Organizing Spaces
Monthly opportunities to convene and connect.
Advocates meet with Rep. Will Guzzardi.
Arts Alliance is launching a set of three organizing spaces: advocacy-training and strategizing sessions where cultural sector advocates and Arts Alliance staff can deepen relationships across the field, align on shared advocacy goals, and take informed, collective action.
Each cohort will be invited to virtual gatherings on Zoom for region- and issue-focused strategy discussions, legislative updates from the Alliance, and trainings on how to better organize around and advocate for the issues we all care about.
Organizing Spaces
Chicago Arts Budget & Infrastructure
Protecting and growing public investment in the arts through engagement with Chicago’s budget process and fostering relationships between the creative sector, city government, and beyond.
Suburban Cook County Creative Ecosystem
Building infrastructure and support for suburban Cook artists and creative organizations through engaging with Cook County government and building suburban networks of power and connection between creative professionals.
Statewide Arts & Arts Education
Local advocacy, legislative strategy, and grassroots mobilizing for statewide arts policy and arts education policy wins, with a focus this year on the statewide arts indicator.
How to Join
Each of our three organizing spaces meets monthly on Thursdays. Use the interest form to share which space you’d like to join, and we’ll let you know when the next session is.
We’ll also regularly communicate with our network about upcoming gatherings, including training and topics we’ll cover that month. Sign up to receive our communications.
Questions? Contact Director of Community Organizing Bindu Poroori.