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3Arts Announces Six Recipients Of $50,000 Next Level Awards For Visual And Teaching Artists

3Arts announced six recipients of the $50,000 Next Level Awards, recognizing visual and teaching artists for their contributions and impact in the arts community.
Illinois Arts Council Announces 2024 Artist Fellowship Award Recipients

Discover the talented artists who have been recognized by the Illinois Arts Council with the 2024 Artist Fellowship Award.
Illinois Arts Council Announces 2023 Artist Fellowship Award Recipients

The Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA) has announced the 2023 Artist Fellowship Award (AFA) recipients. The IACA AFAs are $15,000 unrestricted awards granted to Illinois artists in recognition of their outstanding work and commitment within the arts. This year 24 Illinois artists will receive Fellowships totaling $360,000.
Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project & 150 Media Stream Present COLOR IN MOTION An Activation and Installation

​​​​​​​The Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project at The University of Chicago's Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts and 150 Media Stream present Color in Motion, a dance film featuring Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, on view through November 16, 2022 at 150 N Riverside Plaza, a commercial space that showcases the work of local and international artists, bringing art to everyday life. 
Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project Announces FREE Concert - Reclamation: The Spirit of Black Dance in Chicago

As part of the City of Chicago’s Year of Chicago Dance, the Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) present the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project in Reclamation: The Spirit of Black Dance in Chicago.
3Arts Announces 2021 Awardees

3Arts, the Chicago-based nonprofit grantmaking organization, will award Chicago artists with nearly $1 million in unrestricted cash grants during the 14th annual 3Arts Awards, taking place virtually on Monday, November 1, 2021, live on YouTube. 
Celebrate 90 Years Of World Class Dance At Wayne State University's December Dance Concert

The Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance, a program within the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts at Wayne State University, is thrilled to kick off our year-long 90 Years of Dance at Wayne celebration with the annual December Dance Concert, December 7 and 8 at Detroit's Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts.  This year's show promises diverse and moving works showcasing highlights of dance through the decades. Dance students have the pleasure of working with a variety of talented artists, including invited guests, esteemed faculty, and talented student choreographers.
Pegasus Theatre Chicago Announces MUSE 2017 Lineup

Pegasus Theatre Chicago is proud to announce MUSE 2017: Femmes Noires de la Resistance, July 13 - 23 at Pegasus's resident home Chicago Dramatists, 773 N. Aberdeen. This year's MUSE celebrates new works, new artists and new voices with this annual series of theatrical readings, panels and performances featuring female artists intersecting ideas, visions and artistic excellence.
Dixon Place Presents: Exquisite Corpse Company's Corpse Revival Performance Series

Exquisite Corpse Company (ECC) rings in the new year with Corpse Revival Performance Series: Like Clockwork, featuring workshop performances of six new plays developed in their Summer 2016 Writer's Lab. The plays will be presented at Dixon Place's main stage, January 24-26th at 7:30 and 9:30 PM. Each play will receive one performance.
AL TAKES A BRIDE, Named One Of The Best Plays Of 2000, Returns To NYC in Collaboration with WEBroadway

Based on a high-profile murder case, the play will be revived in Brooklyn December 9-18th, 2016.
Photo Flash: Rehearsal Images from the AL TAKES A BRIDE Revival

Gary Sunshine's play about a passionate 19th-century forbidden romance will come to ART/NY's South Oxford Space Great Room, produced by Frayed Hemline Productions in collaboration with WEBroadway.
AL TAKES A BRIDE, Named One Of The Best Plays Of 2000, Returns To NYC in Collaboration with WEBroadway

Based on a high-profile murder case, the play will be revived in Brooklyn December 9-18th, 2016.
City-Wide Artist-Presenter Collaborations for Dance Symposium Comes to High Concept Labs

Today the Chicago Dancemakers Forum (CDF) and High Concept Labs (HCL) are pleased to announce the first-ever, city-wide Artist-Presenter Collaborations for Dance symposium, to be held October 8 at HCL, located at 2233 South Throop Street in Chicago.
Chicago Dancemakers Forum Announces Artist-Presenter Collaborations

Today the Chicago Dancemakers Forum (CDF) and High Concept Labs (HCL) are pleased to announce the first-ever, city-wide Artist-Presenter Collaborations for Dance symposium, to be held October 8 at HCL, located at 2233 South Throop Street in Chicago.
City-Wide Artist-Presenter Collaborations for Dance Symposium Comes to High Concept Labs

Today the Chicago Dancemakers Forum (CDF) and High Concept Labs (HCL) are pleased to announce the first-ever, city-wide Artist-Presenter Collaborations for Dance symposium, to be held October 8 at HCL, located at 2233 South Throop Street in Chicago.
2015 Innovative Theater Award Winners Announced!

On Monday, September 21, 2015 The Innovative Theatre Foundation, the organization who for the past 11 years has been dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, announced the 2015 recipients at its annual event. Celebrating eleven years and thousands of nominees, the New York Innovative Theatre awards took place at Mason Hall at Baruch Performing Arts Center.
New York Innovative Theatre Foundation Announces IT Award Nominations

On Monday, July 20, 2015, The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation, the organization who for the past 11 years has been dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, announced the 2015 nominees at its annual event, The IT Party. Celebrating eleven years and thousands of nominees at DIAMOND HORSESHOE, home of Queen of the Night, 235 West 46th Street, 7pm-10pm.
Gallery Players to Present RUN FOR YOUR WIFE

Gallery Players presents Ray Cooney's Run For Your Wife - the fourth production in Gallery's 48th season - in what promises to be an intimate, exhilarating romp. Perfect for the post-holiday season.

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