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Faculty Spotlight: Between the Lines with Nick Roux

As Co-Chair of the Humanities Department, Nick Roux brings both depth and curiosity to the classroom. A graduate of Kenyon College, he has built his courses around a simple but transformative idea: texts are everywhere.

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Silenced Voices Series: Latin American Composers

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6 Tips for a Successful Acting Audition

Auditions can feel thrilling, intimidating, and exhilarating all at once. For young actors, they’re also an essential part of learning the craft. Here are six key tips to nailing your next audition.

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sponsor a duck, help the academy restore a gallery

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Gianna Porcelli ’28 Releases Her First Original Album, Back 2U

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Celebrating Delaney Baeza — Accepted into the CSO’s Young Composers Initiative!

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Celebrating the 2025 Donors Whose Generosity Expanded Opportunity for Students

The Chicago Academy for the Arts Celebrates 2025 Donors Whose Generosity Is Expanding Access, Opportunity, and Excellence for Students

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Visual Arts Students Transform a Lincoln Park Window Display for the Holidays

Visual Arts students bring the classroom to the city in this unique visual project in Lincoln Park.

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Chicago As Our Classroom: Immersive Trip to the Newberry Library

In November, our Graphic Novel students traded the studio for stacks and took a deeply immersive field trip to the Newberry Library. It was the kind of real-world classroom field trip that reminds us what it means to learn in Chicago, not just about it.