Arts Alliance Illinois fights for arts resources and policies that benefit our members and all Illinois residents. As the only statewide, multidisciplinary organization concentrated on the strength of arts and culture, the Alliance takes on challenges that no single organization or artist can face alone.
Arts Alliance Illinois envisions a world where the arts are central and indispensable to Illinois, where people acknowledge that the arts enhance their quality of life, fuel creativity and innovation, sharpen the state’s competitive edge, attract and retain talent, promote cross-cultural understanding, aid in solving civic and social issues, and keep Illinois nationally and globally connected.
Our focus areas include:
• Statewide civic engagement, through which we position arts and culture as a source of creative solutions to a broad range of challenges.
• Arts education, through which we promote arts-centered learning and the development of a creative and adaptive workforce.
• Cultural equity, through which we foster equitable access to and participation in arts and culture, and advance historically neglected or marginalized forms of expression.
OUR MISSION:
The Drama League advances the American theater by providing a life-long artistic home for directors and a platform for dialogue with, and between, audiences.
OUR VALUES:
At The Drama League, our Core Values inform and guide our service to the theater, its audiences, and the world. We strive to bring these Values into daily practice, ensuring our culture remains relevant and accessible. As such:
- We position creativity as a powerful engine for change.
- We embrace artistic risk-taking, innovation and surprise — mistakes inspire solutions.
- We insist on the conditions for artists and audiences to engage with thoughtfulness, care, openness, and empathy.
- We strive to communicate openly and honestly, and expect others to do so as well.
- We actively foster and advance an equitable, inclusive, and diverse environment in our programs and on our team.
- We seek to inspire through service, give our best every day, and create opportunity for everyone to engage, learn, and grow.