Arts Alliance Illinois

Left: The South Asia Institute gallery. Right: Public programming at the Institute, photo by Safdar Mirza.

Building on our work over the past few months engaging with the new Lightfoot administration's arts policy agenda, the Alliance continues to champion the value of the creative sector in Chicago.

Left: Street Level programming in action, photo by James Duke. Right: Teen Arts Pass, photo by Sehar Sufi.

During National Arts Education Week (September 8-14), we began gathering some of our favorite stories of arts education in Illinois. No matter the size of the school or school district, the arts thrive in classrooms across the state thanks to the passion of teachers, principals, and superintendents who understand the enormous contribution that the arts make in young people.