Chicago officials announce Arts 77, major arts funding initiative
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,...
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