The Case for Expanding Technology Programs in Arts Infusion

At the risk of preaching to the choir, here’s the rationale for expanding the Arts Infusion programs to include technology, especially at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center. Perhaps Van Jones describes it best in this brief video. The demand…

Arts Infusion Teaching Artists: Essential Role Models and Mentors for Chicago Teens and Young Adults

Arts Infusion teaching artist with a teen on the last day of a summer program.

In recognition of National Mentoring Month, we want to highlight the value of Arts Infusion teaching artists as role models and mentors for the 750+ teens (and a growing number of young adults) who overwhelmingly rated them 9 (on a…

Suzy Connor on the Future of Arts Infusion Initiative

It’s intriguing to see how intuitively Dan O’Neil dives into the 5-year evaluation by the Urban Institute to outline the confluence of circumstances that too many of our teens have come to accept as normal – poverty, danger, and insecurity. The…