Grants & Programs

Grants to Arts Service Organizations

Organizations whose primary mission is to provide services to the arts community have a separate guidelines and application process. An arts service organization is defined as an organization that provides specialized services to the arts and cultural community. These organizations can be discipline, geographical, or culture-based, or can serve the entire arts community. Services offered can include, but are not limited to, professional development and technical assistance such as marketing, legal and financial assistance, networking opportunities, educational forums and workshops, and printed materials including calendars, newsletters, and other publications. For further information and to request access to the guidelines, contact Jennifer Armstrong,  Director of Community Arts Development Programs.

FY13 Grants to Arts Service Organizations:

  • African American Arts Alliance of Chicago
  • Arts & Buisiness Council of Chicago
  • Audience Architects
  • Chicago Artists' Coalition
  • Chicago Cultural Alliance
  • Columbia College Chicago Center for Community Arts Partnerships
  • Illinois Alliance for Arts Education
  • Arts Alliance Illinois
  • Illinois Council of Orchestras
  • Illinois Music Educators Association
  • Illinois Theatre Association
  • Lawyers for the Creative Arts
  • League of Chicago Theatres
  • North Central College Self-Employment in the Arts Conference
  • St Louis Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts
  • University of Chicago Southside Arts & Humanities Network
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