How Cool is This (But what's with the $25 registration fee?!?!)

Who We Are The Chicago Arts Educator Forum is a network of arts organizations, teaching artists, and arts administrators who are working together to provide professional development and networking opportunities for the field. The Forum is led by an advisory committee (see list at right). Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE) is acting as the group’s fiscal agent. If you would like to get involved by serving on the advisory committee, please email Merissa or Nicole. CAEF is grateful to everyone who participated in our October 2009 A**ESS THIS! forum and survey. At our upcoming April forum, we will have some updates about assessment as well as exciting new steps for sharing our work with the larger arts education community. C³: Community, Creativity & Collaboration A Day of Exploration of Some of Chicago's Arts Education HOT TOPICS Friday, April 2, 2010 • 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago Congress Lounge, 2nd Floor Please join the Chicago Arts Educators Forum for a day-long conference devoted to the following discussion topics: • How can we best utilize the creative capital in a community to address violence prevention? • How does our community leverage 21st century skills to promote arts education? • How can we create a sense of community between outside arts providers and in-school specialists? The C³ forum will include: • morning discussion groups designed to give an introduction to the topic and an opportunity to brainstorm on how our community of educators can be proactive moving forward; • afternoon workshops designed to give participants an opportunity for hands-on exploration of the topics through art-making; • a live performance by a Chicago arts organization to remind us why we are in this field. Lunch will be provided. Parking is available in adjacent lots, and is not included in the registration cost. Open to: • teaching artists • arts organization education directors • teachers • principals • executive directors • others working in the arts education field The C³ forum is sponsored by The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation.