The Illinois Arts Council’s (IAC) Creative Accelerator Fund (CAF) provides crucial support to artists with a goal of strengthening the creative workforce that composes a significant portion of Illinois’ economic activity.
Donor Name: Illinois Arts Council
State: Illinois
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/20/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
The aims of the initiative were to:
- Analyze the demographic distribution of IAC’s general operating support awards.
- Engage IAC constituents in providing feedback about their needs, experiences, and perceptions.
- Identify equity strengths and weaknesses in the IAC’s approach to general operating support funding.
- Recommend applied actions the IAC can take to work toward greater grant making equity.
- Serve as an evidence base in IAC’s case for the resources needed to reach more Illinois communities with state support.
Funding Information
$10,000 award.
Grant Period
January 15, 2025, to August 31, 2025.
Eligibility Requirements
- Individual artists with an active and sustained practice.
- At the time of application artists must:
- Be age 21 or older.
- Be established as an Illinois resident prior to November 20, 2023.
- Be able to include a work sample created by you during 2022-2024.
- Be able to include a work sample created by you during 2021, or prior.
- Not be currently enrolled full-time at a college or university in any undergraduate or graduate program. Ph.D. candidates need to have completed their course work by the application deadline to be eligible.
For more information, visit Illinois Arts Council.
