Night view of Michigan Avenue in Chicago with colorful art installation of giant, illuminated, abstract, mushroom-like sculptures along the street, and people walking and cars parked.

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Bold Step Forward

The proof is already in our streets and stages. Chicago’s Theatre District drives $750 million in annual impact and draws 1.5 million visitors. Millennium Park welcomes 25 million people a year, adding over $300 million to our economy and standing among the world’s most celebrated urban parks.

We’ve done it before—and with civic, philanthropic, and corporate unity, we can do it again. Because culture isn’t just what makes Chicago unique. It’s what makes Chicago, Chicago.

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Increasing Cultural Access

The Cultural Umbrella

  • A program designed to engage and enrich the minds, bodies and families of all Chicago’s youth ages 3 to 13 through culture.

  • A public/private partnership offering the cultural assets in Chicago under one umbrella for FREE, providing educational and cultural access for every child in every neighborhood.

Learn about Cultural Umbrella
A vibrant urban street scene with a futuristic middle platform featuring greenery, trees, people, and seating areas, elevated above traffic and buildings, with additional landscaped terraces and rooftop gardens on top.
A futuristic multi-level building with a rooftop garden, outdoor seating area, and glass-paneled canopy, situated in an urban cityscape with tall skyscrapers and busy roads.
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Fostering Cultural Innovation

Community

  • Align with or create a not-for-profit entity with a mission toward year-long residencies of rent-free non-living studio space to an initial cohort of visual artists.

  • Focus on supporting artists and on public art to create works that embrace an equitable city through inclusive design. Support projects that connect artists, residents, architects, engineers and city leaders for public installations and more.

  • Foster a cultural space subsidy program that makes space available at below market rent, awarded to applicants that best demonstrate their capabilities and intent to provide a social benefit to the community.

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Making the Hidden Visible

The Trove

Museums typically display only a fraction of their collections due to space limitations, with the rest stored away. Instead of hiding these works in traditional storage spaces, The Trove serves as an art storage facility that allows unprecedented access to artwork.

This architectural and cultural venue will allow visitors to explore art storage vaults, restoration workshops, and view art pieces that aren’t on permanent display in museums.

Learn about The Trove
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Be Part of the Story

Join the Cultural Stadium movement—help us harness the power of arts and culture to reimagine downtown as a vibrant, inclusive heart of the city where creativity and community come alive.