<P> Over the summer of 2014, it moved to its permanent home located at 2714 W. Augusta Blvd, in the Ukrainian Village and Humboldt Park Community . It was scheduled to be in the former Lafayette School, which CPS closed since the number of students was too low . </P> <P> Students participate in a rigorous program of academics and arts education where they are in school from 8 am until 5 with 3 of the last hours dedicated to the Arts each child joined . </P> <P> Entrance into the school is through a competitive audition and application process . Students may audition for dance (novice and advanced), theatre (acting, musical theatre), visual arts, music (instrumental and voice), and Creative Writing . </P> <P> In 2004, The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust and The Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust convened a group of approximately ten arts and education organizations to discuss the issue of diversity within mid - to large - sized arts organizations in Chicago and specifically the lack of representation in this landscape by professional artists representing the many ethnic communities who call Chicago home . </P>

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