Illinois Arts Council Agency

03/03/2022

The following memo from Board Chair Shirley Madigan was submitted to the Governor’s office earlier today.

https://arts.illinois.gov/sites/default/files/content/news/Board%20Chair%20Announcement.pdf

03/02/2022

THE 2022 CALL FOR SHOW APPLICATIONS IS OPEN. | The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft show

Call for applications is open for the 46th annual Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. Information can be found at www.pmacraftshow.org/application. The deadline to apply is April 1, 2022, with a late deadline of April 19, 2022. The juried PMA Craft Show features 13 categories of fine craft including ceramics, furniture, jewelry, fiber, glass, emerging artists and more, and will be in-person at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA, November 11-13, 2022, with a Preview Party on Thursday, November 10. PMA Craft Show artists keep 100% of their sales from the Craft Show.

The Committee reserves the right to make any changes with regard to an in-person show in 2022. Complying with any CDC, state, and local guidelines will be our first priority. Direct all questions to Show Manager Nancy O’Meara via email: na[email protected].

03/01/2022

See the Sights of Southern Illinois

Thank you, Arts Midwest for sharing this Illinois road trip! Step outside of Chicago and experience eleven natural landscapes, quirky roadside attractions, historic monuments, and a stretch of Route 66.

https://www.artsmidwest.org/news/2022/02-18/see-sights-southern-illinois

_Eager to step outside of Chicago and experience more creativity in rural Illinois? Join travel writer "Meena Thiruvengadam":http://www.meenamedia.com/ for a road trip across Southern Illinois, filled with natural landscapes, quirky roadside attractions, historic monuments, and a stretch of Route 66...

01/31/2022

Jorpge Perez Family Foundation

Are you a civic design professional who incorporates the arts into the design of places and spaces? Are you someone who primarily works in either planning, transportation or land use development and leverages arts-based practices to address community goals? Then the Jorge and Darlene Pérez Prize in Public Art & Civic Design maybe for you! The goal of the Pérez Prize in Public Art & Civic Design is to celebrate one unique person for their locally implemented contributions that address community-driven goals through the integration of art into the built environment.

The application will open on Monday, February 7th with a deadline of Friday, March 4th, 2022. The application encourages nominations and self-submissions. To learn more about the prize visit: About the Jorge and Darlene Pérez Prize in Public Art & Civic Design | Americans for the Arts

The Pérez Prize in Public Art & Civic Design is named after the internationally recognized philanthropists, For more information, please visit www.jmperezfamilyfoundation.org.

01/27/2022

NEA Announces American Rescue Plan Grants to Arts Organizations

NEA Announces American Rescue Plan Grants to Arts Organizations: More than $57 Million in Funding Will Support the Recovery of the Arts and Culture Sector

https://www.arts.gov/about/news/2022/nea-announces-american-rescue-plan-grants-arts-organizations

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) today announced it has recommended American Rescue Plan (ARP) awards totaling $57,750,000 to 567 arts organizations to help the arts and cultural sector recover from the pandemic. The organizations may use this funding to save jobs, and to fund operations an...

01/18/2022

Survey - Impact of COVID-19 on the Creative Sector

The Illinois Arts Council Agency and Arts Alliance Illinois is urgently in need of new data from the field (individual artists, nonprofits, and creative businesses) to measure the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The information you provide is critical in our efforts to obtain state support for the arts and culture sector across Illinois.

If you can, please fill out this survey by Friday, January 21.
https://artsalliance.org/impact-of-covid19/

We need updated data from the Illinois creative community on the impact of COVID-19.

01/18/2022

IACA Announces Availability of FY23 General Operating Support Guidelines and Application

IACA Announces Availability of FY23 General Operating Support Guidelines and Application

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Illinois Arts Council Agency Announces Availability of Fiscal Year 2023 General Operating Support Guidelines and Application The Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA) is pleased to announce the release

01/13/2022

Bids & Proposals | City of Evanston

The City of Evanston’s Arts Council is seeking proposals from experienced professional artists and artist teams for the creation of a permanent, large-scale outdoor public art piece at the south end of Fountain Square that honors the Black roots of Evanston and the experience of Evanston’s Black residents.

