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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
We have had the best time facilitating the Modigliani Self-Portrait Project this March! Self-portraits can be a wonderful means of self-reflection and acceptance, not to mention fun! And it's always great to learn about and be inspired by such a prolific artist! The scholars at Affirm Leadership Christian Academy did such an amazing job capturing the spirit of Modigliani, as well as our students at North Chicago Community Partners and the after-school art club at John Lewis Middle School! Thank you to our community partner Gorton Center for offering this project to the community! If you are interested in completing this project yourself, register for The Art Center Highland Park April 22nd session for free here: theartcenterhp.org/evrplus_registration/?action=evrplusegister&event_id=451
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Tonight, teens and tweens at Lgbtq+ Center Lake County, and tomorrow night at Gorton Center for adolescents and adults!
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Today wrapped up our Black History Month project, Perspectives, inspired by Harlem Renaissance artist Jacob Lawrence. Lawrence painted his vision of poverty, crime, racial tensions, and police brutality, based on his experience of urban life around him, but he also portrayed a vibrant, thriving community and the aspirations of its people. These paintings celebrated African heritage and embraced self-expression, rejecting long-standing—and often degrading—stereotypes. We asked the students at North Chicago Community High School to think about both meanings of perspective and share a special place in their own community. Great job NCCHS Freshman Connections!
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Two great scholarships available for students in the environmental/natural science fields!
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