Four individuals joined our Business Volunteers for the Arts® (BVA) corps in September 2022. They bring skills and business disciplines representing systems thinking, data analysis, organizational and change management, market research & competitive analysis, [...]
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 [...]
Eight individuals joined our Business Volunteers for the Arts® (BVA) corps in May 2021 & January 2022. They bring skills and business disciplines representing accounting, finance, communications, data analytics, strategic planning, business planning, and [...]
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 [...]
(A mural in Minneapolis by Xena Goldman, Cadex Herrera, Greta McLain, Niko Alexander, and Pablo Hernandez) In the name of George Floyd, and the many others named and unnamed, the Arts & Business Council of Chicago acknowledges the [...]
Contributor: Braden Cleary / Director of Arts Services Board governance is one of the most pressing issues facing arts, cultural, and creative organizations today. And it’s no surprise. As historically white organizations in the sector [...]
Contributor: Kristin Larsen / Executive Director Lately I’ve noticed our City’s flag appearing in places not involving a flag pole. First it was at my gym (Lincoln Square) on a [...]
