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AURORARTS ALLIANCE
2515 North Talman - Chicago, IL 60647
aurorARTS alliances builds bridges between artists and the local community

COMMUNITY ARTS PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE
c/o Amdur Spitz & Associates 1940 West Irving Park Road - Chicago, IL 60613
The Community Arts Partnership Institute is a national consortium of local partnerships between art colleges and community-based organizations which provide high-quality visual and performing arts programs for youth.

EXPRESSIVE ARTS OUTREACH PROJECT
27 Horrabin Hall, 1 University Circle, Western Illinois University - Macomb, IL 61455
The Expressive Arts Outreach Project provides workshops and training to early childhood educators on integrating the arts and adapting art tools and materials for young children with disabilities.

GALVA ARTS COUNCIL
P.O. Box 29 405 N.W. 11th Street - Galva, IL 61434
We are a very active Arts Council with membership of more than 200 in a town of only 2,700 people. We offer kids' classes, art shows, photo shows, artist-in-residencies, kid performances at our monthly coffeehouse, as well as many other activities for young and old alike.

HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO
1147 West Jackson Blvd. - Chicago, IL 60607
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (HSDC) was founded in 1977 by veteran dancer and choreographer Lou Conte. Today, under the leadership of artistic director Jim Vincent, 20 culturally diverse dancers represent Hubbard Street Dance Chicago throughout the world, performing annually for more than 130,000 people and reaching 30,000 students per year through its educational and community programs.

QUAD CITY ARTS
1715 2nd Avenue - Rock Island, IL 61201
Quad City Arts is a multi-arts agency presenting the visual, performing and literary arts. 300,000 people from six counties in Illinois and Iowa participate in arts opportunities each year that take place in the ArtsCenter and 300 outreach sites including schools, hospitals, factories, businesses, youth and senior centers, correctional facilities, and concert venues.

THE GOODMAN THEATRE
170 North Dearborn - Chicago, IL 60601
The Goodman Theatre is the oldest and largest not-for-profit theatre in Chicago, and the 1992 recipient of the Tony Award for excellence in Regional Theatre.

THE JOFFREY BALLET OF CHICAGO
70 East Lake Street, Suite 1300 - Chicago, IL 60601
The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, one of the world's leading ballet companies and a pioneering force whose innovations have influenced dance companies across the nation, is both classically-based and cutting-edge, artistically disciplined and infectiously spirited, internationally significant and uniquely American.

AURORARTS ALLIANCE
2515 North Talman - Chicago, IL 60647
aurorARTS alliances builds bridges between artists and the local community

CHILD'S PLAY TOURING THEATRE
2518 West Armitage Avenue - Chicago, IL 60647
Child's Play Touring Theatre is dedicated exclusively to performing stories and poems written by young people.

COMMUNITY ARTS PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE
c/o Amdur Spitz & Associates 1940 West Irving Park Road - Chicago, IL 60613
The Community Arts Partnership Institute is a national consortium of local partnerships between art colleges and community-based organizations which provide high-quality visual and performing arts programs for youth.

FREE STREET
1419 West Blackhawk - Chicago, IL 60622
Free Street opens the potential of youth through theater and writing so that they can be creative, active participants in their own destiny.

GALVA ARTS COUNCIL
P.O. Box 29 405 N.W. 11th Street - Galva, IL 61434
We are a very active Arts Council with membership of more than 200 in a town of only 2,700 people. We offer kids' classes, art shows, photo shows, artist-in-residencies, kid performances at our monthly coffeehouse, as well as many other activities for young and old alike.

QUAD CITY ARTS
1715 2nd Avenue - Rock Island, IL 61201
Quad City Arts is a multi-arts agency presenting the visual, performing and literary arts. 300,000 people from six counties in Illinois and Iowa participate in arts opportunities each year that take place in the ArtsCenter and 300 outreach sites including schools, hospitals, factories, businesses, youth and senior centers, correctional facilities, and concert venues.

STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY'S ARTS EXCHANGE PROGRAM
758 West North Avenue - Chicago, IL 60610
Steppenwolf Theatre Company's Arts Exchange program provides places where the city of Chicago can hear its stories told, such as professional productions for students, opportunities for families to attend the theater together, artist-in-residencies, mentorship performance programs and arts workshops.

THE GOODMAN THEATRE
170 North Dearborn - Chicago, IL 60601
The Goodman Theatre is the oldest and largest not-for-profit theatre in Chicago, and the 1992 recipient of the Tony Award for excellence in Regional Theatre.

AURORARTS ALLIANCE
2515 North Talman - Chicago, IL 60647
aurorARTS alliances builds bridges between artists and the local community

CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION
224 South Michigan Avenue - Chicago, IL 60604
The Chicago Architecture Foundation pursues its mission through a comprehensive program of tours, exhibitions, lectures, special events, and youth education programs--all designed to enhance the awareness and appreciation of Chicago's outstanding architectural legacy. One such prograam is CAF's Newhouse Architecture Competition for Chicago public high schools.

COMMUNITY ARTS PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE
c/o Amdur Spitz & Associates 1940 West Irving Park Road - Chicago, IL 60613
The Community Arts Partnership Institute is a national consortium of local partnerships between art colleges and community-based organizations which provide high-quality visual and performing arts programs for youth.

