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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 …

IVELISSE DIAZ (2019 3Arts Community Awardee)
Ivelisse recorded the Bomba style percussion and vocals for Santiago of the Seas, a new cartoon series debuting on Nickelodeon on October 9.

BEN LAMAR GAY (2018 3Arts/Stan Lipkin & Evelyn Appell …

Update as of 10/5/20: 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. To leverage new funding opportunities, the next round …

ALBERTO AGUILAR (2011 3Arts Awardee)
The Franklin presents a new installation of Alberto’s called “(In) Between Out II” as part of the group exhibition Artists Run Chicago 2.0 focusing on local, artist-run spaces, on view now through November 1 at …

DEE ALEXANDER (2012 3Arts Awardee)
On August 9 (7:30pm), Dee performs with collaborator John McLean in this special episode of “Sunday Night Jazz” livestreamed by the Hyde Park Jazz Festival.

TATSU AOKI (2010 3Arts Awardee)
Tatsu is a co-recipient …

REGINA HARRIS BAIOCCHI (2011 3Arts Awardee in Music)
On July 8, Regina’s compositions will be performed as part of the 6Degrees Composers Showcase presented by Hothouse. Additionally, video recordings of two of Regina’s works are now available on Youtube, …

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 …

NEWS: 

• 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) …

NEWS: 

• 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 …

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