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BEN LAMAR GAY (2018 3Arts/Stan Lipkin & Evelyn Appell Lipkin Awardee)
The Jazz Coalition selected Ben to create a new work as part of their Commission Fund with contributions intended to “become a new canon of music that represents our …

SOPHIA NAHLI ALISON (2014 3Arts Awardee)
BlackStar Film Festival is presenting a special online screening Sophia’s award-winning 2019 short film, A Love Song for Latasha, during May 1-3. “A Love Song For Latasha is a dreamlike archive in conversation …

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• Huong Ngo (2018 3Arts/Reva & David Logan Foundation Awardee) is among 51 artists selected to exhibit in Prospect.5, the New Orleans international art triennial, scheduled to open in October.
• Norman Teague (2019 3Arts/Denise & Gary Gardner Awardee) …

Hello! If you are a practicing artist, an Illinois resident, and experiencing financial loss or hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, you are in the right place. 

[Update as of 6/1/20]: We are currently processing Round Two, for …

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• Nicole Cabell (2010 3Arts Awardee) has been appointed to the Voice Faculty at the Eastman School of Music. 
• Will Liverman (2017 3Arts/Stan Lipkin & Evelyn Appell Lipkin Awardee) received the Marian Anderson Vocal Award, which …

In 2020, new artworks by 20 Chicago artists will be supported on 3AP (3Arts Projects).

3AP is a unique online crowdfunding platform that has a built-in match to help Chicago artists finance new creative work. In addition to matching …

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 131 projects, distributed more than $692,000 to Chicago artists, and maintained an …

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• Sophia Nahli Allison (2014 3Arts/Southwest Airlines Awardee), Tatsu Aoki (2010 3Arts Awardee), and Nicole Mitchell (2011 3Arts Awardee) received $50,000 USA Fellowships
• Juan Angel Chavez (2008 3Arts Awardee) was awarded a commission from DCASE’s Percent for Art initiative …

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• Damon Locks (2019 3Arts/Reva & David Logan Foundation Awardee) and his latest Black Monument Ensemble record was listed in the “Top 10 Best Jazz Albums” by the Los Angeles Times, as well as The Wire magazine’s 2019 …

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• Ben LaMar Gay (2018 3Arts/Stan Lipkin & Evelyn Appell Lipkin Awardee) and Anna Martine Whitehead (2018 3Arts/HMS Fund Awardee) were selected to be 2019-20 Artists in Residence at Arts + Public Life through the University of Chicago.  …

3Arts to award $270,000 in grants to local artists: 'It’s very much a celebration of all artists in Chicago’

Three cheers to the 3Arts Residency Fellowship recipients for 2019-20!