For Artists

The Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA) is pleased to announce the fourteen recipients of Ethnic & Folk Arts Master/Apprentice Program Awards (MAP) for fiscal year 2021. Master artists each receive $3,000 cash awards to instruct their chosen apprentices via one-on-one sessions (observing State of Illinois and NIH Covid-19 safety protocols).

The Illinois Arts Council is pleased to share the list of organizations awarded CARES Act Emergency Relief Funds awarded in June 2020. The Illinois Arts Council Agency funded 189 organizations totaling $534,400. Additionally, 30 organizations were awarded $87,739 in CARES Act Emergency Relief Funds from Arts Midwest. Below is a list of the Illinois Arts Council Agency’s grants as well as the Arts Midwest grants. Both are listed in alphabetical order according to the counties and cities in which they are located.