City of Chicago Resources and Programs
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
Department Overview
Events, programs, exhibition opportunities, services, and arts community resources at the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.
Cultural Grants Division
Information on city funding for individual artists and arts organizations through the CAAP, NAAP, and City Arts programs.
Public Art ProgramInformation on city funding for individual artists and arts organizations through the CAAP, NAAP, and City Arts programs.
The Chicago Public Art Program implements public art projects in municipal sites throughout Chicago via the city's percent for art ordinance, and offers artists the opportunity to be part of a permanent slide registry from which projects are selected.
Chicago Cultural Center
As one of the most comprehensive free arts showcases in the United States, this landmark building is the setting for hundreds of programs and exhibitions presented annually by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.
Chicago Office of Tourism
A division of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Tourism markets Chicago as the leisure travel destination both domestically and internationally through advertising, marketing, media relations, and public information services.
After School Matters
After School Matters partners with the City of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Park District to offer teens hands-on job training in the art, music, theater, dance, sports, technology, and communications.
The Chicago Arts Service Directory
Developed to connect arts organizations and individual artists to the groups that can support them, this directory includes contact information, descriptions, and a chart of services for a variety of expert arts service organizations in the Chicago area.
Selected City of Chicago Departments
that offer services to artists and the arts.
Chicago Department of Aging
Chicago Department of Buildings
Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Licensing
Chicago Department of Consumer Services
Chicago Department of Construction and Permits
Chicago Department of Environment
Chicago Department of Housing
Chicago Department of Planning and Development
Chicago Department of Revenue
Chicago Department of Transportation
Chicago Department of Zoning
Chicago Film Office (part of the Mayor's Office of Special Events)
Mayor's Office of Special Events
Other Agencies
Chicago Park District
Chicago Public Library
Chicago Public Schools