The Elk Grove Park District Art Centre offers an extensive number of exceptional classes in the performing, visual and applied arts. We offer classes to all ages at a variety of times to meet the needs of all of our customers. The Art Centre is housed in the Jack A. Claes Pavilion. Our highly trained and experienced staff takes pride in educating and enhancing the lives of others through the arts.

Our Values

Top-notch amenities
- The Park District has two rooms solely devoted to art classes, as well as two rooms solely devoted to private music lessons. The music rooms are sound-proof to provide the optimal musical teaching environment.
- Participants in the annual winter theatre production get the opportunity to perform at Prairie Lakes Theatre in Des Plaines – a high quality facility with professional lights and sound.

Wonderful staffing and associations
- Two of the Art Centre instructors have been with the Elk Grove Park District for 20 years and 35 years, respectively. That’s over 50 years of experience with just two instructors!
- The theatre staff has a great deal of training and professional experience – one of the directors has even performed in Cats on Broadway!
- The Park District provides a forum for those in the arts by being host to a thriving Artist’s Association. The Artist’s Association holds monthly meetings, as well as unique community events such as the Juried Art Show and Trees Exhibit. 

Diverse programming
- The Elk Grove Park District tries to provide something for everyone; participants in Art Centre programs range from 12 months to 80 years old! There is a large variety of programming for everything from ceramics to oil painting to theatre and music.
- The arts allow for creative expression, and participants receive professionalism at park district prices.
- The dedicated and caring staff makes great accommodations for participants. They are flexible with their scheduling and teaching style.
- The Art Centre is instituting new collaborative activities for music and theatre students – provide the opportunity for students to participant in the annual Art & Music Showcase and other venues like the Pirates’ Cove summer show.

Contact the Art Centre

For more information regarding Art Centre programming, please call (847) 690-1184 or contact the Art Centre Coordinator, Shannon Smith.