SIDE STREET
STUDIO ARTS
Where Elgin Creates
COMMUNITY MOVES
education through exploration
Community Moves, the dynamic education and outreach arm of Side Street Studio Arts, ignites creativity and self-expression in young artists through vibrant visual and performing arts programs. By meeting artists where they are—whether in schools, community centers, or public spaces—Community Moves ensures that arts education is accessible, inspiring, and impactful. Since 2012, it has empowered up to 500 young creatives each school year, fostering innovation, confidence, and responsible citizenship. Through exciting collaborations with the City of Elgin, Downtown Neighborhood Association, Lords Park Zoo, Boys and Girls Club of Elgin, and Elgin Police Department, Community Moves brings the power of the arts to life across the community!
For more information on how to bring Community Moves
programming to your organization,
contact Coordinator John French at communitymoves@sidestreetstudioarts.org or 847-429-2276 x 4.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Side Street Studio Arts has partnered with Elgin Public Museum in Lords Park to offer Saturday classes in June! Students will take a brief tour of one of the museum's exhibits, where we will learn about history, anthropology, and zoology, followed by art activities inspired by the day's exhibit.
Students ages 7-11 will focus on creating crafts, while students ages 12-17 will focus on sketching and drawing. All 4 classes are only $100 per student! You must sign up for all 4 classes in the session.
Stay tuned for upcoming Fall and Winter sessions.
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Side Street Studio Arts has partnered with Elgin Public Museum in Lords Park to offer Adult Art & History Sessions After Hours at the Museum! Participants will take a brief tour of one of the Museum's exhibits, covering history, anthropology, and zoology, then we will be drawing from the exhibit, developing good sketching practices and techniques.
Saturday, June 14 from 4pm - 6pm. $30 per person. Ages 18+
Stay tuned for upcoming Fall and Winter workshops.
To donate to SSSA in support of our projects, visit us HERE.
To purchase supplies from our Amazon Wish List in support of this project, click HERE.
If you have any questions or wish to donate used supplies, please email us HERE.
THANK YOU!
Thank you to the EFS Foundation for their grant support of our Community Moves and Small Wonders Programs!
Thank you to our sponsors:
Elgin Cultural Arts Commission
Reva and David Logan Foundation