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Illinois Senate President John J. Cullerton visited our Business and the Arts students (along with Global Affairs, AP European History, and government club students) last week! He and the students discussed a variety of issues, including public school funding, taxes, the importance of voting, and more.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

Illinois Senate President John J. Cullerton visited our Business and the Arts students (along with Global Affairs, AP European History, and government club students) last week! He and the students discussed a variety of issues, including public school funding, taxes, the importance of voting, and more. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts

More from Showcase!

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
@thomasmohrphotography

More from Showcase! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography

More pictures from Showcase!

Thank you to @thomasmohrphotography
#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

More pictures from Showcase! Thank you to @thomasmohrphotography #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts

Second-round application deadline!

The second-round application deadline is this Friday, February 22. The Academy will begin the process of rolling admissions following this deadline, and applicants will be contacted by the Admissions Office to schedule an audition on an individual basis. We strongly urge you to submit your application by the second-round deadline, as initial admission decision notifications will be sent on March 1, and space in each arts department becomes a concern later in our admissions season.
#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

Second-round application deadline! The second-round application deadline is this Friday, February 22. The Academy will begin the process of rolling admissions following this deadline, and applicants will be contacted by the Admissions Office to schedule an audition on an individual basis. We strongly urge you to submit your application by the second-round deadline, as initial admission decision notifications will be sent on March 1, and space in each arts department becomes a concern later in our admissions season. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts

More from backstage at Showcase!

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
@michelemariekw

More from backstage at Showcase! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @michelemariekw

Check out some pictures from backstage and the reception at Showcase!

Thanks you to Michele Graham (Mother of Mia, Theatre '22) for the photos!

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
@michelemariekw

Check out some pictures from backstage and the reception at Showcase! Thanks you to Michele Graham (Mother of Mia, Theatre '22) for the photos! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @michelemariekw

Last week's Music Department masterclass with jazz piano virtuoso and composer Laurence Hobgood!

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

Last week's Music Department masterclass with jazz piano virtuoso and composer Laurence Hobgood! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts

More from Showcase!

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
@thomasmohrphotography

More from Showcase! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography

Saturday evening’s Showcase was a truly magical event, and we are thrilled that so many of you could be a part of the largest audience in The Academy’s history.

The highlight of the evening, of course, was the presentation of the 2019 Faculty Legacy Award to the legendary Randy Duncan, and his beautiful speech about the phone call that changed his life.

Since Saturday, we have received dozens of emails and texts from our guests — from prospective students to renowned education and arts leaders — raving about what they witnessed, and we are truly grateful for everyone’s continued support of this special community.

Our performance and exhibit schedule continues next month and beyond with the Theatre Department’s production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, the Media Arts Spring Festival, the annual Jazz Concert at Jazz Showcase, Musical Theatre’s A Man of No Importance, the Faculty- and Guest-Choreographed Dance Concert at the Athenaeum, and the Visual Arts Spring Exhibition. Tickets and more information are available on our website.

Finally, please plan to join us for our annual Gala, honoring songwriting superstar Justin Tranter, on May 18th at the Palmer House Hilton.

Thank you again to our students, parents, faculty and staff, trustees, donors and supporters, alumni, and friends who made the 2019 Academy Showcase such a special night!

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
@thomasmohrphotography

Saturday evening’s Showcase was a truly magical event, and we are thrilled that so many of you could be a part of the largest audience in The Academy’s history. The highlight of the evening, of course, was the presentation of the 2019 Faculty Legacy Award to the legendary Randy Duncan, and his beautiful speech about the phone call that changed his life. Since Saturday, we have received dozens of emails and texts from our guests — from prospective students to renowned education and arts leaders — raving about what they witnessed, and we are truly grateful for everyone’s continued support of this special community. Our performance and exhibit schedule continues next month and beyond with the Theatre Department’s production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, the Media Arts Spring Festival, the annual Jazz Concert at Jazz Showcase, Musical Theatre’s A Man of No Importance, the Faculty- and Guest-Choreographed Dance Concert at the Athenaeum, and the Visual Arts Spring Exhibition. Tickets and more information are available on our website. Finally, please plan to join us for our annual Gala, honoring songwriting superstar Justin Tranter, on May 18th at the Palmer House Hilton. Thank you again to our students, parents, faculty and staff, trustees, donors and supporters, alumni, and friends who made the 2019 Academy Showcase such a special night! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography

Join us March 20 and 21 at the Music Box Theatre for the Media Arts Department Spring Festival! Students will present top work to a professional jury. Tickets on our website.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

Join us March 20 and 21 at the Music Box Theatre for the Media Arts Department Spring Festival! Students will present top work to a professional jury. Tickets on our website. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts

Music Department Classical Recital! Tomorrow night at The Academy.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

Music Department Classical Recital! Tomorrow night at The Academy. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts

The Musical Theatre Department rehearses for tomorrow's All-School Showcase! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts #showcase

Check out an excerpt from "The Curious Incident of the Dog and the Night-time" from yesterday's Showcase rehearsal! Showcase is this Saturday! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts #showcase

Visual Arts Winter Juried Exhibition Part 2.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

Visual Arts Winter Juried Exhibition Part 2. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts

Visual Arts Winter Juried Exhibition!

