EEE

The Emerging and Established Artist Exchange seeks to offer young artists a realistic experience of what it is like working as an artist in Chicago.

In the program, High School Juniors and Seniors who are seriously engaged in a specific artistic discipline apply to work one-on-one with a Chicago artist who is already established in that field. Over the course of several months, the emerging and established artists work together to develop and execute a single project, whether it be an exhibition, concert, portfolio, or even a single piece or product. Unlike other youth arts programs that focus specifically on creative work, EEE puts an emphasis on the more practical elements of an active artistic practice: networking, promotion, booking, budgeting, and writing press releases and artist statements. By having students focus mostly on the process beyond creation, Homeroom hopes to give these young artists unique access to two valuable things:

1) A realistic experience of the often daunting process of presenting one’s art to the world.
2) An actual foot-in-the-door to the Chicago art scene.

Through this program, Homeroom hopes to help prepare the next generation of artists to enter the adult world with some of the skills required to make a living in the creative arts.

Download the application on the right.