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In this Tuesday, April 21, 2020 photo, Obi Uwakwe poses with his painting in Chicago. Uwakwe is an artist/photographer and submitted his art work to the the Illinois State Museum, which is documenting what daily life is like for Illinois families during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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In this Tuesday, April 21, 2020 photo, Obi Uwakwe poses with his painting in Chicago. Uwakwe is an artist/photographer and submitted his art work to the the Illinois State Museum, which is documenting what daily life is like for Illinois families during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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How the Johnson administration can prioritize the arts

The chairs of the Arts and Culture subcommittee on Brandon Johnson’s transition team lay out their ideas for revitalizing the arts in Chicago.

In this Tuesday, April 21, 2020 photo, Obi Uwakwe poses with his painting in Chicago. Uwakwe is an artist/photographer and submitted his art work to the the Illinois State Museum, which is documenting what daily life is like for Illinois families during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Chicago is home to a rich arts scene, but advocates say more can be done to support arts education, expand access to the arts and recognize that the arts can be a powerful economic engine for the city.

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discusses ways the Johnson administration could lean into the arts with the chairs of his transition subcommittee, which will soon make its recommendations to the mayor.

GUESTS: Leslé Honoré, poet and CEO of Urban Gateways, author of an op-ed in the Chicago Sun-Times titled Let’s stop undervaluing the arts
Monica Trinidad, cofounder of For the People Artists Collective and member of the Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative
Abby Pucker, founder of GERTIE, a Chicago arts wayfinding platform

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