January 23, 2007

The A-C Central High School Art Foundation class received a $1,000.00 grant to support art education through a ceramic's class. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency and the Two Rivers Arts Council a regional arts organization.

Pictured from left to right: Samantha Barrow,
Kayla Houchins, Emily Rust, Mr. Bill Barnhart, Robert Meyers,
and Courtney Watkins.

January 23, 2007

Two Rivers Arts Council Members
with Representative Myers, Sen. Sullivan
and IAC Member Bill Brattain.

June 13, 2006

The Illinois Arts Alliance Has a New Home! The Illinois Arts Alliance has moved to a lovely new home. Our new contact information is as follows: 203 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 1920 Chicago, IL 60601 312.855.3105 phone 312.855.1565 fax The staff would like to thank all of IAA's constituents for your ongoing patience and understanding during the transition. We look forward to welcoming you to our new home soon!

June 13, 2006

Local Arts Network Directory Updated The Local Arts Network directory has been updated! Current contact information for Local Arts Agencies throughout Illinois can now be found on the Illinois Arts Alliance website at http://www.artsalliance.org/lac_directory.shtml .

May 18, 2006
  
Good news! The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Congressional Arts Caucus Amendment to increase funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) by $5 million each. The amendment passed impressively by a voice vote.
 
It also appears that the House will defeat the amendment by Rep. Bob Beauprez (R-CO) to cut NEA funding by $30 million, as it has done in past years.  However, while the debate has concluded, the official recorded vote will take place later this evening, perhaps not until after midnight.  We will inform you of the result tomorrow.
 
The Congressional Arts Caucus Amendment was sponsored by co-chairs Reps. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and Chris Shays (R-CT), Humanities Caucus co-chairs Jim Leach (R-IA) and David Price (D-NC), and Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Democrat Norm Dicks (D-WA).
 
A majority of Members supported this arts funding increase, in part because of the steady stream of constituent messages (more than 5,200!) pouring in over the last 72 hours. Thank you for your incredible hard work. We would not have achieved this terrific outcome without you.
 
Once the recorded votes for the Beauprez amendment become available online tomorrow, Americans for the Arts will email you an Action Alert so that you can see how your Representative voted on this issue. We will also provide you with a customizable message that you can easily use as a follow-up to today’s vote. If your Representative voted for this NEA funding cut, we will automatically link you to a customizable message expressing your disappointment. If your Representative voted against this amendment, you will automatically link to a message expressing your satisfaction. The correct letter customized to your specific Representative will appear when you enter your zip code.