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LILI-ANNE BROWN (2021 3Arts/Stan Lipkin & Evelyn Appell Lipkin Awardee) and RON OJ PARSON (2021 Make a Wave Artist)

Lili-Anne is celebrated as a finalist for the 2022 Zelda Fichandler Award, which “recognizes directors and …

KAREEM BANDEALY (2011 3Arts Awardee), BETHANY THOMAS (2019 3Arts/RH, Restoration Hardware Awardee), and WAI YIM (2022 Make a Wave Artist)

Now through December 31, Goodman Theatre brings back a holiday tradition with their restaging of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas …

3Arts goes “Next Level” with third year of $150,000 Next Level/Spare Room Awards to three women visual artists

Visual artists A.J. McClenon, Pooja Pittie, and Reveca Torres each receive $50,000 as 2022 3Arts Next Level/Spare Room Awardees

CHICAGO, IL (November …

NICOLE MITCHELL (2011 3Arts Awardee)

In November, Nicole’s new book, The Mandorla Letters, will be available for purchase. The book is an “afrofuturist memoir on jazz, collaboration, and the search for collective well-being.” 

ANDY SLATER (2018 Bodies of …

3Arts Awards marks 15 years with nearly $500,000 in grants to women, artists of color, and artists with disabilities

15th Annual 3Arts Awards Celebration grants nearly half a million dollars to Chicago’s women artists, artists of color, and Deaf and disabled artists

Awards event on November 7th is FREE for the public to attend via YouTube Live and includes …

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

Cauleen Smith received the prestigious Heinz Award, intended to recognize extraordinary individuals for their achievement in finding solutions to critical issues in areas that were important …

$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 …

SYDNEY LYNNE (2020 3Arts/HMS Fund Awardee) 

Now through September 18, audiences can experience My Brother Langston, a world premiere production at Black Ensemble Theater, featuring set design by Sydney. The show tells the story of Harlem Renaissance luminary …

LILI-ANNE BROWN (2021 3Arts/Stan Lipkin & Evelyn Appell Lipkin Awardee) and HEATHER GILBERT (2012 3Arts Awardee)

From August 3-9, The Color Purple runs at the historic Muny in St. Louis, directed by Lili-Anne Brown and featuring lighting design by …

SAM TRUMP (2019 3Arts/Southwest Airlines Awardee)

On July 1, Sam performs with the Soul Vortex at Dorian’s (1939 W North Ave). Doors open at 9pm and RSVP is required to attend. 

BETHANY THOMAS (2019 3Arts/RH, Restoration Hardware …

NORMAN TEAGUE (2019 3Arts/Denise & Gary Gardner Awardee)

Now through July 14, Norman is presenting an exhibition of his design work in the storefront windows of The Art Center in Highland Park. The Center also published an online profile …

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and 3Arts Launch New Fund for Local Artists

$60,000 of project support for Chicago-area artists in 2022

CHICAGO, IL (May 4, 2022)—The Chicago-based nonprofit organization, 3Arts, is partnering with The Andy …

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 157 projects, distributed more than $881,000 to Chicago artists, and maintained an …

New video conversations with four artists from Chicago’s dance and theater communities added to online hub for disability art and culture

CHICAGO, IL (January 18, 2022)– 3Arts, the Chicago-based nonprofit organization, announced today the four dance and theater artists added …

By Mike Scutari, Inside Philanthropy

Inside Philanthropy Funder Spotlights offer quick rundowns of the grantmakers that are on our radar, including a few key details on how they operate and what they’re up to right now. Today, we take a …

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 …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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 …

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 …