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.
-
- $39,330 raised of $25,000 goal
- 0 Days 0:00:00 LEFT
Bridging continents, oceans, and centuries, I’m developing a new film that centers on queer, Black folx displaced by colonization and linked by speculative imaginings of joy and sexual freedom. My project, (Un)Imagined Lives, draws from Christina Sharpe’s monumental biographical …
Read more about (Un)Imagined Lives -
- $7,000 raised of $5,000 goal
- 0 Days 0:00:00 LEFT
I am creating a special edition of handmade and embroidered washcloths to support mental health and wellness. Called MotherWords, these washcloths are embroidered with positive mantras in dual language that reflect real life and are socially responsible and environmentally …
Read more about MotherWords -
- $6,020 raised of $5,000 goal
- 0 Days 0:00:00 LEFT
The Veteran Arts Database (VAD) is a growing collection of interdisciplinary arts resources aimed to bridge the gap between professional level arts and the military connected community. Supporting this project will enable us to empower veterans working as artists and …
Read more about Veteran Arts Database -
- $5,275 raised of $5,000 goal
- 0 Days 0:00:00 LEFT
Blk Ark: The Impossible Manifestation is a multimodal project consisting of a live performance, community co-created sound score, and scholarly digital publication. Inspired by Ẹsẹ̀ntáyé, a Yoruba ceremony wherein a baby’s destiny is revealed, Blk Ark is a destiny of …
Read more about Blk Ark: The Impossible Manifestation -
- $8,523 raised of $5,000 goal
- 0 Days 0:00:00 LEFT
I am arranging music by the late composer Connie Converse, who wrote brilliant folk and art songs between 1945-1961 and whose work was almost entirely uncelebrated in her lifetime. Together with vocalist Emmy Bean and instrumentalists from the 5th Wave …
Read more about Her Only Light: The Songs of Connie Converse -
- $5,088 raised of $4,000 goal
- 0 Days 0:00:00 LEFT
I come from a lineage of brilliant movers, from my grandfather Sam Boyd down to my parents Donald and June Boyd. With this new documentary film, The Set, I will celebrate my father’s 50-year journey as a Chicago Stepper …
Read more about The Set -
- $5,003 raised of $5,000 goal
- 0 Days 0:00:00 LEFT
Welcome to The Family Recording for I See Music, a project that will result in a new EP of five original songs written, performed, and produced by Blind or low vision learners and instructors. With community support, we will release …
Read more about The Family Recording -
- $10,650 raised of $5,000 goal
- 0 Days 0:00:00 LEFT
I am creating a limited-edition artist book that centers on my return to photography and reflects the resilience and complexity of my home community of Pilsen. Through portraits of people and place, this will be an archive of Pilsen’s ever-changing …
Read more about Luz: Seeing the Space Between Us -
- $3,575 raised of $3,500 goal
- 0 Days 0:00:00 LEFT
For a musician, nothing compares to putting an album out on vinyl. With this campaign, I’m raising funds to help me do just that with my latest recording called Prosthetic. In addition to being an immersive sonic experience, this …
Read more about Prosthetic on Vinyl -
- $47,320 raised of $30,000 goal
- 0 Days 0:00:00 LEFT
Become a champion of Chicago artists by supporting the 2022 3Arts/BMO Community Award campaign.
Read more about 2022 3Arts/BMO Community Award
Every contribution, from $5 and up, will collectively fund a $30,000 unrestricted award that will be given to an extraordinary artist making a difference in our …
3AP Presenting Partner:
Additional support provided by:
