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CAPE engages students, inspires teachers and artists, and transforms schools by weaving the arts into academics in classrooms across Chicago.

09/03/2026

ARTJOY is about more than one night of fun. ✨

Your support helps put art into the hands of thousands of Chicago students. It supports the artists and teachers who bring creativity into classrooms and gives students the opportunity to explore, create, express themselves, and discover what they’re capable of.

So as we get closer to September 12, here’s your reminder of where your ARTJOY ticket, auction bid, and donation are going. Come celebrate with us and help make arts-integrated learning possible.

🎟️ Tickets are still available: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/artjoy/

08/31/2026

You have questions, we have answers! ✨

Here’s your need-to-know guide to ARTJOY. Have a question we didn’t cover? DM us or email [email protected]

P.S. There’s still time to grab your tickets! 🎟️ Click the link in our bio to join us on September 12!

08/28/2026

✨ ARTJOY SNEAK PEEK! ✨

We’re thrilled to share that will lead an interactive performance inviting us to explore the questions that are hard to shake—whether they’re big or small, silly or serious, past or present.

Don’t miss your chance to experience it for yourself! 🎨✨ Grab your tickets through the link in our bio.

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Madison Mae Parker is a writer, performer, ritual artist, somatic educator, and space-maker. Voted as best poet in Kansas City, Missouri in 2022 by The Pitch Magazine, she finds deep belonging in the stretching of language through poetry and questioning where a poem might long to live. Having toured and taught internationally with her poetry in Europe, Singapore, and Australia, she feels most at ease while performing and facilitating rituals and conversations around the things that make us human. In addition to holding an MFA in Performance from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, they recently received an expressive arts therapy certification through the Tamalpa Institute (2023). When they are not art-ing, you can find her watching anime and eating Hot Cheetos with her cats MeowZaki and Magic Conch Shell.

08/27/2026

We're excited to share that CAPE has been selected as the Lead Partner Agency for Foster Park Fine and Performing Arts Magnet Cluster School through Chicago Public Schools' Sustainable Community Schools Initiative!

As the Lead Partner Agency, CAPE will work alongside Foster Park students, families, educators, and community members to expand arts-integrated learning, strengthen family engagement, and create more opportunities for students to thrive.

We’re already getting creative together! For Foster Park’s Back to School Day, CAPE Teaching Artist Tony Collins created a collaborative graffiti piece, inviting students and families to spray-paint through stencils and add their own marks with markers. A perfect way to kick off this new partnership—with art, community, and creativity. 💙

We're honored to bring our 30 years of experience in arts education to this collaboration and can't wait to get started!

To read the full statement, visit: https://capechicago.org/blog/

08/26/2026

A huge thank you to all who joined us for the WORKROOM Closing Reception!

It was amazing to see so many supporting our talented Teaching Artists and their creations. Special thanks to Maddie, Fiorella, Ernest, and Lisa for showcasing your work.

Don't forget to mark your calendars for our next Third Friday event: Curators Gone Rogue x Light of Day show! ✨

08/24/2026

Can't make it to ARTJOY this year? Fear not!

Virtual bidder tickets are now available, allowing you to explore and bid on auction items from anywhere.

Grab yours through the link in our bio today!

*Note: No purchase is necessary. Virtual bidder ticket does not allow entry to the ARTJOY event on September 12.*

08/20/2026

Join us TOMORROW for the WORKROOM Closing Reception during Bridgeport's Third Friday, from 7–10 PM!

Experience live performances and participatory workshops led by Lisa Sikorski, , , and as we celebrate the artists and educators who have transformed the CAPE Gallery throughout this year’s residency.

RSVP at the link in our bio! See you there! 🌟

08/19/2026

This week, we’re shining a spotlight on Mark Diaz, CAPE’s Associate Director of Education, as he shares what ARTJOY means to him. ✨

Hear from Mark and learn more about why this celebration—and supporting CAPE’s mission—matters. Join us at ARTJOY! 🎟️ Grab your tickets now: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/artjoy/

08/18/2026

✨ Resident Artist Spotlight✨

Meet Tony “720” Collins, a Chicago-based self-taught artist, muralist, educator, and storyteller whose work explores faith, fatherhood, Black identity, healing, and community. For more than 20 years, his signature “720” murals have transformed Chicago walls into powerful reflections on culture, resilience, and connection.

Did you know? Tony will be doing a live painting at this year's ARTJOY event! Get tickets at the link in our bio to see him in action!

08/14/2026

Get excited!! The ARTJOY auction will go LIVE on Monday, August 17th at NOON and run through the end of the event on September 12th! 🤩

Check out some of the incredible work our Teaching Artists (and others) were generous enough to donate!! Plus, we have a bunch of other fun goodies like vacation packages, tickets to various Chicago arts and cultural institutions, and more!!!

Already have tickets? Download the Givi app or go to the event auction page in our bio to bid! (Make sure you set up bidding through your ticket confirmation email!)

Still need tickets? Purchase at the link in our bio!

Address

1010 W. 35th Street, Suite 697
Chicago, IL
60609

Opening Hours

Tuesday	11am - 5pm
Wednesday	11am - 5pm
Thursday	11am - 5pm
Friday	11am - 5pm

Website

https://capechicago.org/

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