EXPRESSIVE ARTS OUTREACH PROJECT
27 Horrabin Hall, 1 University Circle, Western Illinois University - Macomb, IL 61455
The Expressive Arts Outreach Project provides workshops and training to early childhood educators on integrating the arts and adapting art tools and materials for young children with disabilities.

GALVA ARTS COUNCIL
P.O. Box 29 405 N.W. 11th Street - Galva, IL 61434
We are a very active Arts Council with membership of more than 200 in a town of only 2,700 people. We offer kids' classes, art shows, photo shows, artist-in-residencies, kid performances at our monthly coffeehouse, as well as many other activities for young and old alike.

QUAD CITY ARTS
1715 2nd Avenue - Rock Island, IL 61201
Quad City Arts is a multi-arts agency presenting the visual, performing and literary arts. 300,000 people from six counties in Illinois and Iowa participate in arts opportunities each year that take place in the ArtsCenter and 300 outreach sites including schools, hospitals, factories, businesses, youth and senior centers, correctional facilities, and concert venues.

STREET-LEVEL YOUTH MEDIA
1856 West Chicago Avenue, Fl. 1 - Chicago, IL 60622
Street-Level Youth Media is a community-based arts organization that provides youth with media arts training and new technology access as tools for self-expression, creativity, and social change.

AURORARTS ALLIANCE
2515 North Talman - Chicago, IL 60647
aurorARTS alliances builds bridges between artists and the local community

EXPRESSIVE ARTS OUTREACH PROJECT
27 Horrabin Hall, 1 University Circle, Western Illinois University - Macomb, IL 61455
The Expressive Arts Outreach Project provides workshops and training to early childhood educators on integrating the arts and adapting art tools and materials for young children with disabilities.

QUAD CITY ARTS
1715 2nd Avenue - Rock Island, IL 61201
Quad City Arts is a multi-arts agency presenting the visual, performing and literary arts. 300,000 people from six counties in Illinois and Iowa participate in arts opportunities each year that take place in the ArtsCenter and 300 outreach sites including schools, hospitals, factories, businesses, youth and senior centers, correctional facilities, and concert venues.

WHIRLWIND
65 East Wacker Place Suite 820 - Chicago, IL 60601
Whirlwind partners with teachers to improve urban children's language arts and learning skills through the arts.

AURORARTS ALLIANCE
2515 North Talman - Chicago, IL 60647
aurorARTS alliances builds bridges between artists and the local community

CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Education Department 220 South Michigan Avenue - Chicago, IL 60604
Founded in 1891, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra--currently under the direction of Music Director Daniel Barenboim and parent organization to the Chicago Symphony Chorus, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and the Symphony Center Presents series--is one of the premiere orchestras in the United States, serving thousands of citizens annually through concert performances, radio broadcasts, lectures, seminars, and educational and community engagement activities.

COMMUNITY ARTS PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE
c/o Amdur Spitz & Associates 1940 West Irving Park Road - Chicago, IL 60613
The Community Arts Partnership Institute is a national consortium of local partnerships between art colleges and community-based organizations which provide high-quality visual and performing arts programs for youth.

EXPRESSIVE ARTS OUTREACH PROJECT
27 Horrabin Hall, 1 University Circle, Western Illinois University - Macomb, IL 61455
The Expressive Arts Outreach Project provides workshops and training to early childhood educators on integrating the arts and adapting art tools and materials for young children with disabilities.

GALVA ARTS COUNCIL
P.O. Box 29 405 N.W. 11th Street - Galva, IL 61434
We are a very active Arts Council with membership of more than 200 in a town of only 2,700 people. We offer kids' classes, art shows, photo shows, artist-in-residencies, kid performances at our monthly coffeehouse, as well as many other activities for young and old alike.

QUAD CITY ARTS
1715 2nd Avenue - Rock Island, IL 61201
Quad City Arts is a multi-arts agency presenting the visual, performing and literary arts. 300,000 people from six counties in Illinois and Iowa participate in arts opportunities each year that take place in the ArtsCenter and 300 outreach sites including schools, hospitals, factories, businesses, youth and senior centers, correctional facilities, and concert venues.

THE GOODMAN THEATRE
170 North Dearborn - Chicago, IL 60601
The Goodman Theatre is the oldest and largest not-for-profit theatre in Chicago, and the 1992 recipient of the Tony Award for excellence in Regional Theatre.

THE PEOPLE'S MUSIC SCHOOL
931 West Eastwod Avenue - Chicago, IL 60640
A place where everyone, regardless of economic background, is given the opportunity to explore the world as well as themselves, through classical music by hard work, discipline and community involvement.

THE SUZUKI-ORFF SCHOOL FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS
1148 West Chicago Avenue - Chicago, IL 60622
The Suzuki-Orff School for Young Musicians provides exceptional programs that reach 4,000 young people and their families each year. Our acclaimed curricula develops children’s musical abilities, nurtures creativity, enhances self-esteem, strengthens parent-child relationships, and holistically enhances the cognitive and social development of each student.



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Please note: Thirteen/WNET New York compiled these profiles using information supplied to it in June, 2001, by the individual organizations. Thirteen is not responsible for the accuracy of this information, is neither affiliated with nor does it endorse these entities, and is not responsible for any advice or other services provided by them.

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