Funding your creative practice can be a complicated process.
We’re here to help.
View Current Funding Opportunities
Our team regularly gathers funding opportunities for the creative community in Illinois.
Get Help
Our Help Desk offers free 1:1 support navigating various public funding opportunities. We’ll accept anything from a hello to an in-depth question about tax forms!
Recordings
Arts Alliance regularly hosts workshops and series for Illinois creatives. Head to our YouTube channel to see all our past events!
Introduction to Government Funding
Starting Your Creative Business
Starting Your Creative Nonprofit
Upcoming Events
Grant Workshop
Saturday, March 22, 10am-1pm
Kimball Arts Center
Join ILA Creative Studio for a workshop to sharpen your grant-writing skills. Plus, our Help Desk staff will be there to share tips for the Creative Accelerator grant for individual creatives! Register here.
About the Help Desk
As the advocacy organization for Illinois’ creative sector, Arts Alliance created the Help Desk to bridge the gap between government organizations with funding programs and the creatives applying for funding. We’re here to assist creative workers, organizations, and businesses with applying for public funding opportunities.
Support this work
If you’re a funder interested in helping the Alliance provide funding navigation services to the creative sector, we’d love to talk! Reach out to our Senior Director of Development, Kaitlin Donnelly, at [email protected].
