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29th Annual AIDS Benefit
Each year, Academy students produce and perform in a benefit show to support HIV/AIDS research.
This year, the 29th Annual AIDS Benefit will take place September 19 and 20. Students from each department will present their work, under the sole direction and curation of student leadership.
The director and assistant director of this benefit each year are students, which makes this benefit a completely student-run production.
All proceeds after costs go to The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Our goal is to raise $10,000!
This event means the world to the students. More important is the effect that the money we raise has on the health of mothers and children who rely on the charities we donate to each year. These people and this cause cannot wait.
Please stay tuned for tickets!
Can’t make it to the benefit, but still want to support HIV/AIDS research efforts? Use the form below to make a donation:

29th Annual AIDS Benefit
Each year, Academy students produce and perform in a benefit show to support HIV/AIDS research.
This year, the 29th Annual AIDS Benefit will take place September 19 and 20. Students from each department will present their work, under the sole direction and curation of student leadership.
The director and assistant director of this benefit each year are students, which makes this benefit a completely student-run production.
All proceeds after costs go to The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Our goal is to raise $10,000!
This event means the world to the students. More important is the effect that the money we raise has on the health of mothers and children who rely on the charities we donate to each year. These people and this cause cannot wait.
Please stay tuned for tickets!
Can’t make it to the benefit, but still want to support HIV/AIDS research efforts? Use the form below to make a donation:

Theatre: 2025 Fall Play • Weekend 1 (TENTATIVE)
Please stay tuned for more information!
Photograph courtesy of Curtis Matzke.

Theatre: 2025 Fall Play • Weekend 2 (TENTATIVE)
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Photograph courtesy of Curtis Matzke.



Media Arts: Horror Shorts (tentative)
Featured still from stop-motion film Chrysalis Cauldron by Simon Archer (‘24).

Musical Theatre: 2025 Fall musical • Weekend 1 (TENTATIVE)
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Musical Theatre: 2025 Fall musical • Weekend 2 (TENTATIVE)
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Dance: Senior-Choreographed Dance Concert (tentative)
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Dance: Senior-Choreographed Dance Concert (tentative)
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Dance: Senior-Choreographed Dance Concert (tentative)
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Summer Tours at The Academy
The Academy offers summer tours for prospective students and families to learn about its academic and arts programs. These tours provide an opportunity to meet faculty, staff, and current families and explore the school’s unique co-curricular model.




Summer Arts Intensive Programs
Middle School Programs are immersive intensives for aspiring artists entering 7th, 8th, or 9th grade in the fall of 2025.








The Last Handshake With Jason
Join Jason Patera on Thursday, May 15, at The Chicago Academy for the Arts for his final Handshake—a heartfelt tradition marking his farewell after decades of leadership and community-building.







Parents Association Town Hall with Jason Patera
This will be a hybrid meeting with more information to come. Please reach out to development@chicagoartsacademy.org with any questions



Tomorrow and Tomorrow: A Shakespeare Showcase
Join the Theatre and Musical Theatre Departments for the finale of the 14th annual Brush Up Your Shakespeare Festival!

Showcase
Join The Chicago Academy for the Arts for a presentation and celebration of all six arts departments!

Visual Arts: Winter Juried Exhibition
Join Visual Arts for their Winter Juried Exhibition!



