{"id":169900,"date":"2010-01-12T11:30:40","date_gmt":"2010-01-12T16:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagopressrelease.com\/?p=9944"},"modified":"2010-01-12T11:30:40","modified_gmt":"2010-01-12T16:30:40","slug":"illinois-arts-council-presents-new-opportunity-for-illinois%e2%80%99-artists-feb-1-deadline-for-professional-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/169900","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Arts Council Presents New Opportunity for Illinois\u2019 Artists; Feb. 1 Deadline for Professional Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9975\" title=\"illinois-artists\" src=\"http:\/\/chicagopressrelease.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/illinois-artists-300x243.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"243\" \/>The Illinois Arts Council is pleased to announce the new Individual Artist Support (IAS) initiative. Funds will help Illinois artists realize career goals, take advantage of professional opportunities, and\/or produce projects or bodies of work for public viewing.<\/p>\n<p>Due to a steep reduction in the Illinois Arts Council budget for Fiscal Year 2010, several grant programs have been suspended temporarily, including the Artist Fellowship and Ethnic &amp; Folk Arts Master\/Apprenticeship Programs. <span id=\"more-9944\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Individual Artist Support (IAS) initiative was developed to bridge the gap, and represents the Arts Council\u2019s commitment to continuing to support the work of individual artists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Illinois Arts Council recognizes that individual artists are the keystone to the creation of art,\u201d says Illinois Arts Council Executive Director Terry A. Scrogum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Artist Fellowship Program had continuously provided fellowships to Illinois creative artists for more than twenty years, and the Council remains committed to individual artists despite diminishing resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The deadline for applications is Monday, Feb. 1, 2010.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application workshop webinars are scheduled in mid-January: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, beginning at 1pm CST<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, beginning at 3:30pm CST<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More information, including registration links for the Webinars, full guidelines, and the application are available now in the Individual Artist Support section of the Illinois Arts Council Web site, at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.state.il.us\/agency\/iac\/Guidelines\/IASI\/includes\/grant.htm\" rel='nofollow'>state.il.us\/agency\/iac\/Guidelines\/IASI\/includes\/grant.htm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please email Encarnacion Teruel at <a href=\"mailto:encarnacion.teruel@illinois.gov\" rel='nofollow'>encarnacion.teruel@illinois.gov<\/a> with any questions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/GAg5AaQ8pArbnQk7u2f6alYCUKg\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/GAg5AaQ8pArbnQk7u2f6alYCUKg\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/GAg5AaQ8pArbnQk7u2f6alYCUKg\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/GAg5AaQ8pArbnQk7u2f6alYCUKg\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.chicagopressrelease.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?a=7k3hiqGh5zk:n5CIAXg3Tus:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.chicagopressrelease.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?a=7k3hiqGh5zk:n5CIAXg3Tus:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.chicagopressrelease.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?a=7k3hiqGh5zk:n5CIAXg3Tus:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?i=7k3hiqGh5zk:n5CIAXg3Tus:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/windycitynews\/~4\/7k3hiqGh5zk\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Illinois Arts Council is pleased to announce the new Individual Artist Support (IAS) initiative. 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