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Nearly 30 community organizations and artists, most on the city’s West and South Sides, received grants from Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.
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Money will be distributed two ways, including via a new Chicago Arts Recovery Program with applications now open.
Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Chicago plans to spend at least $60 million to boost the arts and local artists citywide. The Arts 77 recovery and reopening program will focus on employing creative workers through city services and programs; increase public sector investments in the arts through financing and cultural policy; and expand involvement in the creative and cultural sector across the city’s 77 community areas. The program was announced Tuesday by Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and the Chicago Park District. “Before the pandemic struck,...
Chicago announces Arts 77, a huge increase in arts funding, with $60 million for artists, concerts and new public art at O’Hare Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune © Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune An image of Chicago's Picasso sculpture is on display in a window O'Hare International Airport in April 2020. The Arts 77 plan will include funding for public art as part of the airport's expansion. In the biggest show of civic support for the arts in years, if not decades, City of Chicago officials are expected to announce Tuesday a major new initiative called Arts 77, drawing its name f...