CPS Lives

501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization that pairs Chicago artists, designers, thinkers and makers with a Chicago Public School during the academic year.

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CPS Lives is proud to be featured in Dazed Magazine! 🌟 We wanted to share a little snippet with you from the Dazed article, The art world agitators driving Chicago’s creative renaissance 📰

Big thanks to Ashleigh Kane for including us in such a wonderful piece! 🙌🙌

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Thank you to everyone who joined our last crit of the school year! ✨ It was an amazing time to see the talent and creativity of Kris Hechevarria, Chang Ching "Casper" Su, and Denise Waite. We are looking forward to seeing what they will create in the future! ✨🎨👏

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Interested in being a CPS Lives? ✨ We are now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 school year! ✨

Link in bio to apply 🔗🔗 Applications close June 1st

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Our silent auction is NOW OPEN! ✨ Visit the link in our bio to check out available auction items, including a raffle to win a Clara Williams Interchangeable Black Aspen Leather Necklace & Purple Dahlia Carved Knot Center Piece 🤩

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We are beyond excited to celebrate our 5th Anniversary with you this Wednesday, April 26th, at The Arts Club of Chicago! ✨ Thank you to our sponsors for supporting us as we commemorate this significant milestone! 🎉🥂

Click the link in our bio to purchase tickets.

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We are 19 days from our 5th Anniversary Celebration! Use the link in our bio to purchase tickets for an unforgettable event.
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We are looking forward to seeing you all!

📸: Melissa Ann Pinney. Portrait of Jael. 2019. Ogden International High School.

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@CPS_Lives We can't wait!

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We are thrilled to announce that Ludvig Peres and Nathan Miller will be our featured artists at EXPO Chicago 2023! This year’s EXPO will be taking place on April 13 – 16 at Navy Pier. Stay tuned for additional details! #cpslives #chicagostudents #chicagoart #expochicago

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We had a great time strolling the 606 trail with our friend Erika from the Chicago Parks District 💙 Stay tuned for a future collaboration with CPS Lives x Bloomingdale Trail!

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Check out the CPS Lives projections tonight from 6:00 - 10:00 pm at the corner of Grand & State in River North! 📽️
The projections feature work from CPS Lives artists over the past 5 years! Thanks to alum Jeff Phillips and David M. Wong for bringing this project to life! 🖼️

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Catch the work CPS Lives artists at the corner of Grand & State! 🤳
Projections will be on view at the former Rock Bottom Brewery from 6:00p-10:00pm every evening, and 6:00p to midnight on weekends. 📽
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Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for our critique + conversation! We had a great time reviewing the work of Jess Smoot, James Hosking, and Alyce Haliday McQueen.

Big thanks to Filter Photo for hosting us!

📸: Xavier Martin

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TONIGHT! Join us for a night of critique and conversation at Filter Space from 6-8PM CST. We will discuss in-progress works from our artists-in-residence, Jess Smoot, James Hosking, and Alyce Haliday McQueen 📸

Link in bio for Zoom meeting 💻

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CPS Lives is happy to announce the celebration of our fifth anniversary this year. We will be hosting a benefit Wednesday, April 26, 2023 to commemorate this milestone! 🎊

We hope you will join us for this celebratory event!

#savethedate #Cpslives #chicagopublicschools #art

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Happy Chinese New Year 🎊 🐰

📸: Lynn Renee Persin x Budlong Elementary School (2022)

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Next Wednesday, 1/25, we will be hosting a Critique + Conversation at Filter Photo featuring work from Jess Smoot, James Hosking, & Alyce Haliday McQueen 📸

Please join us for the free event! We will also be streaming via zoom. Details to follow ⚡️

#cpslives #filterphoto #crit

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Join us for the closing reception of “Class of 2022” this Friday 1/13 at Ignition Project Space from 6-9PM.
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Our zines will be available for purchase!
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We hope to see you there 😁

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We have exciting events happening all throughout 2023 ✨
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Join our mailing list to keep up with the latest news and updates!
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To subscribe, click the link in our bio OR private message your email to us
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Happy New Year! We're so excited to see what 2023 has in store for our artists and students. ✨

📸: Lynn Renee Persin (1st), Doug McGoldrick (2nd)

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Happy Holidays ❤️ We're wishing all our friends and family a wonderful holiday break ☃️❄️

📸: Nelson Armour x Lazaro Cardenas Elementary School (2021)

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