The above item shall conform to the RFQ on file in the Purchasing Office. Parties interested in submitting a proposal should contact the Purchasing Office to receive a copy of the RFQ or see the City’s website at: www.cityofevanston.org/business/bids-proposals/

The City is closed to the public and the majority of City employees. The City currently has no ability to receive packages requiring signature and/or time stamp. As an alternative, the City will be accepting submittals electronically using DemandStar (bid submission instructions included in attache...

01/11/2022

National Endowment for the Arts Announces Over $33 Million in Project Funding to Arts Organizations Nationwide

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce the first round of recommended awards for fiscal year 2022, with 1,498 awards totaling nearly $33.2 million. Grants for Arts Projects funding spans 15 artistic disciplines and reaches communities in every state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Recipients of the Challenge America grant program, NEA Literature Fellowships in creative writing and translation, and support for arts research projects are also included in this announcement.

https://www.arts.gov/about/news/2022/national-endowment-arts-announces-over-33-million-project-funding-arts-organizations-nationwide

NEA announces first round of FY22 funding totaling over $33 million nationwide

01/10/2022

Illinois nonprofit organizations: Do you want to present in-person or virtual activities with an artist in 2022? If so, consider applying for the @ArtsMidwest GIG Fund. Applications are due on April 12. Learn more: www.artsmidwest.org/programs/gigfund

12/30/2021

The IACA online Salesforce grant system will be down for system maintenance on Thursday, December 30th at 6:00pm CST. It is anticipated the work will take about 30 minutes. Please email [email protected] with any questions.

12/09/2021

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) 2022 Individual Artists grant program is now open at the link below. The deadline to apply is January 7, 2022.
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/culgrants.html

11/29/2021

IACA FY22 Summer Youth Employment In The Arts Grant Program Closes Friday

https://conta.cc/3D8W5HE

11/22/2021

Home | Women's Caucus for Art

The IACA is please to share the following artists receiving The Women’s Caucus for Art (WCA) 2022 WCA Lifetime Achievement (LTA) Awards:

• Lynda Benglis,
• Beate Minkovski,
• Gladys Nilsson,
• Lorraine O’Grady,
• Linda Vallejo.

The recipient for the President's Award for Art & Activism is Sabrina Nelson, and the new WCA Emerging Artist Award will be awarded to Ashley January.

https://nationalwca.org/

A National Membership Organization with 21 chapters throughout the United StatesDedicated to creating community through art, education and social activism FEATURED ARTIST Michigan Chapter For over 40 years Idelle Hammond-Sass has been making tangible objects and jewelry. She is rooted in her fou ...

11/18/2021

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation (MAAF) - Grants for Artists

USArtists International (USAI) supports performances by U.S. artists at international festivals and and global presenting arts marketplaces outside of the United States with grants of up to $18,000 towards eligible expenses. The program funds individuals and ensembles across all performing arts practices and disciplines. The next deadline to apply is December 1, 2021.

https://www.midatlanticarts.org/grants-programs/grants-for-artists/#usartists-international

Grants for Artists Share: Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Jaamil Olawale Kosoko performing at Zurich Moves! in Switzerland through USArtists International 2018. Credit: Leni Olafson. Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation’s grant programs for artists allow artists to ex...

11/17/2021

Driehaus Foundation

The MacArthur Funds for Culture, Equity, and the Arts at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation welcomes requests from eligible small- to mid-sized arts and cultural organizations primarily serving the city of Chicago. MacArthur-Driehaus Cycle One, open now, is for organizations whose actual expenses in the most recently completed fiscal year were below $150,000. The deadline for Cycle One applications is January 18, 2022 at 6pm Central Time.

