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Center for Arts Leadership

The Center for Arts Leadership creates opportunities for students to apply their curricular knowledge beyond the classroom and grow as young professionals. Through the Center, students can receive grants for professional development, funding for social justice start-up projects, perform community engagement, and have the opportunity to connect with guest artists through workshops and special events.

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Performing Social Justice

Student horn players at Center on Halsted

Through the Center for Arts Leadership, students receive opportunities throughout their education to connect with community in meaningful ways and create impact through their art.

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Get Involved

CCPA student participating in Sharing Notes program with child playing drum

Through the Center, students can receive grants for professional development, funding for social justice start-up projects, perform community engagement, and have the opportunity to connect with guest artists through workshops and special events.

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Center for Arts Leadership Events

Robert Sims: On African American Spirituals

Fri, Oct 25, 2019

Auditorium Building

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

'Revelations' with The Adrian Dunn Singers

Tue, Feb 25, 2020

Ganz Hall, AUD 745

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

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Emerging Artist Award

The annual Aeolian Classics Emerging Artist Award promotes the concert careers of outstanding young artists enrolled at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, presenting each year’s winner in a debut CD album and a concert tour throughout Chicago.

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Sharing Notes

Sharing Notes improves quality of life for Chicago hospital patients through intimate, engaging and uplifting live music performances.

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CAL Blog

Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month!

9/26/2019

HAPPY NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH! Each year, we observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. At the Center for Arts Leadership, we encourage students to embrace their heritage and...

A Welcome Back Letter and Announcements

8/27/2019

A back-to-school introduction from CAL's student worker Kerry Thomas offering sage advice on the year and announcing our 2019-20 community partners.

Mi Latinidad

4/23/2019

Every year, the Center for Arts Leadership facilitates and supports students applying to the Social Justice Seed Grant Program. The Program offers funding to new projects by young artists trying to make an impact on social issues through their art. Past projects have included feminist commentary on gender roles in opera, after school programs by...