Draw Together 2024

Click "Get Tickets" to reserve your chalk box or sidewalk square today!

The Art Center invites community members to draw TOGETHER as a community to see old friends and make new ones. Our biggest summer event raises funds to support our scholarships and educational programming. We will also DRAW together on the sidewalks around our building at 1957 Sheridan Road, Highland Park, with music, food, and fun.

You can even participate from home - wherever that may be! Pick up a TAC Chalk Box and share your sidewalk creations with us online by tagging them #DrawTogetherTAC #tachp.

Live entertainment throughout the day includes tunes by Ralph Covert of Ralph's World, a meet-and-greet with WTTW's Nature Cat, performances from Bach to Rock, and a visit from the Dolores Kohl Education Foundation's StoryBus. Get a taste of classes with art demos from TAC instructors, and stay for lunch from The Fat Shallot food truck and ice cream truck!

Do you want to help us spread the creativity? Consider a Community Sponsorship to fund 10 chalk boxes to be donated to a community organization. Click on "Get Tickets" to complete your sponsorship!

Interested in other Event sponsorship opportunities? CLICK HERE.

Photo credit Jim Newberry

Ralph Covert and his band The Bad Examples have been a staple of the Chicago scene since their heyday in the early '90's, when their song Not Dead Yet was burning up the airwaves on Chicago's WXRT and on radio stations from coast to coast in America and as well as in Holland. Ralph has toured from LA to New York to Amsterdam, and played shows with bands including Los Lobos, Squeeze, Del Amitri, Steppenwolf, Wilco, The Lemonheads, Golden Earring, and BB King. With his family music project Ralph’s World, he has received a GRAMMY nomination, been on the front page of the New York Times Arts Section, and tours nationally, bringing his music to a new generation.

Learn more about Ralph Covert HERE!

Photo courtesy of WTTW

Nature Cat can’t wait to get outside for a day of backyard nature excursions and bravery! But there’s one problem; he’s still a house cat with no real instincts for nature. That doesn’t stop this passionate and curious feline, who loves learning and experiencing all he can about nature.

Learn more about Nature Cat HERE!

Bach to Rock

Bach to Rock music school offers programs for all ages and skill levels. From aspiring pop stars and classical music fans to DJs and budding songwriters, they have something for everyone.

Beginners and experts alike learn music fundamentals, play music they love, and jam with peers! Through their programs, making music is fun, social, and exciting. Students even get to show off their playing skills during live performances and competitions!

Learn more about Bach to Rock HERE!

Art Demonstrations

Get a taste of classes at TAC! Art demos with our talented faculty showcase diverse art forms for all ages and skill levels. See what our classes offer for kids and adults.

Browse our course catalog HERE!

StoryBus

Created by master teachers and Kohl Children's Museum designers for preschool and kindergarten students, StoryBus brings play-based learning to more than 15,000 Chicagoland children annually. When children climb aboard the StoryBus, they're stepping into one of their favorite stories!

Learn more about StoryBus HERE!

Host or Publisher The Art Center Highland Park