Arts, Culture & Humanities Nonprofits in Illinois

MISSION:

TO STIMULATE CURIOSITY, CREATIVITY, THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING IN YOUNG CHILDREN.

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PROMOTE CULTURE AND HISTORY OF CHINESE AMERICANS IN THE MIDWEST.

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TO PROVIDE CONCERTS OF COMPELLING PROFESSIONAL SYMPHONIC MUSIC, SUPPORT MUSIC EDUCATION, AND EXPAND AUDIENCE AWARENESS OF MUSICAL EXCELLENCE FOR THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF THE GREATER CHICAGO REGION.

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TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, LITERARY, AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN THE DECORATIVE ARTS, AND TO MAKE GIFTS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS.

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The goal of this organization is to provide arts and humanities services or products not covered by other categories.

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FOSTERING A CULTURE IN WHICH THE HUMANITIES ARE A VITAL PART OF THE LIVES OF INDVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES

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OPERATE AND UPKEEP OF THE LEGACY THEATER FOR THE ENJOYMENT AND BETTERMENT OF THE REGION.

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PROVIDE ART INSTRUCTION AND STUDIO SPACE THROUGH CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, WORKSHOPS AND EXHIBITIONS.

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The goal of this organization is to develop and maintain educational exhibits that are structured for the size, interests and intellectual capacity of young children. Childrens museums are participatory and allow visitors to interact with the exhibits (touching, exploring, manipulating), and many offer organized lessons for groups of school children that focus on one or more of the exhibits.

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PROVIDE IMAGINATIVE, ENTERTAINING AND PARTICIPATORY EXPERIENCES IN THE ARTS, SCIENCES AND HUMANITITES.

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DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH DIRECTED TOWARD THE STUDY OF SLEEP AND ITS DISORDERS, PROMOTING INTERACTION AMONG SCIENTISTS IN THE AREA OF RESEARCH.

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The goal of this organization is to produce plays.

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TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF THOSE PERSONS AND COMPANIES ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF OPERATING COMMERCIAL, CURRENCY-ACTIVATED ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT--SUCH AS JUKEBOXES, VIDEO GAMES, POOL TABLES, REDEMPTION GAMES AND OTHER DEVICES VIA EDUCATION PROGRAMS, LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY, PURCHASING DISCOUNTS, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS AND RELATED SERVICES.

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TO ENGAGE VISITORS WITH AUTHENTIC EXAMPLES OF INGENUITY AND ARCHITECTURE BY SHARING THE ELLWOOD MANSION, GARDENS, AND MUSEUM CAMPUS.

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DEEPLY ROOTED DANCE THEATER REIMAGINES AND DIVERSIFIES THE AESTHETICS OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE BY UNITING MODERN, CLASSICAL, AMERICAN, AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN TRADITIONS IN DANCE AND STORYTELLING. THROUGH ITS UNCOMPROMISING PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE, DRDT DEMONSTRATES THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF ART AND BEAUTY THROUGH DANCE EDUCATION, PERFORMANCE, AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT IN CHICAGO AND ON THE WORLD STAGE. DRDT IS ROOTED IN TRADITIONS OF AMERICAN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN DANCE, STORYTELLING, AND UNIVERSAL THEMES THAT SPARK A VISCERAL EXPERIENCE AND IGNITE AN EMOTIONAL RESPONSE IN DIVERSE AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE. DRDT COLLABORATES WITH NATIONALLY RENOWNED CHOREOGRAPHERS, ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF MODERN, BALLET, AND AFRICAN DANCE, TO REFLECT CONTEMPORARY VOICES.

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INTUIT IS A PREMIER MUSEUM OF SELF-TAUGHT ART, ART CREATED BY ARTISTS WHO DIDNT, OR SOMETIMES COULDNT, FOLLOW A TRADITIONAL PATH OF ART MAKING, USING MATERIALS AT HAND TO REALIZE THEIR ARTISTIC VISION. THE MUSEUMS MISSIONCHAMPIONING THE DIVERSE VOICES OF SELF-TAUGHT ART, WELCOMING NEW AND FAMILIAR AUDIENCESIS GROUNDED IN THE ETHOS THAT ART CAN BE FOUND ANYWHERE AND MADE BY ANYONE. THE INSTINCT TO CREATE IS UNIVERSAL AND THE ARTS MUST EMBRACE, REPRESENT AND BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.

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THE LIZZADRO MUSEUM OF LAPIDARY ARTS PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO OPERATE A MUSEUM OF ART FOR THE COLLECTION CARE STUDY AND EXHIBITION OF PRECIOUS AND NON-PRECIOUS GEM CERAMICS AND OTHER OBJECTS OF ART AND THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC WITH REFERENCE THE MUSEUM'S ART COLLECTION WHICH CONSISTS OF GEMSTONES DIORAMA'S JADE CARVINGS AND VARIOUS ROCK MINERALS AND FOSSILS.

MISSION:

TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY, TUITION FREE MUSIC EDUCATION

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PROVIDE YOUTH WITH AN ACCESSIBLE, SAFE PLACE TO PARTICIPATE IN VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMS.

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LEAGUE OF CHICAGO THEATRES FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE WORK OF LEAGUE OF CHICAGO THEATRES THROUGH GRANTMAKING AND FUNDRAISING.