thank you for Supporting the next generation of Chicago artists & industry leaders

Nathan Rivera, Visual Arts ’23. Untitled. 2021, Multi-Media Collage.

Thank You for Supporting the ChiArts Foundation

For 17 years, generous donors provided tuition-free, pre-professional arts training to more than 1,800 Chicago scholar-artists. Every gift strengthened opportunities for students to learn, create, perform, and discover their potential at the city’s only public high school dedicated to the arts.

As of June 30, 2026, the ChiArts Foundation has concluded operations. This page is preserved as an archive of the Foundation’s giving efforts and the community whose generosity made this work possible.

The ChiArts Foundation concluded operations on June 30, 2026. The giving information on this page is preserved to document the Foundation’s fundraising history and is no longer active.

The ChiArts Foundation concluded operations on June 30, 2026. The giving information on this page is preserved to document the Foundation’s fundraising history and is no longer active.

The ChiArts Foundation concluded operations on June 30, 2026. The giving information on this page is preserved to document the Foundation’s fundraising history and is no longer active. 

The ChiArts Foundation concluded operations on June 30, 2026. The giving information on this page is preserved to document the Foundation’s fundraising history and is no longer active. 

The ChiArts Foundation concluded operations on June 30, 2026. The giving information on this page is preserved to document the Foundation’s fundraising history and is no longer active.

Your support in action (2009-2026)
A student concentrating while writing

$100 Notebooks for every Creative Writing scholar-artist

A student playing bass guitar

$250 5 private music lessons

A student manipulating clay with an instrument

$500 2 lbs of clay for a Visual Arts sculpture class

A student performing on stage

$1,000 Theatre summer programming scholarships

A group of students gracefully dancing

$2,500 Technology, costuming, & props for one feature Dance production

A student belting into a microphone

$5,000 An entire year of pre-professional training for a scholar-artist

A student in sunglasses playing trumpet on stage

You Made It Possible

Thanks to the generosity of our community, the ChiArts Foundation provided tuition-free arts programs and opportunities for scholar-artists to flourish during and beyond high school. This website now serves as an archive of that legacy.