OVERVIEW

Although you might not know it, you’ve probably seen a lot of art produced by Lane Tech students.  That’s because our artists have been celebrated city and nation-wide.  Lane Tech students have designed the Chicago city parking sticker, have been featured on the cover of the Advanced Placement poster, have displayed hundreds of gold-medal works at the Museum of Science and Industry, are chosen to present work every year at the Museum of Contemporary Art and the LaSalle Bank building, and have been featured on posters promoting the All-City Art Show and the Latino Art Beat National Competition. 

Two years ago, a student made international headlines while at Lane when Brad Pitt purchased her painting to include in his private collection.  This exceptional tradition of achievement in the Lane Tech art program has attracted the attention of the best art schools in the country.  Our graduates have gone on to attend RISD, Cooper Union, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Maryland Institute of the Arts, Minneapolis College of Arts, and many more.  In addition, the many colleges looking to recruit Lane Tech artists have offered hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships in the last few years alone. 

Along with incredibly talented students, Lane Tech has the courses and resources that make it the best choice for the arts in Chicago.  The art facilities include a modern computer graphics lab, digital and dark-room photography, two ceramics studios with throwing wheels and 5 kilns, traditional painting and drawing studios, print-making equipment, and a publication lab where our award-winning yearbook is produced. 

Students who are serious about the arts can extend their learning to the college level by taking four Advanced Placement courses in the arts including Drawing, 2-D and 3-D Studio, and Art History.  All students who want to know the satisfaction of improving their talents and the gratification of expressing their vision and voice through art will find a home at Lane Tech High School.