annual report 2018

CAPE engages students, inspires teachers, and demonstrates impact

by bringing visual and performing arts into classrooms in low

income, high needs public schools across Chicago.

our work

CAPE increases students’ academic success, critical thinking, and

creativity through research-based, arts-driven education.

our mission

our organizationCAPE’s service to the community includes:

• In-school and after-school programs for K-12 students and families

• Professional development for educators and teaching artists

• Long-term research on the impacts of art on students and teachers

• Public art exhibitions to showcase creative learning and artistic research

Cover art from CAPE After School at Telpochcalli Elementary

The past year was full of surprising moments, challenging questions,

eye-opening discoveries, and inspiring creations for the students,

families, educators, and artists in CAPE’s many programs.

Last year we celebrated the culmination of ATLAS, our three-year

professional development program, which helped CPS fine arts teachers

find new ways to integrate digital technology into their classrooms.

These teachers made impressive strides in their own learning and

inspired new depths of understanding and creativity in their students.

We welcomed a record number of guests to exhibitions featuring work

by our students, who we call Artist/Researchers. When young people are

able to see their own art showcased in public spaces, they better

understand how their ideas, passions, and creativity can play a

role in the larger community.

We’re pleased to share more success stories with you here and we

look forward to everything the 2018-2019 year has in store,

including new programs, exhibitions, and research findings!

2017-2018

2017-18 Schools

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project spotlight:arte+correr // art+running

Arte+Correr, or Art+Running, was one of several classes in CAPE’s

after-school program at Telpochcalli Elementary. Teacher Maria Nava-

Ortiz, teaching artist Jessica Mueller, and their students were guided by

the inquiry question:

How can we better understand our community

and ourselves through art and running?

As the progam got underway, the class fell into a rhythm. They spent

the first half of each session exploring the Little Village community on

foot, with stops to observe and document the sights, sounds, and

smells around them. The second half of each session was spent back in

the classroom, where students reflected on their run and experimented

with a variety of visual art techniques to process and represent newly

acquired knowledge.

The group ran, journaled, and created through rain, snow, and heat. In

the process, they spoke with shopkeepers, barbers, firefighters, valets,

and passersby along their route and created screen prints, maps, and a

zine that collected the moments that excited, surprised, and inspired

them as they developed a deeper awareness of and connection to their

Little Village community.

2017-18 Schools

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school partnersCAPE’s work spans the city to bring arts education programs to school communities that need them. Bateman ElementaryBoone ElementaryBrennemann ElementaryBudlong ElementaryCamras ElementaryCanty ElementaryCarver ElementaryChopin ElementaryCurie Metro High SchoolDaley ElementaryDisney ElementaryDisney II ElementaryDurkin Park ElementaryDyett High School for the ArtsEberhart ElementaryFort Dearborn ElementaryFoster Park ElementaryGale ElementaryGalileo ElementaryGoudy ElementaryGrissom ElementaryHaley ElementaryHamilton ElementaryHealy ElementaryHenry ElementaryHolden ElementaryHoyne ElementaryHurley ElementaryKipling Elementary

Lakeview High SchoolLindblom Math & Science AcademyLinne ElementaryMelody ElementaryMurphy ElementaryNew Sullivan ElementaryNorth-Grand High SchoolOrozco ElementaryOwens ElementaryPeck ElementaryPerez ElementaryPirie ElementaryPritzker ElementaryRavenswood ElementaryRay Graham Training Center High SchoolRuiz ElementarySenn High SchoolSpry ElementaryStowe ElementarySwift ElementaryTalcott ElementaryTelpochcalli ElementaryVanderpoel ElementaryVaughn Occupational High SchoolWashington ElementaryWashington High SchoolWaters ElementaryWilliams Preparatory School of Medicine

student stats• 54% Hispanic; 30% African American; 11% White; 3% Asian; 2% Other• 74% Economically Disadvantaged; 27% English Language Learners

our impactin 2017-18

96Teachers inspired by new

concepts and strategies that bring flexibility and creativity

to their classrooms

3750Students engaged in art-making and learning by

CAPE’s teachers and teaching artists

57Teaching artists who engaged students by bringing artistic

perspectives and materials to academic classrooms

73Schools partnering with CAPE through classroom programs and professional development

for teachers and staff members

5,000Miles driven by the CAPE staff to

provide training, deliver class materials, and conduct research. That’s farther than the distance between Chicago and Rome!

