$2,500
2021 • 8 months • Chicago Commitment
Founded in 2011, Ingenuity seeks to increase access to high-quality arts education that is reflective of the diverse backgrounds of the student population within Chicago Public Schools. Additionally, Ingenuity serves as a hub for Chicago’s arts and cultural sector, conducting research on arts education and providing capacity building for local arts education organizations. This award supports traveling, lodging, and registration fees for Ingenuity’s staff to attend the “rstudio global” (2022) conference.
$150,000
2021 • 3 years • Culture, Equity, and the Arts in Chicago
Ingenuity seeks to increase the presence of arts-focused programming and education in Chicago Public Schools (CPS). To achieve this end, Ingenuity helps to build capacity in education-focused arts organizations, facilitates connections between arts organizations and local public schools, and generates research on the status and impact of arts programing in these schools. The overwhelming majority of CPS students are Black and Latinx. To advance greater equity in the cultural representations taught in the public schools, Ingenuity emphasizes technical supports for culturally representative arts organizations led by people of color. This award provides general operating support to Ingenuity as part of the Foundation’s Culture, Equity, and the Arts program.