Enrich Chicago In the Media
Enrich Chicago on WBEZ
Major donors are giving more to Chicago’s non-white arts groups – but progress may be slipping
Written by Courtney Kueppers
“Among the study’s most significant findings was the shift toward unrestricted grants. According to the report, general operating support made up 71% of the grants to BIPOC organizations during the time period studied — that’s more than double the rate in 2013 to 2015. This is the “pinnacle” of the type of support organizations like to receive, said Sánchez.”
Major donors are giving more to Chicago’s non-white arts groups – but progress may be slipping
A NEW STUDY FROM ENRICH CHICAGO SHOWS A SHIFTING LANDSCAPE FOR ARTS GROUPS THAT WERE BUOYED BY COVID-19 RELIEF DOLLARS.
Written by Courtney Kueppers
“Enrich’s new study, which was conducted by the Boston-based research firm TDC, surveyed both grantmakers and grantees and included interviews. In total, 18 grantmakers and 104 local arts organizations participated in the detailed surveys — a lower participation than researchers hoped for. The study accounts for about 30% of foundation arts funding in Chicago.”
Enrich Chicago on WGN 9
First reported on September 12th 2024, here is our public report, Work Remains to be Done: A Baseline Survey of Chicago’s BIPOC Arts & Culture Workers.
Click HERE to access the full report.
Click HERE to view the recording of the presentation of our findings, presented by Dr. Ahn Thang Dao-Shah of Creative Equity Research Partners.
Photos shows two women. One Latina woman with shoulder length black hair stands with her left hand on the back of a chair in the background is a colorful, geometric art piece by Jade Foreman. The second photo shows an African American woman standing in front of a mural by Kerry James Marshall. She smiles softly and looks in the distance. Photos by Michael Zajakowski.
Enrich chicago’s racial impact survey finds equity still lacking across arts and culture ecosystem
“Enrich Chicago’s most recent survey reveals a need for more transparency and communication when it comes to racial equity efforts being made on behalf of employees and communities of color.“ -Darcel Rockett
The Rundown: Chicago News Podcast
Chicago arts organizations committed to racial equity in 2020. What’s changed?
You can find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever else you get your podcasts
Enrich Chicago Featured Crain’s Chicago Business
“The arts sector's equity efforts haven't been enough, survey finds” - Corli Jay
Enrich Chicago Featured Chicago Reader
‘Don’t just say it—do it’
Enrich Chicago releases its first racial equity report; Jackalope hops over to a new home - Kerry Reid
Enrich Chicago Featured AP News
CHICAGO (AP) — “A Chicago nonprofit formed to highlight the lack of leaders of color within the city’s arts and cultural systems is asking artists of color to imagine what the nation’s third-largest city could look like without stubborn inequities in art, theater and other institutions.” - Kathleen Foody
Enrich Chicago Featured in LAWNdale news
“Enrich Chicago Unveils Findings of First Racial Equity Report”
Enrich Chicago Featured in Chicago Magazine
“People heard ‘racism’ and thought it meant they personally were harboring racist thoughts —not that the entire art and philanthropic ecosystem was designed to reify and fund white culture, and that if we weren’t actively aware of this and working against it, then we were complicit in upholding it.” -Field President and Enrich Chicago co-founder Angelique Williams- Power.
Enrich Chicago ALAANA/BIPOC Arts Leader Call for the preservation of DCASE Funding
DCASE is the primary source of funding for many BIPOC and ALAANA arts and cultural institutions. That’s why ALAANA/BIPOC leaders in the arts and Enrich Chicago are closely following the Mayor’s upcoming 2021 budget proposal as the city faces financial challenges exacerbated by COVID-19 and considers funding cuts to close a budget shortfall. Further cuts to DCASE would be detrimental to our communities. In a letter recently sent to the Mayor, Enrich Chicago and our partners urged the Mayor to protect the city’s investment in arts and culture. As COVID-19 continues to disproportionately impact communities of color, we’re committed to ensuring that neighborhood arts organizations survive this challenging time and thrive beyond the pandemic. Stay tuned. View our letter by clicking below.
Enrich Chicago Featured on Chicago Tonight on WTTW
With partners Hyde Park Art Center and Urban Gateways to discuss how arts organizations in our city are working to understand and address the systemic racism in our field.
Chicago Magazine Power 30
Enrich Chicago is in good company on this year’s list of changemakers in our city. We are honored to do this work in partnership with such an incredible community of arts and culture leaders.
Art is essential: Enrich Chicago seeks to increase and protect Funding for the Arts.
Vershawn Sanders-Ward, Artistic Director & CEO of Red Clay Dance Company and Nina D. Sánchez, Director of Enrich Chicago talk to the Chicago Defender about funding and why the arts are essential during this pandemic.
at issue with Craig Dellimore
Nina Sànchez, Director of Enrich Chicago and Vershawn Sanders-Ward, Founder and Artistic Director of the Red Clay Dance Company discuss their missions, their Art...and their fight to rid the Arts Community of racism.
