A special presentation by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.

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Join DCASE grant team members for an info session on the 2021 Individual Artists Program (IAP).

This workshop will review updates to grant guidelines and review criteria, and provide tips and guidance to help applicants prepare the strongest, most competitive applications possible.

Applicants are not required to attend a workshop in order to apply, however all applicants, regardless of having previously applied for or received a DCASE Cultural Grant, are encouraged to attend. Not sure if you qualify?

Please visit the Chicago Cultural Grants webpage at www.ChicagoCulturalGrants.org.

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DCASE Individual Artists Program (IAP) grants aim to assist Chicago's practicing artists in creating work that develops their craft and elevates their careers, while adding to the cultural vitality of the city of Chicago.

IAP grants support artists across all artistic disciplines including Film & Media Arts, Literary Arts, Performing Arts (Theatre/Dance), Music and Visual Arts/Design.

The application will open and guidelines will become available on October 26, 2020.  The application deadline is December 1, 2020 at 5:00pm CST.

Funding Fridays is a monthly virtual workshop series, hosted by SECC's Arts & Culture Capital Lab (ACCL) --  designed to help local creative entrepreneurs "level-up" by making the transition from autonomous professional to enterprise level innovator.

This live online event is one part Artist Talk, one part Business School and one part Mastermind Group -- all from the lens of Community Wealth Building in Chicago neighborhoods.

DCASE - Individual Artist Program (IAP) Grant Info