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

Visual Arts Winter Juried Exhibition! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts

More from "Sunday in the Park with George" . Part 2.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
@thomasmohrphotography

More from "Sunday in the Park with George" . Part 2. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography

More from "Sunday in the Park with George"! #SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
@thomasmohrphotography

More from "Sunday in the Park with George"! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography

Randy Duncan throwbacks! Did you get your tickets to Showcase yet? Come see top work from the school's six arts departments and help us honor Faculty Legacy Award recipient Randy Duncan.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
#randyduncan
#showcase

Randy Duncan throwbacks! Did you get your tickets to Showcase yet? Come see top work from the school's six arts departments and help us honor Faculty Legacy Award recipient Randy Duncan. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts #randyduncan #showcase

"Sunday in the Park with George" Part 3.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
@thomasmohrphotography

"Sunday in the Park with George" Part 3. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography

"Sunday in the Park with George" Part 2.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
@thomasmohrphotography

"Sunday in the Park with George" Part 2. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography

Illinois Senate President John J. Cullerton visited our Business and the Arts students (along with Global Affairs, AP European History, and government club students) last week! He and the students discussed a variety of issues, including public school funding, taxes, the importance of voting, and more.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

More from Showcase!

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
@thomasmohrphotography

More pictures from Showcase!

Thank you to @thomasmohrphotography
#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

Second-round application deadline!

The second-round application deadline is this Friday, February 22. The Academy will begin the process of rolling admissions following this deadline, and applicants will be contacted by the Admissions Office to schedule an audition on an individual basis. We strongly urge you to submit your application by the second-round deadline, as initial admission decision notifications will be sent on March 1, and space in each arts department becomes a concern later in our admissions season.
#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

More from backstage at Showcase!

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
@michelemariekw

Check out some pictures from backstage and the reception at Showcase!

Thanks you to Michele Graham (Mother of Mia, Theatre '22) for the photos!

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
@michelemariekw

Last week's Music Department masterclass with jazz piano virtuoso and composer Laurence Hobgood!

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

More from Showcase!

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
@thomasmohrphotography

Saturday evening’s Showcase was a truly magical event, and we are thrilled that so many of you could be a part of the largest audience in The Academy’s history.

The highlight of the evening, of course, was the presentation of the 2019 Faculty Legacy Award to the legendary Randy Duncan, and his beautiful speech about the phone call that changed his life.

Since Saturday, we have received dozens of emails and texts from our guests — from prospective students to renowned education and arts leaders — raving about what they witnessed, and we are truly grateful for everyone’s continued support of this special community.

Our performance and exhibit schedule continues next month and beyond with the Theatre Department’s production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, the Media Arts Spring Festival, the annual Jazz Concert at Jazz Showcase, Musical Theatre’s A Man of No Importance, the Faculty- and Guest-Choreographed Dance Concert at the Athenaeum, and the Visual Arts Spring Exhibition. Tickets and more information are available on our website.

Finally, please plan to join us for our annual Gala, honoring songwriting superstar Justin Tranter, on May 18th at the Palmer House Hilton.

Thank you again to our students, parents, faculty and staff, trustees, donors and supporters, alumni, and friends who made the 2019 Academy Showcase such a special night!

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
@thomasmohrphotography

Join us March 20 and 21 at the Music Box Theatre for the Media Arts Department Spring Festival! Students will present top work to a professional jury. Tickets on our website.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

Music Department Classical Recital! Tomorrow night at The Academy.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

The Musical Theatre Department rehearses for tomorrow's All-School Showcase!

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
#showcase

Check out an excerpt from "The Curious Incident of the Dog and the Night-time" from yesterday's Showcase rehearsal!
Showcase is this Saturday!
#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
#showcase

Visual Arts Winter Juried Exhibition Part 2.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

Visual Arts Winter Juried Exhibition!

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

More from "Sunday in the Park with George" . Part 2.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
@thomasmohrphotography

More from "Sunday in the Park with George"! #SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
@thomasmohrphotography

Randy Duncan throwbacks! Did you get your tickets to Showcase yet? Come see top work from the school's six arts departments and help us honor Faculty Legacy Award recipient Randy Duncan.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
#randyduncan
#showcase

"Sunday in the Park with George" Part 3.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
@thomasmohrphotography

"Sunday in the Park with George" Part 2.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
@thomasmohrphotography