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Initiatives

Questions concerning the Foundation's Arts DuPage initiative? Please contact Deborah Venezia, director of Arts DuPage, for more information.

phone: 630.598.5299
email: debbie@dupagefoundation.org

Arts DuPage Advisory Committee

Diana Martinez
Chair
Glen Ellyn

Julie Curran
Vice Chair
Hinsdale

Geoff Bevington
Glen Ellyn

Lisa Fanelli
Elmhurst

Julie Gustafson
Wheaton

Lynn LaPlante
Glen Ellyn

Joan Morrissey
Wheaton

Dorothy O'Reilly
Wheaton

Tony Payne
Wheaton

Sara Phalen
West Chicago

Sheila Rutledge
West Chicago

Peg Sindelar
Wheaton

Maureen Sullivan Taylor
Oak Brook

Robin Tryloff
Downers Grove

Debra Vaccaro
Elmhurst

Les Wiberg
Wheaton

Barb Szczepaniak
Vice President for Programs
Elmhurst

Debbie Venezia
Director of Arts DuPage
Naperville

About Arts DuPage

Arts DuPage is a countywide arts council that supports, promotes, advocates for, and distributes grants to the arts in DuPage County. Best known for artsdupage.org, its comprehensive event website for arts and entertainment, Arts DuPage showcases the vibrant local arts community, which generates cultural, economic, and social benefits for DuPage County and its residents.

Mission
Arts DuPage supports, promotes, advocates for, and distributes grants to the arts in DuPage County.

Vision
Arts DuPage showcases and supports the vibrant local arts community, which generates cultural, economic, and social benefits for DuPage County and its residents.

Values

  • Creativity: Encourages creative expression as a way to foster understanding, drive innovation, and enrich our lives
  • Diversity: Celebrates the unique history, identities, and cultures within our community
  • Accessibility: Believes creating, displaying, performing, and experiencing art should be safe, affordable, and available to everyone
  • Collaboration: Aligns artists, arts organizations, community partners, and businesses to cultivate richer cultural experiences for all
  • Engagement: Provides resources necessary to ensure that all residents of all ages and abilities may discover, participate in, and experience DuPage County’s vast artistic and cultural landscape

Become a Member of Arts DuPage

Do you love the arts? Then join Arts DuPage and receive discounts on event tickets, go on exclusive tours of local arts venues and exhibits, and receive heightened visibility for your arts business! Beyond the coveted member-only benefits, this membership program helps Arts DuPage support, promote, advocate for, and distribute grants to the arts with DuPage County.

For more information on the Arts DuPage Membership, visit artsdupage.org, or contact Debbie Venezia, director of Arts DuPage.

Grant Opportunity

Arts DuPage grants support programs that offer broad access, outreach and/or unique opportunities to enrich arts and cultural experiences in DuPage

More About Arts DuPage

  • Debbie Venezia, director of Arts DuPage, was a featured guest on NCTV's Spotlight in September 2021.

  • Arts DuPage is governed by volunteers with a passion for the arts in DuPage County.

  • Community leaders praise Arts DuPage for its leadership in not only enhancing the arts community, but also enriching the business community. The connections and deep influence Arts DuPage has made on the DuPage County area in just a few short years has been remarkable.

  • Arts Alliance Illinois (AAI) recruited Arts DuPage to select local artists to participate in AAI’s “Vax to Get Back” pro-vaccination project designed to reach and inspire the population unvaccinated against COVID-19. The four participating artists selected by Arts DuPage are George Berlin, Ryan Jolly, Nolan McCants, and Fernando Ramirez.

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