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!
  • What We Carry: A Short Film

    • $7,328 raised of $6,000 goal
    • 0 Days 0:00:00 LEFT
      • 3Arts matched
      • 122% funded

    STRETCH GOAL!!! We’ve officially reached our $6K goal—thank you so much for your amazing support! Now we’re stretching to $10K to invite more actors to be featured extras, help cover post-production and festival submissions so this project can reach its …

    Read more about What We Carry: A Short Film
    • $6,402 raised of $6,000 goal
    • 0 Days 0:00:00 LEFT
      • 3Arts matched
      • 107% funded

    Unlocked Voices is the continuation of the Stomping Grounds Literary Arts Initiative mission to uplift and support incarcerated youth by giving them the creative tools to express themselves, process their experiences, and imagine new futures. This campaign builds off the …

    Read more about Unlocked Voices: A Fall Creative Arts Campaign for Youth Inside the JTDC
  • The Beauty Project

    • $6,065 raised of $6,000 goal
    • 0 Days 0:00:00 LEFT
      • 3Arts matched
      • 101% funded

    The Beauty Project is an immersive theatrical engagement created in collaboration with theatre artists and beauty practitioners. These original short plays tackle the disentanglement of beauty and self-care from “the industry.” Led by theater makers, playwrights, and  Second Site Collective …

    Read more about The Beauty Project
  • Sacred Encounters

    • $6,869 raised of $6,000 goal
    • 0 Days 0:00:00 LEFT
      • 3Arts matched
      • 114% funded

    STRETCH GOAL! We are in deep gratitude for the incredible generosity of our community, we've reached our first milestone and are working towards our final goal of $10,000. Additional support will enable us to produce promotional materials, including a quality …

    Read more about Sacred Encounters
    • $6,391 raised of $6,000 goal
    • 0 Days 0:00:00 LEFT
      • 3Arts matched
      • 107% funded

    Tiger Balm is a series of intergenerational interviews conducted by artists of the Asian and Pacific Islander diaspora working in the United States. These conversations connect two artists at different points of their careers and life practices in a familial …

    Read more about Tiger Balm: An Intergenerational Artist Archive
  • Solar Eulogy

    • $4,155 raised of $4,000 goal
    • 0 Days 0:00:00 LEFT
      • 3Arts matched
      • 104% funded

    Solar Eulogy is the 4th solo studio album for Allen Moore. It is a cathartic exploration – a way for me to confront and release the internal conflicts that arise from societal expectations and my own mental health challenges. It …

    Read more about Solar Eulogy
    • $10,395 raised of $6,000 goal
    • 0 Days 0:00:00 LEFT
      • 3Arts matched
      • 173% funded

     

    STRETCH GOAL! Familia! In less than 48 HOURS, we were able to reach our initial goal of $6K! Thank you to everyone who donated, shared, and pushed us past our match requirement to reach our goal. But we're not …

    Read more about Las Flores del Paseo Boricua /The Flowers of Paseo Boricua
  • Destroy This Memory

    • $6,476 raised of $6,000 goal
    • 0 Days 0:00:00 LEFT
      • 3Arts matched
      • 108% funded

    STRETCH GOAL! Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, we were able to fundraise $6,000! With your help, we are much closer to launch of the gallery exhibition in the fall. With 25 days left of the campaign, we …

    Read more about Destroy This Memory
  • Were They Nice?

    • $4,159 raised of $4,000 goal
    • 0 Days 0:00:00 LEFT
      • 3Arts matched
      • 104% funded

    How realistic is it for anyone to walk around 24 hours a day being “nice” to every person they meet? In a world where we  are constantly being held to impossible standards and expectations of respectability politics, this podcast is …

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  • Transitions

    • $8,850 raised of $6,000 goal
    • 0 Days 0:00:00 LEFT
      • 3Arts matched
      • 148% funded

    STRETCH GOAL! In less than a week, we were able to reach our initial goal of $6K. Thank you so much to everyone who donated, shared, and got us past that hurdle so quickly. But we're not done yet! With …

    Read more about Transitions

 

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