keep your eyes open as we invade several coffee houses this

Currently a student at Northwestern University, Rita Hirami is studying Sociology and Linguistics. She is serving as an Artist Mentor Intern at the North Shore studio this summer and with her kind, understanding demeanor has swiftly become an asset to the studio.  Last week, she sat down with North Shore artist Russell Copenharve so that we could learn a

Elaine Cha is an Artist Mentor at the North Shore Studio. She has been with us for a few months and has blown us away with her rapport and observational drawing skills. She is currently a senior at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois studying Human Communication Sciences. She recently sat down with North Shore artist

Godwin heard about The Arts of Life through word of mouth at DePaul University from past interns. He has been with us for about six months. He joins us a couple days week and leads Health Messages, a lifestyle curriculum from the University of Illinois at Chicago, with our artists.  He is currently a graduate

Lara Mann is a Chicago-based artist and an artist mentor with Kelly Stone at the Chicago Studio. What have you been working on at the studio? And how did you get involved with The Arts of Life? Recently, I’ve been trying to take Kelly’s current projects and react to the things he has been really

Ben Marcus is an artist and DJ based in Chicago. Ben has been volunteering at the Chicago Studio as a mentor and collaborator with studio artist Dave Krueger. The two have been working as a pair to create unique comics that mesh both of their individual styles into one. Recently, we interviewed Ben to get

Farah Ahmad came to The Arts of Life last year thanks to our posting on volunteermatch.org. She arrived with a strong art background from her years of interest in animation and her B.A. from Hope College. She proved to be a quick learner with an instinctual understanding of The Arts of Life culture and values.