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City of Chicago Awards $2M in CityArts Grants to Arts and Arts Institutions

Aug 20, 2020 Vickie Moore DCASE, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) have announced the recipients of the 2020 CityArts Program grants. Each year, the CityArts Program encourages Chicago-based arts and culture-focused organizations of all sizes to attain artistic excellence and financial stability by making general operating grants across all artistic disciplines. This year, the program is awarding general operating grants between $2,000 to $30,000 – and special project grants ranging from $2,500 to $56,200 – to 191 nonprofit organizations for a total of $2 million. The project grants are being awarded in alignment with the Year of Chicago Music, now continuing through 2021.

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Arts for Illinois Awards Over $3.3M to Artists and Arts Organizations

May 7, 2020 Vickie Moore Arts Alliance Illinois, Arts for Illinois, First Lady MK Pritzker, Governor J.B. Pritzker, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot

This week, the Arts for Illinois Relief Fund announced that more than $3.3 million dollars has been awarded to 906 artists and 166 cultural organizations across the state, which is expected to reach recipients in the coming weeks. The Fund’s application portals will reopen today, after a temporary pause to fundraise and process initial applications, and will remain open through May 11 for a second round of submissions.