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The Illinois Arts Council Agency is pleased to announce Encarnación Teruel as the new Deputy Director of the Agency.

Mr. Teruel is a long time employee of the Arts Council overseeing Partners In Excellence, Media Arts, Local Arts Agencies, Art Service Organizations, Individual Artist and Artist Fellowship Award programs. He also serves as the ADA/504 Access Coordinator for the Agency.

FY19 Arts and Foreign Language Education Grant Recipients

The Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA), in cooperation with the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), is pleased to announce that it has awarded twelve grants to districts and schools across the state for arts and foreign language education. The Arts and Foreign Language Education Grant Program (AFL) is designed to assist school districts and other eligible applicants with the development, maintenance or enhancement of curricular programs in the arts or foreign language.