For Families
Snow City Arts currently offers arts instruction at our partner hospitals but it’s also possible to engage with Snow City Arts outside of the hospital!
Releases
Sign a release with us so that we can exhibit your artwork, send a report to your school, and/or share your image or voice if you recorded a song with us!
Releases are organized by the hospital location where we worked together. If you are 18 or older, you can sign a release on your own otherwise, a parent/guardian will need to sign the release. We have two versions of each form: Spanish and English forms. They’re the same exact forms, so select one with your preferred language. You can sign via Docusign by clicking the button below or you can download the pdfs from the button below and mail them to us at info@snowcityarts.org or at Snow City Arts 1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60612-3833. You can also upload a release here, which is encrypted so that your information is safe.
The Art Release lets us document, retain a copy, and display student creations in public exhibitions, in hospital hallways, on our social media networks, and a variety of other ways we use to publicly celebrate the work of our students.
The School Release allows us to communicate with your school with the aim of encouraging your teacher or social worker to assign school credit, extra credit, or encourage that your artwork be displayed or celebrated.
The Publicity Release allows us take and share videos or pictures of you being creative – but that’s totally up to you! The release also allows us to record your voice in song or spoken word.
You may sign one, two, all three, or none of the Releases.
Below: Infographic on how releases are used at SCA, click to enlarge.
Exhibitions
Snow City Arts proudly showcases student artwork in exhibitions throughout Chicago and online, celebrating the creativity and imagination of young artists making art in hospitals.
Students always take home their original artwork, but with signed releases, prints are made to help share and celebrate their creativity while supporting our mission to inspire and educate children and youth in hospitals through the arts.
SCA creates and sells high-quality prints of student artwork (see our annual capsule collection here!) in accordance with our Student Art Sales Policy (English) and Política de Ventas de Arte Estudiantil (Español). Sales of student artwork support the Miguel Sandoval Scholarship. If you’ve made art with us, we’d love to feature your work!
Share your artwork here to be considered for an upcoming student exhibition.
Want to know when and where you can see Snow City Arts on display? Visit our Events page to see what’s coming up next — and join our mailing list to receive updates about future exhibitions, art-making opportunities, and community celebrations.
Below: Image from our Spring Snowcase student exhibition at CAPE Chicago in 2025.
