In each school across the district, the Arts Liaison:
- Serves as the primary point of communication between their school, the CPS Department of Arts Education, Ingenuity, and community arts partners.
- Works to ensure that students, educators, and administrators have access to vital arts-related information across all disciplines (visual art, music, theatre, dance, media arts).
- Acts as an advocate by seeking actionable ways to expand and improve arts education and programming in their school and in the broader community.
Arts Liaisons must be (re)nominated every school year by their administrator. Administrators should complete this Liaison Renomination form.
Before nominating a Liaison, the administrator should review the role description and expectations with the nominee.
SY24-25 Arts Liaison Learning & Resources
Arts Liaisons, please review the resources below, including opportunities to obtain a stipend for the work you do as the Arts Liaison. Stipend details are explained in the Arts Liaison Guide. submit before October 4, 2024
Arts Liaison Guide
September 4th, 2024 Briefing #1 Resources (review before 10/4/24)
December 10th, 2024 Briefing #2 Resources (CSC Roadmaps)
- Slide Deck
- Session Recording
- Exit Slip (due before Jan 10th, 2025)
April 2025 Briefing Resources (State of the Arts Report)
- Coming soon
Arts Liaison Contact Information
Arts Liaison contact information is no longer available through the CPS Department of Arts Education website. To access the most current list of Arts Liaison contacts:
1) Visit chicago.artlookmap.com
2) Click “Browse.”
3) Select “CPS Schools.”
4) Narrow your search of schools by clicking on the various filters provided (e.g., zip code, school type, etc.). Note that you can now filter schools by their self-identified programmatic or disciplinary interests. If you wish to generate a list of all Liaisons at all schools, do not select any filters.
5) Click “Search Schools.”
6) When your list of schools appears, click “Export List” in the upper right hand corner.
NOTE: The Department of Arts Education strongly discourages adding Arts Liaisons to general organizational mailing lists or otherwise sending bulk promotional communications to Arts Liaisons.
Arts Liaison Toolkit
The Arts Liaison Toolkit contains all the valuable resources distributed at Arts Liaison professional learning sessions and Summits.
Professional Learning for Arts Liaisons
Every school year, Arts Liaisons increase their leadership and advocacy skills at professional learning sessions, and establish arts partnerships at Ingenuity’s Summit series.