Community
IAS works closely with local organizations to offer dynamic and meaningful arts programming for area children, youth, and teens. Our community programs are free for participants and focus on key areas of development and topics of prime interest to our youth.
If you are interested in partnering with IAS please contact Laura Jaster at laura.jaster@illinoisartstation.org.
IAS Community Programs
Itsy Studio: In the Community
This early childhood program focuses on social and emotional development and pre-literacy skills.
Art Perspectives
A visual arts engagement program for children in Kindergarten through Fifth grade. IAS art educators assist children in developing their own creative voice and learning how to use the elements of art to visually express themselves. Young artists explore various perspectives presented in the visual arts and work to develop their own unique viewpoint.
smARTs Lab
A STEAM-based program for ages 11 to 14, this interdisciplinary program will allow youth to engage with a variety of topics using art as the central focus.
Arts in Action
This civically engaged, social-justice focused program for high school students explores the various ways in which the visual arts communicate to the public and spark conversation and change. Teens will be asked to participate in scaffolded interpretive conversations and respectful dialogue as they explore key social issues.
Support for Community Programs at Illinois Art Station is provided by PNC Foundation’s Grow Up Great Grant® and Illinois Prairie Community Foundation’s Youth Engaged in Philanthropy Grant and Mirza/Arts & Culture Grant.
