In 2023, A&BC supported 16 unique Arts Partner organizations’ (plus one creative entrepreneur) capacity building through 11 Business Volunteers for the Arts® (BVA) Projects and fulfilling 6 BVA On-Demand requests. There were 54 unique [...]
As the third-largest metropolitan region in the nation, Chicago-Naperville-Evanston, IL continues its legacy as one of the top 10 communities on the 2022 Arts Vibrancy Index Report. With high scores across all three measures of art providers, [...]
In 2022 A&BC supported 16 Arts Partner organizations’ capacity building through 12 Business Volunteers for the Arts® (BVA) Projects and fulfilling 5 BVA On-Demand requests, all equaling 2,389 hours valued at $358,365* (a 16% increase [...]
We’re excited to share that in September A&BC launched 5 new projects through our Business Volunteers for the Arts® (BVA) program. We look forward to learning with these Arts Partners over the next 4-6 months, [...]
In 2015 A&BC began working with Forward Momentum Chicago (FMC). FMC is a BIPoC led and serving not for profit, with the commitment to serve schools located in the city’s south and southwest [...]
Welcome Constanza Mendoza – Director of Programs Constanza will focus on aspects of A&BC’s Arts Partners portfolio and its Learning Labs and On BOARD® programs. Constanza has over seven years of experience supporting both [...]
We’re excited to share that in February and March, A&BC launched 10 new projects through our Business Volunteers for the Arts® (BVA) program. The organizations vary in discipline, size, and budget. In addition, they range [...]
By The Board of Directors of the Arts & Business Council of Chicago Rise as One by Max Sansing and Kayla Mahaffey, 1842 East 79th St., Chicago. “South Side artists … remind their neighbors the [...]
Arts & Business Council of Chicago has been approved for an additional $10,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support our 77 COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE (77CI): REALIGNING RESOURCES TO BENEFIT ART MAKING IN UNDER INVESTED COMMUNITIES. [...]
Based in Edgewater, Chicago Filmmakers (CF) is a nonprofit organization that supports independent filmmakers and film enthusiasts. Part of CF’s programing is its focus on arts education, as they offer film classes to people of [...]