8,100Hours our teachers and

teaching artists spent planning, teaching, reflecting, and

presenting together

10Number of permanent and semi-permanent artworks imagined, created, and

installed by CAPE students in public community spaces

support + revenue

$1,366,473

expenses

$1,356,270

NET INCOME FY18: $10,203 NET ASSETS FY18: $863,480

Government$693,370

Corporate & Foundation

$331,132

Individuals & Events$70,974

Fundraising$136,017

General Operations

$253,258

Programs$966,995

financials

In-Kind$2,057

Earned Revenue$268,940

19.68%

5.19%

24.23%

50.74%

71.3%

10.03%

18.67%

supporters

donors Gifts from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018;

$50,000+Crown FamilyIllinois State Board of EducationNational Endowment for the ArtsPolk Bros. Foundation

$10,000 to $49,999A. N. & Pearl G. Barnett Family FoundationAlbert and Anne Mansfield FoundationAnonymousCarol Eastin*Illinois Arts Council AgencyLaird Norton Family FoundationNorthern Trust Charitable TrustREAM FoundationThe Boeing CompanyThe Wildflower Foundation, Inc.U.S. Bank Foundation

$5,000 to $9,999City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special EventsHarvey L. Miller Family FoundationMcVay FoundationRoger & Susan Stone Family FoundationLouanne Smolin & David Eaton*

$1,000 to $4,999American Institute of Graphic ArtsAnonymousRichard Assmus & Leah Welty Assmus*The Betty E. & Chester C. Thompson FoundationDawn Bowen Bolles*David DikJoan & Bill Dutton*Dawn Feller*Shaun & Tara Goldfarb*

$1,000 to $4,999James & Brenda GruseckiDavid Gurbach*L. Timothy Halleron*P. Andre' Katz*Margaret Koreman*Debra Mazloff*Lloyd Meyer*Josh & Robin Nathan* in memory of Sarah HechtAmy Nathan*Nancy & Gary PriorAllison Quaintance*Niema Qureshi*Amy Rasmussen*Sahara Enterprises, Inc.Denise SchultzMary SheehyMel & Janet Carl Smith*

$500 to $999Allstate FoundationUte BraaschRob CookThe Dietz Family Fund at the Chicago Community FoundationDiscover Financial ServicesEmporium ArcadeLisa HuberJames & Margaret KennyLinda & Howard KirschbaumKris Kloepper in memory of Edward PinoAlan Koppel GalleryLettuce Entertain You EnterprisesPeggy MacnamaraRonald & Carol RasmussenMarianne ScanlonTom Silva

$100 to $499Christine AccavittiJoseph AlbrechtJeff AllenSairah AlviAmy AmatoPatricia Andrews-KeenanReagen AtwoodRex BabieraArthur and Laura BadenIan BartonAnnie & Alex BellRobert BertogMari BertogSusan BlackmanGene BoehmMacKenzie BonkSarah B. BornsteinPaul BrienzaJeff BrubakerChristine BuckScott BusseAnnette ChampionKaren Coleman in memory of Paula CarlinPaula Cordes in honor of Jaimie SteinherPhil & Miriam CoteCraftWorks FoundationTimothy DaisyKassie DavisAllison Blakley DavisNicholas DegnanGloria DonaldsonWilliam DronRalph DudziakNancy Emrich FreemanKaitlin FeeneySteven Fegert, on behalf of Leading Men Fiber ArtsBenn FeltheimerEva FernandezKevin FordAri Frede & Gail SternJudy Freeman in honor of Carol Eastin

$100 to $499Mirela GabrovskaJennifer GallagherPaul GilmanLouise Anne GlombRisa GraffLaurie GreenSteven GreeneBillie Guthman, in honor of Sandra & Jack GuthmanRenee Haber-SchwartzJan Hatcher in honor of Jaimie SteinherColin HenryKyle HenryMichael HermanRon & Karen HorningChristopher & Patricia HorschArthur HueneckeDoug ImberJLLSteve JurasJames KaragianisCasey KennyCourtney KennyAlia KhanKathleen Klein in honor of John KleinDaniela KovachevaJohn LaffertyJudi LapinsohnMary LauderDella LeavittLegacy Professionals LLPThomas Leibig & Diane GonzalezMat LignelYasser MalikJill MannorChristopher MarcheschiGraziano MarcheschiKyle MaryanskiMassage Envy Old TownAubrey McCarthyJudy FreemanSheila McCarthy-DaskovskySuzy McNamara

