Recent Grants

Our Grantees 2010 3Arts Residency Fellowships Ragdale Foundation A $22,800 grant supports two-week residencies and $700 stipends for six artists?specifically women, people of color, and people with disabilities working in music, theater, and the visual arts. The Vision Award Eta Creative Arts Foundation A $6,600 grant to support the artistic fees of three women directors featured in a series of productions at one of Chicago's leading African American cultural performing arts institutions. Erasing the Distance A $6,000 grant providing partial support of the salary of the executive director, who serves in a dual capacity as artist and administrator for this theater company focused on community productions about mental illness. Rivendell Theatre Ensemble A $5,000 grant to support the fees of the artistic personnel at a company that gives voice to theatre?s forgotten majority by providing an artistic home for women actors, directors, and designers, while serving as a leader in new play development for women playwrights. 20% Theatre Company Chicago A $5,000 grant to support the production of The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek at this company dedicated to women artists and gender equity in the theater. Special Projects Threewalls A $7,000 grant for a series of solo exhibitions for Chicago artists, including technical support, installation support, promotion, and stipends for the artists. Victory Gardens Theater A $9,000 grant supports performance opportunities through the Access Project, a series of productions and programs that involve people with disabilities in all aspects of the theater experience. Woman Made Gallery A $10,000 grant to support an exhibition of Mexican-American women artists from Chicago that relates to the citywide celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution. 2009 3Arts Artist Awards $90,000 in unrestricted cash grants to six Chicago artists. Lurrie Bell, Sara Black, Leslie Dunner, David Leggett, Tanya Sarracho, and Michael Patrick Thornton 3Arts Residency Fellowships Ragdale Foundation A $22,800 grant supports two-week residencies and stipends for six Chicago artists. Andrea Bunch, Ilesa Duncan, Andrea Fritsch, Angeli Primlani, Alvara Ramirez, and Travis The Vision Award The Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media A $10,000 grant supports two fellowships for women artists working in music and the visual arts. Goodman Theatre A $10,000 grant supports “Taking the Stage: A Celebration of Women Making Theater,” a symposium that examines the position of women in contemporary theater. Rivendell Theatre Ensemble A $12,000 grant supports general operations for Rivendell, a company that gives voice to theatre’s forgotten majority by providing an artistic home for women actors, directors, and designers while serving as a leader in new play development for women playwrights. Special Projects Hyde Park Art Center A $10,000 grant supports the organization’s 70th Anniversary Celebration, 70 Days for 70 Years, a series of celebratory events showcasing Chicago artists through free exhibitions, publications, and educational and networking programs. Victory Gardens Theater A $7,000 grant supports performance opportunities through the Access Project, a series of performances and programs that involve people with disabilities in all aspects of production. The Access Project includes five Crip Slam Sundays performances and Love Person, a Victory Gardens mainstage production featuring deaf characters, deaf actors, and use of American Sign Language throughout, May 15-June 14, 2009. 2008 3Arts Artist Awards $90,000 in unrestricted cash grants to six Chicago artists. Amy Briggs, Josephine Lee, Alana Arenas, Tekki Lomnicki, Juan Angel Chavez, and Riva Lehrer 3Arts Residency Fellowships Ragdale Foundation A $30,000 grant to establish the 3Arts Residency Fellowships, two-week residencies for six Chicago artists. Nicole Mitchell, Tomeka Reid, Anita Chandwaney, Lani Montreal, Sarah Nesbit, and Joyce Owens Special Projects Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs A $35,000 grant for presenting sponsorship of Chicago Artist Month, an annual celebration of the city’s diverse visual arts community that takes place during the month of October.