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16 Northern Illinois Arts Organizations Awarded Grants from ComEd and League of Chicago Theatres
Annual Powering the Arts Program provides nearly $130,000 in funding to expand access to local arts initiatives CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- To support
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nAnnual Powering the Arts Program provides nearly $130,000 in funding to expand access to local arts initiatives\n\n CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nTo support accessibility to the arts in northern Illinois in the face of challenges due to the pandemic, ComEd and the League of Chicago Theatres today announced grants of up to $10,000 each to 16 nonprofit organizations through the annual ComEd Powering the Arts Program.\n\nSince 2018, the program has supported initiatives and workshops across the communities ComEd serves that boost public awareness, community programming, engagement and enjoyment of the arts. This year’s grants place special emphasis on arts organizations’ efforts to reach new and diverse audiences.\n\n“Long before the challenges of the past year and a half, ComEd and the League of Chicago Theatres recognized the value of the arts as a means to enrich people’s lives,” said Melissa Washington, senior vice president of governmental and external affairs at ComEd. “Today nonprofit arts organizations continue to face challenges in adapting to ever-changing health and safety protocols. Our program is designed to help keep the arts open and accessible to all residents across every community we serve.”\n\nThis is the fourth year ComEd has partnered with the League of Chicago Theatres, an alliance of more than 200 Chicago theatres. Since its inception in 2018, the program has awarded more than $450,000 in grants in support of 58 local theatres, arts programs and cultural institutions throughout northern Illinois. Each year, ComEd funds the program, and the League of Chicago Theatres reviews applications and administers the program to grant recipients.\n\n“As arts organizations everywhere are recovering from pandemic shutdowns and looking to the future, the League of Chicago Theatres is pleased to again partner with ComEd for Powering the Arts in an ongoing effort to increase access to the arts,” said Deb Clapp, executive director of the League of Chicago Theatres. “The arts are a vital element to the health of our communities, a fact that inspires our steadfast commitment to making the arts more equitable and available to all audiences in and around Chicago.”\n\nAdditional information on the ComEd Powering the Arts Program can be found at: https://LeagueOfChicagoTheatres.org/ComEdPoweringTheArts/.\n\nThe 16 ComEd Powering the...