The Chicago Academy for the Arts
Education Administration ProgramsIllinois, United States51-200 Employees
The Chicago Academy for the Arts is an independent high school in Chicago, Illinois that focuses on performing and visual arts education. It combines college-preparatory academics with professional-level arts training within a distinctive school culture, operating as a nonprofit institution. Nationally recognized, the academy holds a designation as a National School of Distinction by the John F. Kennedy Center and offers a co-curricular program that weaves rigorous academics with arts study across multiple departments. Based in Chicago, Illinois, the academy is a nonprofit organization accredited by ISACS, ISBE, NAIS, ASN, and IHSA. Its school day includes six 45-minute academic periods followed by a three-plus-hour immersion in a student's chosen arts department, with offerings in Dance, Media Arts, Music, Musical Theatre, Theatre, and Visual Arts. In 2019, the institution launched a Photography curriculum developed through collaboration between the Visual Arts and Media Arts departments.