Arts DuPage, a DuPage Foundation initiative, received an $8,600 grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA) through federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
“We are thrilled to be the recipient of this grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency,” said Debbie Venezia, director of Arts DuPage. “The funding will help us further our mission of supporting, promoting, and advocating for the arts in DuPage County. As a local arts agency, Arts DuPage will now be better prepared to raise awareness and heighten the visibility of the arts within the community and enable us to continue bolstering the more than 400 organizations that make up our vibrant arts sector.”
Established by Congress in 1965, the NEA is an independent federal agency that is the largest funder of the arts and arts education in communities nationwide and a catalyst of public and private support for the arts. The IACA provides several grant programs and special initiatives to support Illinois’ arts sector, advance arts education, and foster creativity among individual artists. General operating support grants are awarded to not-for-profit arts service organizations in Illinois for quality programming that provides services to members of the arts community.
Arts DuPage is best known for artsdupage.org, its comprehensive event website for arts and entertainment. Through this platform, Arts DuPage showcases the vibrant local arts community, which generates cultural, economic, and social benefits for DuPage County and its residents.
Last year, Arts DuPage launched its ChARTer membership program, built for DuPage County arts organizations, artists, and arts supporters. The program offers member-only benefits and helps Arts DuPage support, promote and advocate for the arts. Members have attended exclusive tours of exhibits and arts facilities, including Frida Kahlo: Timeless and the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art. Most recently, Arts DuPage members met at Cantigny Park to preview sculptures and talk to the artists behind the upcoming Alebrijes: Creatures of a Dream World exhibit.
Support Arts DuPage
To support Arts DuPage as a member, arts lover, sponsor or supporter of its ChARTer membership program, please visit dupagefoundation.org/ArtsMembership. Donations to the Arts DuPage initiative can be made through DuPage Foundation’s website at dupagefoundation.org/Donate.
