Arts Alliance Illinois

Chicago budget season is here! Starting next week, the City is offering four public roundtables, including one specifically for youth ages 13-24. Attending one of the Roundtables or submitting a public comment are critical making your voice heard in this year's budget process! Visit our website to find registration links, talking points in support of arts and culture funding in this year's budget, and more: https://lnkd.in/gGdyp-vG

Artists, arts workers, creative workers are the foundation of Chicago’s arts and culture landscape. But that work isn’t always paid, safe, or supportive. Open dialogue about these issues is essential. This includes transparent, fair and equitable pay policies, workplace safety standards, shared understanding of local laws and protections, and access to tools to improve the conditions of creative production. Mayor Brandon Johnson, DCASE and Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection have launched a new campaign and website – Chicago.gov/CreativeWork – to make sure artists, arts workers, creative workers and their employers have what they need. Get the info and join an upcoming session.

To give our staff a chance to recharge, Arts Alliance’s offices will be closed for a summer break from Monday, July 1 to Friday, July 12. Our general inbox, info@artsalliance.org, will be monitored throughout the break for urgent needs, and our help desk will remain open until Friday, July 7!

Request for Qualifications: Arts Alliance is seeking creative animators, videographers, editors, and/or illustrators to create exciting video content for the Arts Alliance Illinois Help Desk. Deadline is July 15! View the RFQ on our website: https://lnkd.in/di4T_rz6

WE'RE HIRING! Arts Alliance is hiring a Development Manager to aid our fundraising efforts. If you’re a development professional who is passionate about making Illinois a vibrant home for arts & culture, we want to hear from you. View the full job description at https://lnkd.in/guAQq7tT. The priority application deadline is Friday, July 12!

Request for Qualifications: Arts Alliance is seeking a contractor to help us research barriers to COVID-19 relief funding for Latinx artists, creative businesses, and nonprofits in Illinois. Our priority deadline is next Monday, June 24! View the RFQ on our website: https://lnkd.in/di4T_rz6 If you have any questions, get in touch by responding here or emailing Kacie Smith at smith@artsalliance.org.

Please send a very warm welcome to our Summer Community Organizing Fellow, Tara Levy! Tara Levy is an artist, author and educator from the western suburbs of Chicago. She is the founder of the Liberated Arts Movement, a collective of creatives dedicated to the enrichment of historically underserved communities and people of color through art and cultural programming. Tara has written and directed over four one act plays that have been produced by Goodman Theater, Chicago Police Department and Missouri Theatre. In addition, she has written and illustrated two affirmation based children’s books, a poetry book and inspirational journal. Tara’s intention is that through her artistry and community work others feel seen, feel loved and empowered to let their light shine.

We're excited to welcome Maddie Healy as the incoming Data Management Coordinator! Maddie has a bachelor’s in Anthropology from Grinnell College and a master’s in Digital Studies of Language, Culture, and History from the University of Chicago. Her interests are in information accessibility, ethical data stewardship, and organizing. Welcome to the team 🎉

Yesterday, the final FY25 state budget passed the Illinois legislature to head to the Governor’s desk for signature. Our creative community achieved some big wins, including an overall budget increase of 53.5% for the Illinois Arts Council and passage of the Creative Economy Task Force bill. This is a significant win for the creative community across the state! Read our analysis: https://lnkd.in/g-N7pbZc

Wow, what an incredible evening celebrating Nora Daley, Amanda Williams, and our amazing statewide creative community. Thank you to everyone who came out brought so much warmth and joy to our shared night of revelry. If you didn't get a chance to join us, we're thrilled to share the Rabb Family has agreed to match gifts up to $25,000 made to the Alliance before next Monday, May 20 at midnight. Special thank you to the Rabb family, our incredible event sponsors, and everyone who made the night such a success. Make a gift, view event photos and sponsor information, and more at https://lnkd.in/g6HhgjVR. Photo credit: Glitterguts