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Art Impact Project is a non-profit organization in the Chicago area dedicated to enhancing emotional wellness through creative expression.
Our programming is specifically curated for each population we serve from middle school students to senior citizens. We offer over 100 specifically designed projects with clear objectives – such as increasing positive self-awareness, building confidence, and promoting empathy for others. Our partnerships with schools, drug and alcohol treatment programs, libraries, and many more community service spaces served over 1,500 teens and 200 adults in 2023 alone.
Make an Impact in Your Community!
Our site partnerships are growing faster than we can keep up and we need more volunteer Art Advocates to support our programming! We’re working in several area schools and community organizations – would you like to join us? Reach out to Cassandra, our Manager of Programming to learn more about volunteering with us.
You do not need to be an expert artist and the commitment is very individualized. Join our program and become an Art Advocate Volunteer today!
Combining art-making, encouragement, and non-judgemental support.
UPCOMING EVENTS
DAILY IMPACT
The students in the Boys & Girls Club of Lake County, IL after-school program at Abbott Middle School completed the Be Your Own Superhero this week. This project challenges us to think about who we are and how we could improve our lives and the lives of those around us and can also be a powerful tool in tackling fears, exploring our identity and feelings of compassion.
#beyourownsuperhero
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The Veterans in the At Ease/We Serve programming with Brushwood Center really enjoyed our Modigliani Self-Portrait Project! For those of us in our Golden Years, creating these self-portraits allows us to reflect on where we are, in whatever stage of life we are going through, and not be as concerned with the stresses of aging. These Vets found the project to be freeing, and thought the step-by-step instruction made what could be a complicated project, both fun and easy!
If you'd like to complete this project for yourself, we have one more opportunity on Tuesday, April 22nd, 6:30 - 8:00 PM at The Art Center Highland Park! Register for free on TAC's website: theartcenterhp.org/evrplus_registration/?action=evrplusegister&event_id=451
#theartcenterhighlandpark #freeartprogramming #emotionalwellness #modigliani #selfportraits #veteransupport #VeteranMentalHealth
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More Poetrees Project celebrating National Poetry Month from our community programming with Gorton Center last week. Adults and adolescents can join us for a new project on the 2nd Tuesday evening of every month in Lake Forest. Our programming is free to register and all supplies are provided. For more information visit the Gorton Center online: gortoncenter.org/event/art-impact-project-benefit-of-art/
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April is National Poetry Month so that means it's time for our Poetrees Project. Taking inspiration from the trees, this multi-media project combines oil pastels, watercolor and collage, and encourages the combination of visual arts with poetry. The residents at Nicasa Behavioral Health Services Bridge House enjoyed having the opportunity to express what pictures alone would not. #recovery #CreativeExpression #poetry #NationalPoetryMonth #trees
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