Arts Alliance Illinois hosted 12 listening sessions in fall 2022 to gather community perspectives that will inform the Alliance’s future advocacy efforts.
These sessions, offered in partnership with organizations across the state, offered opportunities for substantive conversations about ways we can work together to strengthen Illinois’ arts and culture sector through the Alliance’s policy agenda.
Our final listening session took place on November 21, but our community survey remains open until December 9. Fill it out here!
Convenings were broken down by state regions and focus areas. See the list of sessions below.
You can also view a list of which counties are represented per region here.
Can’t make it to a session?
We still want to hear from you! Share your ideas through our survey.
Sessions in Chicago and Cook County
Chicago – North
Thursday, October 20, 9-11am
Virtual
Register here.
Chicagoland Collar Counties
Saturday, November 12, 10am-12pm
Virtual
Register here.
Chicago – West
Thursday, October 20, 5:30-7:30pm
Virtual
Register here.
Sessions by Region
Northwest IL
Monday, October 17, 1-3pm
Virtual
Register here.
South Central IL
Wednesday, November 16, 9-11am
Virtual
Register here.
North Central IL
Wednesday, November 2, 9-11am
Virtual
Register here.
Statewide Catchall
Monday, November 21, 3-5pm
Virtual
Register here.
Southern IL
Monday, November 14, 1-3pm
Virtual
Register here.
Unsure which region you’re in? View a list of counties in each region here.
Sessions by Focus Area
Arts Education
Tuesday, October 18, 4-6pm
Virtual
Register here.
Large Organizations (<$5M)
Monday, November 21, 9-11am
Virtual
Register here.
