Grant opportunities for individual artists

The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) Individual Artists  Program (IAP) grants application guidelines and registration will be available on the DCASE website on Oct. 23. 

With a deadline of Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. CST, applicants are encouraged to attend an Application Assistance Workshop, if they have not attended a workshop in 2015 or 2016. 

Workshops will review updates to grant guidelines and eligibility requirements, review criteria and provide guidance to help applicants prepare the strongest, most competitive applications. The workshop presentation will run approximately one hour long, followed by time for questions and one-on-one conversations with the Cultural Grants team. 

Held in the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., Chicago, the workshops will be held on:

• Thurs., Nov. 2: 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Claudia Cassidy Theater  
• Tues., Nov. 7: 9-11 a.m. in 5th Floor Washington Room
• Wed., Nov. 8: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in Claudia Cassidy Theater
• Wed., Nov. 15: 9-11 a.m. in 5th Floor Washington Room
• Thurs., Nov. 16: 12-2 p.m. in 5th Floor Washington Room 

At Zhou B Art Center, 1029 W. 35th St., training will be given on Wed., Oct. 25, at 7-9 p.m. 

To sign up for a training session online.  

DCASE's mission is to enrich Chicago’s artistic vitality and cultural vibrancy and runs the Cultural Grants Program, serves as a catalyst to foster a robust, healthy arts community where artists, nonprofit arts and culture organizations and creative industries thrive. 

The programs provide more than $1.7 million annually in direct funding for Chicago’s arts community through these programs. 

The DCASE Individual Artists Program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.