First-time applicants, as well as organizations that have applied previously, are encouraged to review the 2022 guidelines.

http://driehausfoundation.org/guidelines#The%20MacArthur%20Funds%20for%20Culture%2C%20Equity%2C%20and%20the%20Arts%20at%20the%20Richard%20H.%20Driehaus%20Foundation%20

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11/17/2021

REMINDER – Deadline for the IACA's FY22 Arts And Foreign Language Education Planning Assistance Grant is Wednesday, December 15, 2021

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11/15/2021

Reminder to IACA GOS Grant recipients: FY22 Summer Youth Employment In The Arts Grant Program Closes December 3, 2021

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11/12/2021

IACA Master Apprentice Program (MAP) Deadline is Monday, November 15, 2021!

https://conta.cc/3n7FEXw

11/08/2021

The IACA congratulates Illinois artist, Gina Pannorfi, who received the award for Excellence in Art to Wear with the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. Award winners were chosen from 195 artists across 30 states in 13 categories. Visit all artists at www.pmacraftshow.org.

From Gina: “I began my exploration of wet felt making in 2003. I believe in tradition and integrity in technique. I employ this to create 26 styles of scarves and shawls, each individually crafted and one of a kind. I am interested in color, texture, pattern and process. I approach each piece as a painting; a two-dimensional surface to be designed, manipulated and permanently altered into an object to be used on the body or in the home.”

11/01/2021

FY22 MAP Deadline is November 15

Attention ethnic and folk artists: Illinois Arts Council Master Apprentice program application deadline is November 15! https://conta.cc/3nQ2Ecu

ILLINOIS ARTS COUNCIL AGENCY FY22 MASTER/APPRENTICE PROGRAM CLOSING NOVEMBER 15, 2021 APPLICATIONS STILL AVAILABLE! The FY22 Master Apprentice Program (MAP) is currently open for applications but the

10/28/2021

REMINDER: Summer Youth Employment in the Arts grant is open now! There is a drop-in meeting Friday, October 29, 2021 at 11:00am. Join to ask questions on grant program or the Salesforce application platform. Just click on the link at the meeting time to join:

https://illinois.webex.com/illinois/j.php?MTID=m8e4912a508c65fb8731af1f0c7419475

10/27/2021

Dance/USA Fellowships to Artists - Dance/USA

Opportunity alert! Dance/USA Fellowships to Artists (DFA) is open for submissions. DFA offers direct support to individual artists who have a sustained and intentional practice of working through dance to address social change.

DFA will award 30 Fellowships of a minimum of $30,000 per artist. Fellowship funds may be used at the artist's discretion.⁠ Artists are invited to submit a letter of inquiry by December 8, 2021 at 6:00pm EST.⁠

Find the DFA program overview, eligibility, application process, and more at https://bit.ly/DanceUSA-DFA.

Navigation Menu Overview We are at a point in history where our society is grappling with unprecedented challenges and increasingly recognizing the inequity and injustice of our systems. With this in mind, Dance/USA is reaffirmed that the work of supporting artists who engage in art for social chang...

10/25/2021

IACA Announces FY22 Summer Youth Employment In The Arts Grant Program

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10/25/2021

Illinois Arts Council Agency FY22 Artists Fellowship Program closes on November 1. Awards to individual artists in the disciplines of Crafts, Digital Arts, Ethnic & Folk Arts, New Art Forms and Visual Arts are $15,000. Apply now!

https://conta.cc/3pBQOVR

10/22/2021

Illinois Arts Council Agency FY22 Artists Fellowship Program closes on November 1. Awards to individual artists in the disciplines of Crafts, Digital Arts, Ethnic & Folk Arts, New Art Forms and Visual Arts are $15,000. Apply now!
https://conta.cc/3Gf4a0c

10/19/2021

Drum roll please . . . and congratulations to the 2021 class of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge! 13 student winners from across the country have created songs that will move & delight you. Illinois is proud that Howard Godfrey is among the winners. His bio, song summary, photo and more await. Check it out. https://go.usa.gov/xMGxJ

10/15/2021

Crain's 2021 Notable Nonprofit Board Leaders | Crain's Chicago Business

Congratulations to Illinois Arts Council Agency board members Peggy Montes and Anne Kaplan on their inclusion in Crain's “2021 Notable Nonprofit Board Leaders”! https://www.chicagobusiness.com/awards/crains-2021-notable-nonprofit-board-leaders

Nonprofit board leaders donate money, chair fundraisers, advocate for their organizations and head mission-critical projects. And that's all in a volunteer-day's work for the leaders profiled here, who bring substantial professional expertise—legal, financial, managerial and entrepreneurial—to n...