Crowdfunding with a Match

3AP (3Arts Projects) is a unique crowdfunding platform with a built-in match that helps Chicago artists finance new creative work.
3Arts matches 1/3 of each project goal, charges no fees to artists, and offers mentoring and technical support.
3Arts will match your support!
  • Anna & Fredrick Douglass Pavilion

    • $4,300 raised of $6,000 goal
    • 9 Days 07:02:36 LEFT
      • 3Arts matched
      • 72% funded
      • 28% to go

    The Anna and Frederick Douglass Pavilion is a transformative public space designed to honor the legacies of the Douglass Family while fostering cultural pride, inclusivity, and community engagement. The development of this project was inspired by a youth led campaign …

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    • $5,270 raised of $6,000 goal
    • 14 Days 07:02:36 LEFT
      • 3Arts matched
      • 88% funded
      • 12% to go

    God/Is Sustenance is a multimedia performance and sculptural installation that celebrates and educates its audience on being stewards of the earth. The performance of God Is takes inspiration from African masquerade and devotional worship to honor personal divinity. Sustenance carries …

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    • $6,849 raised of $6,000 goal
    • 19 Days 07:02:36 LEFT
      • 3Arts matched
      • 114% funded

    STRETCH GOAL!!! Thanks to the caring and generous support of the community, we have secured our first milestone goal! With 30 days left for the campaign, we are working towards a new stretch goal of $10,000. This will help us pay for an extra …

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  • Contact Zones: Wake for Water, Earth, Metal

    • $540 raised of $6,000 goal
    • 23 Days 07:02:36 LEFT
      • 9% funded
      • 91% to go

    Contact Zones is a project of artistic and political engagement with sites that are being demolished for redevelopment. We consider how the loss of beloved places can be met with creative practices of memory-making, collective grieving, and uplifting. We will …

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  • Reactivate OM MISSION!

    • $395 raised of $6,000 goal
    • 37 Days 07:02:36 LEFT
      • 7% funded
      • 93% to go

    I’m excited about Om Mission! It’s a blend of theatre and storytelling that explores lesbian history, Chicago history and the love story of two Black women, me and my wife: Zahra Baker. When we performed it last summer at the …

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  • BUGGY: A Short Film

    • $6,515 raised of $6,000 goal
    • 44 Days 07:02:36 LEFT
      • 3Arts matched
      • 109% funded

    STRETCH GOAL!!! Thanks to our community of friends, family, and indie film advocates, we’ve been able to reach our original goal of $6,000—and so quickly! We’re so grateful and moved by the level of support. We have 48 days on the …

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    • $50 raised of $6,000 goal
    • 46 Days 07:02:36 LEFT
      • 1% funded
      • 99% to go

    Book of Elysses: Vol. I, Chapter VII is my debut full-length album. I have been performing and recording with other artists for over 30 years, so I am having a Tina Turner moment. Book of Elysses is a fusion of …

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