Crowdfunding with a Match

3AP (3Arts Projects) is a unique crowdfunding platform with a built-in match that helps Chicago artists finance new creative work.
3Arts matches 1/3 of each project goal, charges no fees to artists, and offers mentoring and technical support.
3Arts will match your support!
  • ri’flekSHens in 6

    • $3,030 raised of $3,000 goal
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      • 3Arts matched
      • 101% funded

    ri’flekSHens in 6, my first evening-length work, is an introspective exploration of the relationship between fathers and daughters. The work will explore the effects absent fathers, either physically and emotionally, can have on their daughters and expressed through virtuosic …

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  • La Habana

    • $8,862 raised of $5,000 goal
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      • 3Arts matched
      • 177% funded

    La Habana is both a play with live music and film, as well as a documentary film that delves into the lives of the Caribbean Latino immigrants that came to Chicago in the 1960s. La Habana is inspired by interviews …

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  • 3 Singers

    • $5,736 raised of $5,000 goal
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      • 3Arts matched
      • 115% funded

    3 Singers is a performance and multimedia installation combining live and recorded music, movement, video, and technology in order to raise awareness and expand knowledge about issues faced by female laborers in the global textile industry.

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  • Seven Years in the Making

    • $5,310 raised of $5,000 goal
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      • 3Arts matched
      • 106% funded

    "Seven Years in the Making" is a new photographic series documenting the effects of my mother's "mental health" on my family and my home, and will be part of a new solo exhibition premiering at Johalla Projects. 

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  • Power Strums 101

    • $5,576 raised of $5,000 goal
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      • 3Arts matched
      • 112% funded

    This project fulfills a promise I made to a mentor and legendary musician, that I share the teachings of traditional 'ukulele strum patterns with generations to come. About 25 years ago while performing at the Hawaiian Inn Hotel in Daytona …

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  • Myth/Science Dubcology

    • $1,355 raised of $1,200 goal
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      • 3Arts matched
      • 113% funded

    Inspired by the writings of Sun Ra and serving as a tribute to the cultural site of Chicago's Washington Park, Myth/Science Dubcology will be a new series of innovative sound concerts that connect audiences and communities. In June 2011, I …

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  • Bread & Butter

    • $4,239 raised of $4,000 goal
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      • 3Arts matched
      • 106% funded

    This collaborative venture aims to produce a weekend of live dance performance examining the sustainability of the Chicago arts community.

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  • Chicago Dream House

    • $3,600 raised of $3,500 goal
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      • 3Arts matched
      • 103% funded

    "Chicago Dream House" is a unique blend of art and social engagement in Albany Park, one of the most diverse communities in the nation, and one that is still scarred by the effects of housing foreclosures. 

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    • $5,245 raised of $5,000 goal
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      • 3Arts matched
      • 105% funded

    A new version of a tragic love story, "The Magic Carpet" is a new theatre production set along the Moroccan-Algerian border and centering on contemporary border conflicts through the lens of star-crossed lovers. This is a new work produced by Borderline …

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  • Veterans Reinventing Joy

    • $3,025 raised of $3,000 goal
    • 0 Days 0:00:00 LEFT
      • 3Arts matched
      • 101% funded

    For veterans returning home with a disability, it is often difficult to see the possibilities beyond the limitations. With this project, I want to help veterans with disabillities rediscover their joy and potential. 

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