Executive Committee Meeting
Chicago Cultural Alliance Office
4626 N. Knox Ave. Chicago, IL 60630

Pioneer Camp 2010
Swedish American Museum
5211 N. Clark St.

Program Committee Meeting
Chicago Cultural Alliance
4626 N. Knox Ave. Chicago, IL 60630

Barrio Arts Fest
Institute of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture
3015 W. Division St.

"Talking About . . ." Dialogues' Program 2010 - Debriefing
Swedish American Museum
5211 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60660

As part of the Alliance's "Talking About . . ." Dialogues' Program 2010, Core Members worked together to develop both cross-cultural and internal-community dialogues on issues such as identity and im/migration and relocation. Following the civic reflection model, Core Members reviewed and selected texts and images to use as the basis of a dialogue for thirty participants. Join us as we discuss participants' first-hand experiences of planning such an event. This meeting is intended to be a time for reflection and evaluation of the program so that we may incorporate lessons learned into future iterations. Light refreshments will be served.

Using SmARTscope to Apply For Funding: Arts Work Fund
Institute of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture
3015 W Division, Chicago

Talking About... Im/migration
Levy Senior Citizens Center
300 Dodge Avenue, Evanston, IL 60202

The Indo-American Heritage Museum will be hosting a dialogue on im/migration with fellow community members. Using poems about the immigrant experience, as well as photos culled from their archives, these items will be a starting point for a lively discussion on the movement of Indian-Americans from the subcontinent to the U.S.

Internal-Community Dialogue on Im/migration
Chinatown Museum
233 W. 23rd Street

The Chinese-American Museum of Chicago will be hosting a dialogue on im/migration with fellow community members. Using poems about the immigrant experience, as well as photos culled from their archives, these items will be a starting point for a lively discussion on the movement of Chinese and Chinese-Americans either from China or from different locations in the U.S.

Education Committee Meeting
Changing Worlds
329 W. 18th Street, Suite 613, Chicago, IL 60616

Board + staff BBQ
4920 N Central Park, Chicago 60625

Presentation of smARTscope Results
Guild Room, Chicago History Museum
1601 N. Clark St.

We are nearing the end of smARTscope! The last step is the presentation of the final smARTscope report. We request that everyone who took the survey (all board members and staff), as well as non-board committee chairs, attend this important meeting!

Presentation of Final smARTscope Report
Date: Tuesday, August 17th
Time: 6:00—8:00 pm
Place: Guild Room, Chicago History Museum  

The final report will be prepared and presented by Lisa Tylke, a non-profit consultant from the Arts & Business Council. At the meeting, Lisa will discuss the overall assessment of the Alliance based on your responses to the smARTscope survey. This includes key findings for the seven management areas assessed through the survey, a discussion of strengths and areas in need of attention, and recommendations for next steps to expand and develop our organization. This meeting is an important step in the Alliance's strategy and planning processes.

ECAC Annual Summer Picnic
Foster Beach Park
4400 North Lake Shore Drive

Graham School Information Session
University of Chicago Gleacher Center
450 N. Cityfront Plaza, downtown Chicago

Art Exhibition of Ihor Havryshkevych
Ukrainian National Museum
2249 W. Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60612

Arts/Culture Grant Opportunity: SMART Growth Information Session
Irish American Heritage Center, Room 111
4626 N. Knox Ave.

Join the Chicago Cultural Alliance to learn about a new grant opportunity at the Chicago Community Trust!

The Trust is planning to reopen the application process for its SMART Growth grant program in September 2010. It is for small arts/cultural organizations with budgets under $1 million to strengthen their management capacity using a proven methodology. This SMART Growth grant is a three year renewable grant that is targeting organizations serving underserved communities.

The Trust is committed to ensuring that equal access to information regarding this funding opportunity reaches the communities that are most in need. Although the full application and eligibility requirements will not be released until September, the Trust will conduct a presentation, hosted by the Alliance, to review eligibility requirements and the application process for organizations that may be interested in applying.

What are the unique benfits of the SMART Growth grant?
1. Financial flexibility in determining the organization's greatest needs
2. An initial assessment conducted with all staff and board to provide greater awareness, focus, engagement, and planning structure
3. Assessment report prepare by a consultant that provides advice on how to garner maximum benefit from SMART Growth process

Eligible organizations
...have a budget less than $1 million
...serve an underserved population or area that is underexposed to the arts
...that are minority led
...that have at least 1 paid staff
...that have begun to plan/budget for a full season/year
...that build audiences, raise funds, and work to expand their boards
...that can garner 100% participation of staff and board in online survey
...that serve populations located in the Chicago metropolitan area

Film screening “The Last Hundred Hours”
Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
6500 S. Pulaski Rd., Chicago, IL 60629