| Established | 1981 |
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| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Coordinates | 41°53′47″N 87°39′12″W / 41.8965°N 87.6532°WCoordinates: 41°53′47″N 87°39′12″W / 41.8965°N 87.6532°W |
| Colors | Black and White |
| Website | www.chicagoartsacademy.org |
The Chicago Academy for the Arts is a private high school located in the heart of the city of Chicago. It is the only such high school in the state of Illinois.
Alumni include producer Adam Rifkin; actor John Cusack; actress Lara Flynn Boyle of NBC's The Practice and the critically acclaimed television series Twin Peaks; dancers Purdie Baumann of the Radio City Music Hall, Randy Herrera of the Houston Ballet, and Tom Gold and Craig Hall of the New York City Ballet; artist Michael Ferris; Sky News and Who's Jack journalist Leah Borromeo; Will Ortega of EWR Management; Genevieve Schatz of Company of Thieves; artist Ian McLaughlin; singer Justin Tranter from Semi Precious Weapons; and composer Alex Wurman.
The school has six arts departments: Dance, Media Arts (Film & Writing), Music, Musical Theatre, Theatre, and Visual Arts. Academic classes start at 8:30 and go until 1:30, at which time arts classes begin. Arts continue until the end of the day at 4:30 p.m. If there are rehearsals, then they run from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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