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Thursday, May 23, 6-9pm
Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St.
Free Admission; No RSVP
The House Music Conference at the Chicago Cultural Center from 6-9pm will include panel discussions on topics related to branding, culture, artistry and the business of house music. The evening's keynote panel at 6:30pm in Preston Bradley Hall is
Anatomy of A Groove: House In Borrowed Space, discussing what goes into making space for the house music community and creating successful events. Additional conference highlights include the panel
More than a Woman: Moving Beyond the Boundaries, discussing gender stereotypes in the music industry and how to set new standards, and Jeff Craven, founder of Large Music, speaking on
Distributing and Licensing House Music in the Digital Age.
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Opportunities for Individual Artists
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DCASE recently launched the new City of Chicago Mural Registry, a publicly-accessible database documenting the growing collection of murals across the city on both private and public property. Artists, organizations and property owners are encouraged to register completed murals by submitting an application. For more information about the registration process application and process, visit
chicago.gov/muralregistry.
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Application deadline is Friday, May 31 at 5pm CST
Curators and individual artists are invited to apply to curate exhibitions of work by Chicago area artists in the galleries on the first floor of the Chicago Cultural Center. To view guidelines and apply, please visit
ChicagoCulturalGrants.org.
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Opportunities for Educators/Instructors
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By reservation, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10am-12:30pm, maximum 30 students
Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St.
DCASE offers a free guided Exhibition Exploration especially for Elementary and High School groups.
Delve into current exhibitions and explore the Chicago Cultural Center, Learning Lab and Millennium Park! Register at surveymonkey.com/r/CCCtours, and please note in the comment section whether you are interested in an Exhibition Exploration or Building Tour.
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Opportunities for Arts Organizations and Businesses
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Deadline to apply for Chicago Jazz Festival and World Music Festival Chicago is Saturday, June 1
Creative businesses, venues, artists and nonprofit organizations are invited to participate as official vendors at the festivals produced by DCASE in Millennium Park. These major festivals draw millions of people each year to Chicago.
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Proposals Due Saturday, June 15
Do you have a theatre venue and are looking for new audiences?
Are you interested in connecting to the Year of Chicago Theatre in a simple and exciting way, right in your own neighborhood?
Join fellow theatres in participating in Open House Chicago, a citywide program for thousands of visitors to discover unexpected and beloved neighborhood spaces across the city! Gain the opportunity to attract new and captive audiences - and through a special collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Center for the Year of Chicago Theatre, participating theatres will get special visibility and promotion during 2019 Open House Chicago (Oct 19-20)! Download FAQ here for more info.
Propose your site at openhousechicago.org/propose, and email questions to [email protected].
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Application deadline is Friday, June 21
The Department of Cultural Affairs (DCASE), in partnership with the League of Chicago Theatres, has designated 2019 as the Year of Chicago Theatre (YOCT). A key component of the mission of the YOCT is to build inclusivity and expand the geographic scope of Chicago theatre. As part of this work, YOCT will conduct a survey of theatre assets on the south and west sides. Led by artists, YOCT will map cultural 'assets' - documenting the people, organizations, facilities, businesses, and place-based and place-based histories that support and inform the development of theatre on the south and west sides of the city. Individual artists, artist teams and arts organizations are invited to apply to lead these cultural asset mapping projects.
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Application deadline is July 1, at 5pm CST
The DCASE ArtsSpace Program offers access to space at DCASE venues for free public programs organized by Chicago's cultural organizations. Through this program, arts organizations can apply to bring a performance, program or event to the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park in 2020. To RSVP for an application assistance workshop, view guidelines and apply, please visit ChicagoCulturalGrants.org.
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Applications accepted on a rolling basis
The DCASE ArtsSpace Program offers access to space at DCASE venues for free public programs organized by Chicago's cultural organizations. Applications for programs at the Chicago Cultural Center are reviewed on a rolling basis and must be submitted at least 120 days prior to the event date. Selected organizations will have their venue rental fee waived, but will incur operational costs for their programs. For more information and the application, visit ChicagoCulturalGrants.org.
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Congratulations to Definition Theatre on its recent grant of $1.6 million from Mayor Emanuel's Neighborhood Opportunity Fund. This funding will allow Definition, a seven-year-old company that has not yet had full-time staff, to buy and renovate a former Woodlawn church and transform it into a new black-box theater in an area of Chicago underserved by city's longstanding storefront-theater movement. This news is especially significant and exciting given that 2019 is the Year of Chicago Theatre. The Neighborhood Opportunity Fund generates revenue from downtown developments to finance commercial and cultural projects in our neighborhoods lacking private investment - strengthening Chicago's South, Southwest and West Sides. In the past two years, more than $8 million has been awarded to more than 20 organizations in the arts and culture sector. Other 2019 large grants in the creative sector were awarded to Civic Commons-St. Laurence and Bridgewater Studio. Learn more, and watch for future opportunities: neighborhoodopportunityfund.com.
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DCASE produces Chicago's largest free festivals including Taste of Chicago, Chicago Blues Festival and Chicago Jazz Festival plus a variety of other festivals and events throughout the year. Our goal is to engage companies, agencies and other partners to add value to the City's events while bringing brands directly to local consumers to increase brand awareness, generate valuable press exposure, drive traffic and sales, and build customer loyalty. To learn more about partnership opportunities, visit ChicagoPartnerships.com or email at [email protected]
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