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

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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 donnelly@artsalliance.org.

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By supporting the Alliance, you're supporting the arts as a whole.

For every dollar donated to Arts Alliance over the last four years, we helped create over $278 in funding for the Illinois creative sector.