Posted on 04/28/2021 6:19:06 AM PDT by simpson96
CHICAGO – Chicago plans to invest $60 million in support of local artists and organizations across the city.
The initiative, called “Arts 77 Recovery Plan,” will help benefit 77 Chicago neighborhoods. Since the start of the pandemic, painters, performance artists, musicians and others have struggled to create and showcase their work. The program is designed to fund venues and other outlets for artists.
Englewood Arts Collective is one of many institutions benefitting from the recovery plan.
“One of the challenges is financial burden, said Janell Nelson, co-founder of Englewood arts collective. “Sometimes, you just got to put food on the table. That artistic practice, that’s your passion, you may have to make it a hobby for a little while.”
The program also calls on current public art for the new international terminal planned at Chicago O’Hare airport.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday announced the new citywide initiative.
“Our hope is that we can disperse these funds to 10 artists and they can utilize those funds as ever they see fit,” Lightfoot said.
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I see rainbows everywhere.
I think Illinois real property tax payers need a recovery program of their own.
I guess that with Biden bucks on the way, cities can go back to being silly and reckless spenders. Party on, Mayor Lightfoot!
“Englewood Arts Collective is one of many institutions benefitting from the recovery plan.”
In Englewood they paint with blood.
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I can draw stick figures so how many millions do I get?
I smell a bunch of mono block typeface “I HATE AMERICA” street “murals” coming, while “artists” count the bread.
Yeah, I was wondering how much I could. I’m great with finger painting.
Free Weed, booze, heroin and other “art supplies”.
Insanity.
And/or money laundering with government funds.
60 Million to 10 persons who claim to be “artists”.
Hot dog! They will never have to work again! No need to ever produce REAL ART!
My city is giving money to artists for murals on the sides of buildings downtown.
I suppose this endeavor will hopefully lift pedestrians eyes from the trash, filth, and homeless camps littering a once walkable place.
Pissing off money rather than investing in remedial education or fixing potholes ... you know, useful stuff.
Arts 77 Recovery Plan AKA Democrat slush fund.
Whenever politicians create something like this without any oversight or audits you know the real purpose is to transfer public funds into the hands of their friends and relatives (who will only be to happy to share with the politicians).
Set a timer for the graffiti to start vandalizing the works of art.
Buying homes in Malibu and so on.
This well lead to some new home purchases.
That’s what Leftists do with free money.
That, and 39 new cars.
“60 Million to 10 persons who claim to be “artists”.”
Its the chicago way.
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