The following artist resources represent only a selection of what is available for Chicago artists. Follow the links below to learn more.
National Database of Grants and Resources:
To search a comprehensive database of national grant opportunities for artists working in all disciplines, visit the New York Foundation for the Arts at www.nyfa.org
Artist's Blog Featuring National Resources:
Mira's List http://www.miraslist.com
Local Opportunities:
To find job and grant opportunities, professional development resources, space, and more: Chicago Artists Resource: www.chicagoartistsresource.org
Performing Arts:
- For a comprehensive list of resources designed specifically for artists of color and artists with disabilities in the performing arts (although of use and interest to every artist), visit http://inclusioninthearts.org/resources
- To learn about rehearsal, workshop, and performance space, and to locate other support for performing artists, visit www.linkshall.org
- For grant opportunities and information about all kinds of resources for dance artists, visit the Chicago Dancemakers Forum at www.chicagodancemakers.org
- To locate grants for individual theater artists, visit http://www.tcg.org/grants/individual.cfm
National Residency Programs:
To locate artist residency programs for artists of all disciplines, visit the Alliance of Artist Communities: www.artistcommunities.org
Visual Arts:
- For professional development, studio space, and exhibition opportunities for visual artists, check out the Chicago Artists Coalition: www.chicagoartistscoalition.org
- For individual and collaborative visual artists working independently, learn about grants to support your projects at www.propellerfund.org
- Artadia distributes grants to visual artists in Chicago: http://www.artadia.org/
- For information on how to apply for multi-year, integrated financial and advisory support for visual artists, see Creative Capital: www.creative-capital.org
City of Chicago Grants
To apply for support for neighborhood projects for under-served populations, see http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/provdrs/grants/svcs/svc1.html.
Community Arts Assistance Program grants are also available for artists through the city at http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/provdrs/grants/svcs/caap_applicationsummary.html
Emergency Preparedness:
For information about protecting yourself and your art in the event of an emergency of any kind, visit Craft Emergency Relief Fund: www.craftemergency.org
Insurance Information:
For information about insurance, visit http://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/about and http://actorsfund.org/services-and-programs/healthcare-and-health-insurance
State of Illinois Grants:
To apply for project and professional development grants in all disciplines, go to the Illinois Arts Council: www.arts.illinois.gove/grants-programs/iac-grants/individual-artist-support
Grants for Women Artists:
For grants specifically open to women artists in theater, film, writing, and visual art, see www.womenarts.org
Crowd-sourcing Fundraising:
There are multiple opportunities available to artists who seek to fund projects through crowd-sourcing initiatives. See the following for a selection of sources.
Artspire http://artspire.org, Kickstarter http://www.kickstarter.com, Indiegogo http://www.indiegogo.com
