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CHERYL LYNN BRUCE (2010 3Arts Awardee), KIRSTEN FITZGERALD (2017 Make a Wave Artist), and FAWZIA MIRZA (2015 3Arts Community Awardee)
From June 12 to 16, Cheryl, Kirsten, and Fawzia are among the cast members in an online …

T. AYO ALSTON (2018 3Arts/Southwest Airlines Awardee)
As the founding executive and artistic director of Ayodele Drum & Dance, Ayo and the ensemble are presenting a Mother’s Day Dance Marathon on May 8. “Save the date for a day of …

DEE ALEXANDER (2012 3Arts/Southwest Airlines Awardee)
From April 1 through 4, Dee leads her Dee Alexander Quartet for live performances at the Jazz Showcase. Her band features Miguel de la Cerna (piano), Ernie Adams (drums), and fellow 3Arts …

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 …

MULTIPLE ARTISTS
Five 3Arts awardees were among 20 Black community leaders recently honored by Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot for “their commitment to supporting and advocating for Chicago’s dynamic Black residents.” Recipients in the Arts & Culture included past awardees Candace …

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 145 projects, distributed more than $787,000 to Chicago artists, and maintained an …

LAKSHA DANTRAN (2019 3Arts/HMS Fund Awardee)
As a recent member of the She Wolf artist community, Laksha will be among the performers on February 20 in “She Wolf Sacred Movement: Re-Claiming,” part of a virtual performance series focusing on personal …

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CHICAGO, IL (January 15, 2021)– 3Arts, the Chicago-based nonprofit grantmaking organization, announced today the launch of the Disability Culture Leadership Initiative (DCLI), featuring a new online platform created to elevate Deaf and disabled artists and encourage …

In December 2020, we launched the first cycle of 3ER (3Arts Emergency Response) for artists in the 3Arts network. 3ER is intended as both an immediate response to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on artists’ livelihoods and an effort to establish …

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3Arts grants $470,000 to 23 of Chicago’s women artists, artists of color, and d/Deaf and disabled artists,
largest award year in organization’s history

Visual artists Hương Ngô, Amanda Williams, and Folayemi Wilson each receive $50,000 as inaugural …

3Arts to award $470,000 to Chicago artists: 'This is the year to encourage people to find hope’

Dancemaker/poet J’sun Howard was in Japan when the …

3Arts awards nearly half a million dollars to Chicago’s women artists, artists of color, and d/Deaf and disabled artists 

Awards event on October 19 is FREE for the public to attend via YouTube Live and includes new works by 15 …

Update as of 10/27/20: The selection process for emergency grants to individual artists through the Arts for Illinois Relief Fund is now complete. All applicants were notified as of September 8. AIRF grants to individual artists will be on …