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We’ve told 108 stories with 80 artists
in 86 schools across 61
neighborhoods and counting.

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  • Irma C. Ruiz Elementary School

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  • Bernard Moos Elementary School

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  • Joyce Kilmer Elementary School

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  • Frederick Douglass Academy High School

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  • Cameron Magnet School of The Arts

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  • Walter Payton College Preparatory High School

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  • DeWitt Clinton Elementary School

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  • Robert Healy Elementary School

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  • Carl Schurz High School

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  • Haines Elementary

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  • Lincoln Park High School

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  • Cesar Chavez Multicultural Academic Center

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  • Joyce Kilmer Elementary School

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  • Art In Motion

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  • William P. Nixon Elementary School

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  • Bowen High School

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  • Columbia Explorers Academy

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  • Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep HS

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  • Percy Julian High School

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  • Budlong Elementary School

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  • Rowe Elementary School

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  • William Penn Elementary School

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  • Collins Academy High School

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  • William Bishop Owen Scholastic Academy

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  • Edward Tilden Career Community Academy

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  • Mozart Elementary School

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  • Henry H. Nash Elementary School

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  • Lazaro Cardenas Elementary School

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  • Arnold Mireles Elementary School

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  • Harriet E. Sayre Elementary Language Academy

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  • George Westinghouse College Prep

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  • A.N. Pritzker Elementary School

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  • Edison Regional Gifted Center

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  • William H. Taft High School

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  • Stone Elementary Scholastic Academy

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  • Michele Clark Magnet High School

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  • John Vanderpoel Humanities Academy

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  • John L. Marsh Elementary School

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  • Ogden International Jenner Campus

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  • Washington D. Smyser Elementary School

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  • Jean Baptiste Point DuSable High School

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  • Wendell Phillips Academy High School

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  • Arthur Dixon Elementary School

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  • William H. Ryder Math & Science Specialty Elementary School

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  • Lane Technical College Preparatory High School

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  • Gary Comer College Preparatory Middle School

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  • Roger C. Sullivan High School

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  • Daniel Hale William Preparatory School of Medicine

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  • University of Chicago Charter School: Woodlawn

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  • Beulah Shoesmith Elementary School

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  • Augustus H. Burley Elementary School

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  • John B. Drake Elementary School

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  • Ogden International West Campus

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  • Alain Locke Charter Academy

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  • North Lawndale College Prep High School

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  • Gurden S. Hubbard High School

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  • Chicago High School for the Arts

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  • George Manierre Elementary School

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  • Walter H. Dyett High School for the Arts

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  • Hendricks Elementary Community Academy

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  • Nicholas Senn High School

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  • Waters Elementary School

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  • William Jones College Prep High School

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  • Stephen T. Mather High School

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  • Galileo Scholastic Academy of Math & Science

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  • George Washington High School

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  • Roberto Clemente Community Academy

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  • Carl Schurz High School

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  • The Noble Academy

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  • Eugene Field Elementary School

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  • Ogden International East Campus

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  • Walt Disney Magnet Elementary School

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  • Ashburn Community Elementary School

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  • Marie Sklodowska Curie Metropolitan High School

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  • Benito Juarez Community Academy

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  • Charles R. Henderson Elementary School

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  • Phoenix Military Academy

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  • Whitney M. Young Magnet High School

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  • Mark Sheridan Math & Science Academy

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  • Young Women’s Leadership Charter School

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  • Polaris Charter Academy

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  • Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences

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  • R. Amundsen High School

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Since its inception, Artists in Public Schools (formerly CPS Lives) has impacted 51,000 students and counting in 86 schools across 61 neighborhoods, partnering with over 80 artists!​

Now, as Artists in Public Schools, we’re amplifying the mission that we were founded on seven years ago: to provide expansive experiences for CPS students and professional artists in the city of Chicago. We envision a future that builds these inclusive, creative spaces in other cities as well.

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Mia Capodilupo & Henry H. Nash Elementary School

Ludvig Peres & Mozart Elementary School

Kioto Aoki & Benito Juarez High School

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Chang-Ching “Casper” Su

Norman Teague

Jayne King

Mission

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The Chicago Public School (CPS) system is the nation’s fourth largest school district, serving over 325,000 students in 634 schools. Artist-founded in 2017, Artists in Public Schools – formerly CPS Lives – was created by photographer Suzette Bross to integrate artists and cultural producers into CPS through paid artist residencies.

Over the course of an Artists in Public Schools residency, CPS students and faculty are connected with professional artists, encouraged to explore their own creativity, and collaborate on meaningful artwork. Artwork produced during these residencies are reflective of and often highlight the resilience in each of these school communities.

Artists in Public Schools ultimately showcases these artworks – these stories – by exhibiting them at local community spaces, virtual and in-person gallery shows, and internationally renowned art fairs.

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Through the work of Photographers, Designers, and Fine Artists we show the best of CPS schools.

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The CPS Lives website was a gift from Columbia College Chicago. The branding, design system, and website, was created by a team of multi-disciplined students as part of the College's on-campus Internship program.

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