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What happened at Arts Advocacy Day
April 16 & 17, 2012 marked the 25th annual Arts Advocacy Day, a one-of-a-kind opportunity for advocates to speak out for the arts and arts education and be heard by Congress.
NEA awards $2.8 million to 77 Illinois organizations
The National Endowment for the Arts announced its second round of grants in fiscal year 2012, including 928 grants totaling more than $77 million to nonprofit organizations nationwide. How did Illinois do?
After 25 Years, Chicago Gets to Work on a New Cultural Plan
Chicago is crafting a cultural plan for the first time in 25 years. But what were the results and lessons learned from the city's last cultural plan? How will the recent restructuring of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events affect the 2012 Chicago Cultural Plan? And why should people care and participate?
Back in time to the Culture Wars and the 1986 Chicago Cultural Plan
In this First-Person interview, we go back in time to the Culture Wars and one of the most vicious, racially-tinged elections in Chicago history to tell the story of the 1986 Chicago Cultural Plan. Our guide is Michael C. Dorf, director of the 1986 plan and now a partner at Adducci, Dorf, Lehner, Mitchell & Blankenship.
Gov. Quinn proposes cut to the arts
Governor Pat Quinn's proposed budget for fiscal year 2013 includes $8.2 million in funding for the Illinois Arts Council, a 9.5 percent cut from the fiscal year 2012 appropriation of $9 million. All areas of state spending except education, Medicaid, and pensions were reduced in the budget.
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