MacArthur Honors Chicago Arts Groups for Creativity and Effectiveness
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
February 18, 2016 | Read Time: 1 minute
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced Thursday that it is awarding grants of up to $1 million to 14 Chicago arts organizations that have demonstrated “exceptional creativity and effectiveness.”
The foundation chose to bestow the prizes, called the MacArthur Awards for Creative and Effective Institutions, solely on groups based in the grant maker’s hometown of Chicago to demonstrate a commitment to the city and enhance its arts and culture scene, according a statement from the foundation.
MacArthur does not accept nominations for the awards but said the groups honored were at a critical point in their development, showed good financial management and leadership, and had received support from the foundation in the past. The award amounts were based on the size of the organizations’ budgets, with larger groups receiving more, the foundation said.
The groups will use the money to build “reserves, develop strategic plans, and upgrade technology and physical infrastructure,” according to the foundation’s statement.
Here are this year’s winners along with their award amounts:
Albany Park Theatre Project, $400,000
Chicago Film Archives, $200,000
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, $400,000
Chicago Opera Theater, $800,000
Chicago Sinfonietta, $625,000
Eighth Blackbird, $400,000
Hyde Park Art Center, $625,00
The Hypocrites Theater, $200,000
Links Hall, $200,000
Lookingglass Theatre, $1 million
Lucky Plush Productions, $200,000
A Red Orchid Theatre, $200,000
TimeLine Theatre, $625,000
Young Chicago Authors, $625,000
