Links & Resources
Community Resources
Alderman Eugene Schulter, 47th Ward Office
Northcenter Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce
Arts Services and Organizations
Health & Safety in the Arts
A Searchable Database of Health & Safety Information for Artists.
Arts & Business Council of Chicago
Business workshops and other events for arts organizations. Excellent local resource for best business practices in the arts.
The Artists Help Network
Covers everything you could possibly need help with from taxes, health and safety, art conservation, links to other resources, periodicals.
Arts Management Project
Housed at the Athenaeum Theater, AMP provides technical assistance to emerging arts organizations in the areas of planning, marketing, fundraising, board/staff development, financial management, legal mediation, etc. Office space rental is also available.
SBA Chicago - Trainings and Classes
Small businesses have become household names with the Small Business Administration (SBA). Learn about and register for upcoming events and trainings at the Chicago SBA Office.
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Cultural Grants
CityArts is a triennial, multi-year grant program for general operating support for not-for-profit arts organizations or social service organizations with established arts programming located within the City of Chicago. CAAP grants available to individual artists.
SCORE - Counselors to America’s Small Business
Free small business consulting site with free online advice, mentoring and resources. They also have offices here in Chicago and extend their services to artists and arts organizations.
Chicago Artists Resource
Forum for all levels of working artists, featuring resources on virtually any concern spanning health care, self-promotion and space to work.
Chicago Artists Coalition
Revamped site is user friendly with comprehensive do-it-yourself calendar listings and an online version of the CAC newsletter.
Women’s Caucus for Art
A national women’s arts caucus which promotes opportunities and recognition of women artists. Also check out the Chicago chapter.
The Fire Arts Center of Chicago
The Fire Arts Center of Chicago is a not-for-profit school created to promote the “fire arts” which include techniques of metal sculpture and classical sculpture in northern Illinois.
Woman Made Gallery
Woman Made Gallery supports all women in the arts by providing opportunities, awareness and advocacy.
A.R.C. Gallery
ARC Gallery/Educational Foundation is a not-for-profit, artist run gallery located in Chicago’s River West Neighborhood. ARC is an internationally recognized alternative space and has been an integral part of the Chicago art community since 1973.
Acme Art Works
Pioneers of the collaborative live/work space. An interesting look at potentials… and pitfalls. This is another site of theirs committed to locating and purchasing available space and/or land: http://artistscondos.com/
Links Hall
Encourages artistic innovation and public engagement by maintaining a facility and providing flexible programming for the research, development and presentation of new work in the performing arts.