Creation of the 2012 Chicago Cultural Plan is underway
For the first time in more than 25 years, the City of Chicago is updating its cultural plan, which will deliver recommendations on how to support artists and the arts throughout the city as well as...
View ArticleBack in time to the Culture Wars and the 1986 Chicago Cultural Plan
In this First-Person interview, we go back in time to the Culture Wars and one of the most vicious, racially-tinged elections in Chicago history to tell the story of the 1986 Chicago Cultural Plan. Our...
View ArticleAfter 25 Years, Chicago Gets to Work on a New Cultural Plan
Chicago is crafting a cultural plan for the first time in 25 years. But what were the results and lessons learned from the city's last cultural plan? How will the recent restructuring of the Department...
View ArticleHow Can Arts Advocates Claim Real Political Power?
How can arts and arts education advocates claim real political power? This is the question that keeps me up at night. All too often, conversations about arts advocacy get bogged down by hand-wringing...
View ArticleRocco Landesman on the Chicago Cultural Plan
Arts Alliance Illinois, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, and the Illinois Arts Council invite you to a conversation about the Chicago Cultural Plan with Rocco Landesman,...
View ArticleNow Hiring: Policy + Research Director
Arts Alliance Illinois seeks a dynamic and entrepreneurial leader with a mix of strong analytical skills and policy experience to fill the position of Policy and Research Director.read more
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