$100 to $499Melissa MitchellKathleen & Thomas MooreElvia MorenoJill & Michael MorowitzBarbara MuellerTimothy MulcroneLester MunsonSusan MurphyEileen NashAndrew NighJackie O'ReillyVikram PandyaQuinn PelletierLarry & Judith PittsPamela PlehnTracy PortnoyPricewaterhouseCoopers LLPJesl Xena Rae CruzBrian RalstonKarolyn RaphaelDonna RiceJessica RodriguezBeth SatterfieldJohn ScanlonJoseph SeligaJoseph SeneseJulianna SheeranShred415Louise K. SmithSamantha StenzelKarrie Sullivan*Sondra SummersMaureen ThomasCindy ToyVictoria TurbovUBSLuis ValadezEmma VierckBlase Viti lllJason WeingartenRobyn WheelerJake WilsonJulie WomackOdette ZebellWill Zeiler

* indicates members of the Creative Learning Society

board of directors associate board

staff

officersPresidentJoshua Nathan, Orbit Energy Legal Consultants, PA

Vice PresidentNiema Qureshi, Artist

TreasurerCarol P. Eastin, Starbucks (retired)

SecretaryShaun Goldfarb, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

directorsRichard Assmus, Mayer Brown LLPL. Timothy Halleron, McDermott Will & Emery LLPMargaret Koreman, Art TeacherLawrence C. Manson, Jr., NexTier Companies, LLCAmy Stein Nathan, BMO Harris BankAllison Quaintance, Northern Trust CorporationKarrie Sullivan, Culminate:Strategy

Amy Rasmussen, Executive DirectorScott Sikkema, Education DirectorKelly Nespor, Office ManagerMark Diaz, Program ManagerJoseph Spilberg, Research Program ManagerMichelle Arnson, Marketing and Communications ManagerNoelle Garcia, Program AssociateNicolette Coorlas, Development OfficerAhmad Moghadam, Grant Writer

chairsKevin McCarthyJaimie Steinher

membersRachael AccavittiRobert BertogTony CaccomoMegan DouglasColin HenryKyle HenryChristopher MarcheschiKevin McCarthyJessica MuellerSuzanne NiersbachJack O'ConnorQuinn PelletierJaimie SteinherKelly UppBlase Viti IIIWill Zeiler

The CAPE Associate Board expands the reach of CAPE's mission by raising funds, producing special events, and volunteering! For more information about getting involved with our Associate Board, please visit:capechicago.org/associate-board

community advisory councilKitty CondePhillip CottonRobin Da SilvaWilliam EstradaMarc FischerCasey FuessErin HooperKimberly Houston-MooreAyako KatoMarina Lopez

Jorge LuceroRonnie MalleyJohn NeffTim NickodemusMonica SkylasLouanne SmolinJerry SteflMargy StoverVicki Turbov

creative learning societyRichard Assmus & Leah Welty AssmusDawn Bowen BollesJoan & Bill DuttonCarol EastinDawn FellerShaun & Tara GoldfarbDavid GurbachL. Timothy HalleronP. André KatzMargaret KoremanPaul KrystalDebra Mazloff

Lloyd MeyerAmy & David NathanJosh & Robin NathanAllison & Paul QuaintanceNiema & Imran QureshiAmy Rasmussen & Fred SugimotoMel & Janet Carl SmithLouanne Smolin & David EatonKarrie SullivanMatthew SwaimMike Carver & Kate Wheeler

Our sincere thanks to the members of the Creative Learning Society, who have made five-year financial commitments to support CAPE's mission.

Members of the Community Advisory Council are practicing teachingartists, teachers, or researchers and advise the CAPE board and staff on the progress and direction of CAPE programs.

project spotlight:tattoos as art and cultureIn the 2017-2018 school year, North-Grand High School was proud to offer, for the first time, both Latino Literature and African American Literature courses, in an effort to provide a curriculum that better reflected their student population. Teacher Lisa Welsh hoped to give her students a way to explore issues of identity and race through literature, informational text, video, and art, and teaching artist Jose Luis Benavides suggested the study of identity via tattoos. While it was a provocative medium, Ms. Welsh thought tattoos would be an engaging way for her students to explore these issues and gain a greater understanding of themselves within the context of culture, race, gender, and nationality.

The students were eager to study tattoos within art, history, and culture, and to create symbols of their own personal legacies and their connections to the text, their cultures, and themselves. The students experimented with different types of markmaking and image manipulation, and ultimately designed a wide variety of tattoos that represented each student and linked them back to the Latin American and African American literature they were studying.

Much of this work is featured at the Chicago Cultural Center through January 6, 2019, alongside other CAPE artwork from North-Grand High School.

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