The Arts Infusion Initiative is a collaboration between a dedicated cohort of teaching artists from arts organizations throughout the city and Chicago’s juvenile justice professionals. It offers high risk teens in high risk settings strategically designed arts instruction infused with communication and conflict resolution skills, all provided by role models of positive life choices.

The Initiative is a catalytic approach to restoring the peace for Chicago’s youth. We believe that arts instruction can change the way teens see the world and their place in it.

Follow the links for information about the Arts Infusion Initiative as well as valuable resources on pedagogy, lesson planning and more.