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At The Chicago Academy for the Arts, high school artists master the skills necessary for academic success, critical thought, and creative expression. Learn More about the Academy.
The Chicago Academy for the Arts, founded in 1981, is an independent high school for the performing and visual arts located in the River West neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It was named a National School of Distinction by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
For 40 years, The Chicago Academy for the Arts has been one of Illinois’ great independent schools, an important Chicago cultural institution, and “home” to hundreds of brilliant young artists characterized by their passion, purpose, and excellence.
Chicagoland's independent arts high school! www.chicagoacademyforthearts.org Videos from our Music, Dance, Media Arts, Theatre, Musical Theatre, and Visual Arts departments.
Designated a National School of Distinction by the John F. Kennedy Center, The Academy offers students the opportunity to engage in a unique co-curricular program: rigorous, college-preparatory academic classes and professional-level arts training in the context of an unparalleled school culture.
Media Arts. The Media Arts curriculum includes animation, poetry, fiction, screenwriting, film, photography, and experimental design. Above all, the Media Arts Department focuses on storytelling.
We invite you to attend any of our Open Houses and the hundred-plus concerts, plays, readings, screenings, recordings, and exhibitions produced by Academy students throughout the year. Additionally, we invite you to register for our Saturday Program and Summer Program.
