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
Arts DuPage Grant Opportunity
Through the Arts DuPage grant program, DuPage Foundation supports programs and projects that offer broad access, outreach and/or unique opportunities to enrich arts and cultural experiences for DuPage County residents.
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Grant application will be available in May 2025
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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.
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Arts DuPage is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.
