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September 12, 2006 - Press release
Marquette Building Receives Chicago Landmark Award
The Commission on Chicago Landmarks will honor 21 landmark buildings, homeowners and businesses. The awards recognize outstanding projects that involve notable improvements to individual Chicago landmarks or to buildings within Chicago Landmark Districts. Read More
June 13, 2006 - From the field
The Joffrey Ballet Celebrates 50 Years
The Joffrey Ballet celebrates its fiftieth anniversary this month with a series of free public dance concerts in Millennium Park including performances at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Harris Theater for Music and Dance and South African ... Read More
May 17, 2006 - Press release
Chicago Area Arts Organizations Receive $2.5 Million
MacArthur announced seven grants in support of arts and culture organizations in the Chicago region. Read More
May 12, 2006 - From the field
Museum's Universal Design Encourages Even the Youngest to Learn by Play
The MacArthur Foundation has made a five year, general operating grant to the Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago, a resource to children, families and schools in the region since 1985. Kohl is the only ... Read More
May 3, 2006 - Speech
Remarks by Jonathan Fanton at the City Club of Chicago on “Deep Roots, Deep Commitment: MacArthur Investments in Chicago”
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton relates the Foundation's support for arts, housing, education, and economic development in Chicago. Read More
November 15, 2005 - Publication
ENewsletter: Investments Strengthen Arts and Culture in Chicago
Contents
MacArthur Investments Strengthen Arts and Culture in Chicago
MacArthur Support: Consistent and Flexible
Changing With the Times
A Closing Thought
MacArthur Investments Strengthen Arts and Culture in Chicago
The MacArthur Foundation is well-known for its ... Read More
November 10, 2005 - Press release
Strengthening Investment in Arts and Culture
MacArthur, together with the Prince Charitable Trusts and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, announced nearly $3 million in new grants to 87 local arts and cultural organizations. Read More
November 29, 2004 - Press release
Eighty-Eight Grants In Support of Arts and Cultural Organizations
Eighty-eight grants totaling nearly $1.2 million were made through the MacArthur Funds for Arts and Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation and the Prince Charitable Trusts in support of Chicago area arts and cultural ... Read More
July 20, 2004 - Speech
"Art, Civic Life, and Public Discourse," Keynote Address by Jonathan Fanton at the Annual Meeting of the Illinois Arts Alliance
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton discusses the importance of arts to democratic society and notes some challenges in copyright rules. Read More
December 12, 2003 - Press release
Sixty-Five Grants To Chicago Arts And Cultural Organizations
The first round of grants made through the MacArthur Funds for Arts and Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation and the Prince Charitable Trusts have been made to 65 Chicago area arts and cultural organizations ... Read More
April 23, 2003 - Press release
Fund to Support Small Chicago Arts and Culture Organizations
MacArthur has announced the formation of two special funds designed to provide more than $6.5 million in grant support to small and mid-sized arts and cultural organizations. Read More
March 1, 2003 - Publication
Leveraging Assets: How Small Budget Arts Activities Benefit Neighborhoods
Executive Summary
This report demonstrates how small budget arts activities play a role in leveraging both local and non-local assets for neighborhood improvement. Throughout this report we shift the focal point from the “art product” to ... Read More
July 22, 2002 - Press release
Arts-Related Grants To Chicago Organizations
MacArthur has announced four grants totaling $320,000 in support of the arts in Chicago. The grants were made through the Foundation's Program on Human and Community Development. Read More
