Description
Arts Alliance Illinois builds the vitality of communities statewide through service and advocacy, thereby generating resources for the cultural sector and creative industries. Through statewide civic engagement, we position the Arts as a source of cre...
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Program areas at Arts Alliance Illinois
2020 covid initiative: Arts Alliance Illinois pivoted in 2020 to provide relief and support to artists and Arts organizations through the Arts for Illinois relief fund (airf). Through this effort the Alliance fundraised and regranted a total of $1,012,750 in unrestricted funds to community foundations and the art works fund for regranting to local Arts organizations and to 3arts for distribution to individual artists.
Civic engagement: the Alliance keeps its stakeholders up to date on news and policy that affect the creative sector through public forums, action alerts, advocacy trainings, workshops, voter education, meetings with elected officials, webinars, and other engagement events. By empowering our stakeholders to be active participants in the policy-making process, we equip the sector with the tools to grow our impact across Illinois.
Fiscal sponsorship: assisting startup initiatives looking to strengthen the creative sector of Illinois as they establish their own tax exemption.