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JESSIE FISHER (2017 Make a Wave Awardee)

Now through January 5, Every Brillant Thing starring Jessie, plays at the Writers Theatre. “By shining a hilarious and compassionate light on life’s small abundant joys, this big-hearted play— told in gentle …

CHICAGO’S 3ARTS PROMOTES FROM WITHIN: 

ITS CURRENT DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT & FORMER BOARD CHAIR

CAT TAGER NAMED NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

TAGER, A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN, ONLY SECOND DIRECTOR TO HELM THE VITAL NON-PROFIT IN ITS NEARLY 20 YEAR HISTORY …

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EIREN CAFFALL (2021 Make a Wave Awardee)

Eiren recently released The Mourner’s Bestiary, her critically acclaimed literary memoir “braiding together environmental research and the personal journey of generational healing, grief, and chronic illness.” “A literary memoir on …

CAITLIN EDWARDS (2021 3Arts/Walder Foundation Awardee)

On Oct 1, Davóne Tines joins D-Composed for ROBESON: An Electro-Gospel Acid Trip at Harris Theater. The performance is a reimagination of Paul Robeson’s musical repertoire as the soundtrack to a fever …

3Arts announces ten artists each receiving $30,000 unrestricted grants at 2024 3Arts Awards Celebration

CELEBRATION ON OCTOBER 21 AT THE HARRIS THEATER WILL FEATURE PERFORMANCES BY PAST 3ARTS AWARDEES INCLUDING INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST RIKA LIN, DANCER AND CHOREOGRAPHER DONNETTA “LILBIT” …

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NICOLE MITCHELL (2011 3Arts Awardee) and JOVIA ARMSTRONG (2011 3Arts/Siragusa Foundation Awardee)

Nicole Mitchell and Ballaké Sissoko recently released Bamako*Chicago Sound System, an album embodying “the African griot traditions of call and response, rooted in the Black …

RIVA LEHRER (2008 3Arts/Chandler Family Awardee)

Riva is a featured interviewee on the podcast Chinwag for their “On Disability & Monsters” episode. In this installment, the co-hosts speak to Riva about the nuances of living with a disability, stigma, defining …

Dear Friends,

In 2002 I took a leap of faith that I have never regretted into the position of Executive Director at what was then called The Three Arts Club of Chicago. Founded in 1912, with a history focused on …

JANHAVI KHEMKA (2023 3Arts/Bodies of Work Artist)

On July 6, Janhavi performs Impress/ion for the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago’s “Cripping the Galleries” series. “During this intimate, participatory performance, Khemka invites audience members to sit with her, three …

ANAIET SOUL (2023 Make a Wave Awardee)

On June 2, Anaiet performs a set for the Indigo Sessions: A Night of Jazz and Poetry, at Dorothy Downstairs located at 2500 W. Chicago. Indigo Sessions, “a captivating fusion …

LANI MONTREAL (2009 3Arts Residency Artist)

From May 3 – 18, Lani’s newest play, Panther in the Sky, premieres at the Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble, under the direction of Mignon McPherson Stewart. Lani started writing this play while on …

JACINDA BULLIE (2023 3Arts/Community Awardee)

During the month of April, Jacinda and her co-creative leads at Kuumba Lynx are organizing the Poetry Making Playground as part of this year’s Chicago Hip Hop Theater Fest. “We are calling all …

3AP (3Arts Projects) is a unique crowdfunding platform with a built-in match that helps Chicago artists finance new creative work.

Since 2012, the program has supported more than 200 projects, distributed more than $1.2 million to Chicago artists, …

CHRISTINE PASCUAL (2018 3Arts/Lakeside Bank Awardee)

Now through March 24, audiences can witness “the powerful stories of 19 individuals fighting to overcome and transform America’s education and criminal justice systems” in Notes from the Field at Timeline Theatre. Christine …

LUIS ROMERO (2010 3Arts Awardee)

Now through February 24, Luis presents new works in a solo exhibition entitled All is Illusion, But Nothing Lies at Compound Yellow in Oak Park. “Luis Romero constructs assemblages made primarily of paper, …

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CAULEEN SMITH (2013 3Arts/Lydia Yun Lee & Lisa Yun Lee Awardee)

Cauleen Smith is a 2023 Anonymous Was A Woman Award recipient. The unrestricted grant “enables women artists, over 40 years of age and at a significant juncture in …

KAREEM BANDEALY (2011 3Arts Awardee), ROBERT SCHLEIFER (2013 3Arts/Siragusa Foundation Awardee), BETHANY THOMAS (2019 3Arts/Restoration Hardware Awardee), and WAI YIM (2022 Make a Wave Awardee)

Now through December 31, Goodman Theatre brings back a holiday tradition with their …

3Arts announces inaugural recipients of $50,000 grants for Teaching Artists, largest award for teaching artists in the world!

Chicago teaching artists Miguel "Kane One" Aguilar and Regin Igloria—along with visual artists Dianna Frid, Edra Soto, and Dorian Sylvain …

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JESS GODWIN (2016 3Arts/Restoration Hardware Awardee) 

Jess just released a new 50-minute short musical film and performance entitled dreamer. available on her website. “After a year of songwriting celibacy, she was compelled to drop everything and …

3Arts announces ten artists each receiving $30,000 unrestricted grants at annual 3Arts Awards Celebration

Acclaimed local artists & past 3Arts Awards recipients performing at the For the Love of Artists themed celebration include grammy award-winning opera singer Will Liverman and …

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OMER ABBAS SALEM (2022 3Arts/SIF Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation Awardee)

Abbas was recently named one of the 2023 Audible Emerging Playwrights. “The Emerging Playwrights Fund is a program that invests in and nurtures emerging playwrights …

DORIAN SYLVAIN (2020 3Arts/Southwest Airlines Community Awardee)

On August 5, Dorian and her three sons participate in a public talk at the MCA Chicago about the meaning of art and family across generations. Titled Recapturing Memories of the Black Ark …

REGIN IGLORIA (2011 3Arts Awardee) and LAURA KINA (2021 Make a Wave Artist)

Now through May 6, both Regin and Laura have work on view at the Riverside Arts Center. In One Ends Another Begins Regin presents …

$60,000 of project support awarded for Chicago-area artists

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (September 16, 2022): The Ignite Fund, supporting the creation and public presentation of new visual arts-based projects by Chicago-area artists and artist-led collectives, today announced its inaugural cohort …

By Mike Scutari, Inside Philanthropy

In a piece on the Pop Culture Collaborative’s blog, cultural producer Claudia Alick argued last fall that “disabled artists have not received funding on the same levels as abled artists and institutions.”

This statement doesn’t …