ASPIRA Early College (AEC) students will soon have the opportunity to express their artistic talents through the Artreach at Lillstreet program. Through the program, students learn and explore history, anthropology and science while working with clay, glaze, paint, paper and other materials. The Artreach at Lillstreet program would include 10 sessions (all at AEC) for a total cost of $60. That's just $6 per session for formal art instruction materials.

Artreach programs not only have an impact on students but the community as a whole. Artreach has worked with children, teenagers and adults to produce and install permanent artworks around Chicago. Mosaic murals, benches, tables and sculptures are located in area schools, parks and libraries. Artreach also produced the award-winning project "Peace Signs." This project paired professional artists with young artists to create billboards addressing gun violence. Gun violence is a topic AEC students are familiar with after recently engaging in a project-based unit of study on gun violence and creating POL's or presentations of learning. More information is available at http://www.artreachatlillstreet.or g or by sending an e-mail to artreachatlillstreet@yahoo.com