Aldo Castillo Arts Foundation          

(ACAF) is a non-profit organization 

dedicated to the promotion and      

exposure of the work of emerging   

and established worldwide artists

and to art education for children

and the community, as a whole, to

experience a full diversity of the

arts. The ACAF’s main purpose is

Art Education, to promote Cultural

Tourism, and its facilities a tribute

to Protecting the Environment.

Aldo Castillo Arts Foundation

(ACAF) was founded in 2003 to

formally separate and continue the

vision of art education and

philanthropic endeavors originally

funded by the Aldo Castillo Gallery.

Mission

The Aldo Castillo Arts Foundation

(ACAF) is a non-profit organization

dedicated to the promotion and

exposure of the work of emerging

and established worldwide artists

and to art education for children

and the community, as a whole, to

experience a full diversity of the

arts.

Vision

One of the primary goals of the

ACAF is to create the International

Cultural Center, the first truly

international visual arts and

cultural center in the City of

Chicago. The ACAF is an important

resource for cultural exchange

among artists, educators, and the

general public and for cultural

tourism, in addition, the future

home for the foundation.

History

The Aldo Castillo Arts Foundation

was founded in 2003 to formally

separate and continue the vision of

art education originally funded by

the Aldo Castillo Gallery in 1993.

The Aldo Castillo Gallery is still the

main benefactor of the Aldo

Castillo Arts Foundation