Rethinking how we fund the arts

Historic but dilapidated Congress Theater get a lifeline — The lobby of the Congress Theater in Logan Square features a grand staircase that leads to the balcony. The theater closed in 2013 and is currently being renovated.

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

Rethinking how we fund the arts

Fewer performances, less staff… those are just a few ways arts organizations have had to cut back to keep their doors open, but could there be a better way? Reset learns how arts organizations are funded and how it needs to evolve to keep up with the times.

The lobby of the Congress Theater in Logan Square features a grand staircase that leads to the balcony. The theater closed in 2013 and is currently being renovated.

Jason Marck

By Brenda Ruiz

Fewer performances, less staff – those are just a few ways arts organizations have had to cut back to keep their doors open. But that can’t go on forever; could there be a better way?

Reset learns how arts organizations are funded and how it needs to evolve to keep up with the changing entertainment economy.

GUESTS: Claire Rice, executive director, Arts Alliance Illinois

Julie Jenkins, artistic director of The Midnight Circus

Dave McDermott, executive director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago