Arts & Culture in Chicago

MacArthur’s support for over 200 arts and cultural organizations in Chicago and the region is an expression of its civic commitment to the community where the Foundation is headquartered and John and Catherine MacArthur made their home. Grants are designed to help sustain the cultural life of the city and region. Read our strategy

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"Cutting Through a Cultural Thicket: 'The Jungle Book' Comes to the Stage"

From The New York Times
Mary A. Zimmerman, MacArthur Fellow, 1998
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Chicago Announces Expanded Shakespeare in the Parks

This summer, a professional production of The Comedy of Errors will perform 26 free performances in 18 different parks across the city from July 26 to August 25, 2013. Read More

#Chicago arts #nonprofits seeking int'l exchanges may apply for International Connections Fund grants June 1-8: http://t.co/09mDNq1ybq

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Application Period Open for 2013 International Connections Fund Grants

The International Connections Fund supports two-way artistic exchanges that benefit Chicago arts and culture organizations and their peer organizations abroad. Read More

The @Chi_Humanities Festival announces its fall theme - "Animal: What Makes Us Human" http://t.co/crjp48grmp #Chicago #Evanston

"Chicago Humanities Festival Lets in the Animal"

From the Chicago Tribune
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#Chicago #arts & culture grants assessment: general operating support & foundation partnerships vital for recipients http://t.co/nalJeKnIOV

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Grant of Trust: Executive Summary Excerpt

This assessment regards the MacArthur Foundation’s general operating support for Arts and Cultural Institutions in Chicago, in partnership with the Prince Charitable Trusts and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. Read More

Staff

Portrait of Elspeth A. Revere

Elspeth A. Revere

Vice President, Media, Culture, and Special Initiatives
Portrait of Cate A. Fox

Cate A. Fox

Program Officer

Susan M. Salaba

Program Administrator

Erica Twyman

Program Assistant