Cook County Arts
Cook County Arts is a pilot initiative of the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development made possible by $5 million in American Rescue Plan funding. Cook County Arts will provide recovery support for artists and nonprofit arts organizations while investing resources to strengthen the suburban arts sector long-term.
Cook County Arts is the first public investment of its kind in the suburban arts and culture sector. Arts Alliance played a key role in advocating for the initiative’s creation and funding, and is now supporting the Bureau of Economic Development with program design, implementation, and outreach. The Alliance is excited to work with Cook County Arts to bring resources to under-resourced municipalities across the suburbs and to advance our shared goals of building an equitable and thriving creative landscape across Cook County.
Learn more on the Cook County Arts website.
A performance at the Trickster Cultural Center in Schaumburg, IL, one of the 100 organizations that received recovery funding through Cook County Arts’ Nonprofit Relief Grant program in 2024.
Have questions about Cook County Arts?
Arts Alliance is helping creatives in Suburban Cook County connect with opportunities made available through Cook County Arts, and is actively advocating on behalf of the sector to inform future programming made possible through the initiative. If you have questions, contact us through the Arts Alliance Help Desk!
