Building a Bridge of Cultural Understanding Through Art

Choose an image above to view
Do Your P'Art Foundation brings young people together from various cultural and socio-economic backgrounds through artistic collaboration
 

Welcome

We do this this by pairing up schools located in different areas of Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.

Each collaboration is provided with materials, supplies, transportation to and from partner schools, as well as artist-in-residence and industry professionals to enhance the students’ exploration of their projects in music, drama, dance and fine art.

Projects are designed to engage participants in discussion, research and collective decision-making to create a collaborative learning experience for all. The purposeful interactions involved in the process of art-making lends itself to creating awareness amongst participants that allows them to view the world from a new vantage point.

Art is used as a catalyst to create the possibility of open communication. While students work together to create art, they also build relationships and develop understanding.

Making the world a better place through the arts.

 

Upcoming Events

rss
 

Latest News

rss

This Land is Your Land

Published: November 12, 2011

 The theme for this year's collaborations is This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land.  Julia has designed the curriculum to bring students together to collaborate on artwork focusing on caring for the land we all share.  

 
 
rss

Do Your P'Art has a new Educational Program Director!

Published: November 12, 2011

 Julia Rice is an educator, art therapist, counselor, artist, and all around go-getter.  She earned her Masters' of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling Psychology at the Adler School of Professional Psychology in 2010.  Since then, she has worked as a teaching artist, Conference Chair for the Illinois Art Therapy Association, and now as our Educational Program Director.