Integrity: Arts & Culture Association

06/25/2025

Happy Anniversary to Integrity: Arts & Culture Association! We are blessed to celebrate 23 years of public service today, 6/25/25. If you believe in our mission and vision, this a great time help us celebrate by showing your support. You make a world of difference in how much we are able to accomplish. In honor of this day and all that we do, please consider sending a gift of $23 or more for general operating support through this link: https://form.jotform.com/72007367684158.

We are also currently participating in the Birdies for Charity Fundraiser. Donating to us through this program allows you the opportunity to win a great prize, including a 2-year lease on a 2025 Lexus (courtesy of Smart Lexus of the Quad Cities). YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE PRESENT TO WIN! Click the link for more information about the fundraiser: https://www.facebook.com/share/18qay34sKr. Thank you for your kind and generous support!

05/26/2025

04/01/2025

Congratulations to IACA artist mini-grant recipient, Kevin Wilson! Wilson states, "I'm a multidisciplinary artist working for almost 15 years primarily in poetry and visual poetry (which includes photography, image manipulation, gouache and watercolor painting, and graphic design). I’m in love with the things one art form can do that are untranslatable into any other form, especially in work that defies, in some way, its own boundaries." Learn more: https://www.integrityaca.org/KeithWilsonCycle39.html

01/09/2025

Congratulations to IACA nonprofit mini-grant winner, South Side Jazz Coalition. They state, "We believe that music is a cohesive force and we at the South Side Jazz Coalition are dedicated to using our arts platform to showcase all artists and to making our events equitable, accessible and inclusive. We embrace diversity of background, perspective, culture, and experience and we believe that by bringing together artists of different backgrounds not only will they learn from one another but will also give our audiences a more holistic view of Chicago’s arts landscape." Learn more: https://www.integrityaca.org/southsidejazzcoalition.html

01/09/2025

Congratulations to IACA artist mini-grant recipient, Neak! Neak states, "My primary focus is as a Hip-Hop songwriter, music producer, and recording artist, aiming to foster human connection through relatable music that reflects everyday inner-city life from the listener's perspective." Learn more: https://www.integrityaca.org/neakcycle38.html

09/22/2024

Congratulations to IACA artist mini-grant recipient, Alan Blackman! Blackman is a "Baltimore based pianist and award-winning composer. He and his ensembles have performed at Blues Alley, the Kennedy Center, and many festivals and venues from San Francisco to New York." He states, "Currently I am producing ONCE UPON A PRAIRIE, a multimedia exploration of the loss of the American grasslands. This concert will feature projected images of photography commissioned from Glen McClure and continue my desire to highlight climate issues." Learn more: https://www.integrityaca.org/alanblackmangrant37.html

09/22/2024

Congratulations to IACA artist mini-grant recipient, Na Mee! Mee states "I am a Korean American adoptee and a mother. I write poetry and personal essays, many of which become multidisciplinary works through collaborations with musicians and filmmakers. As a cultural producer, I organize artist and art events in my community, and as a teaching artist, I most often work with folks outside formal literary circles (teens in treatment centers, prisons, rural communities, shelters, etc.)." Learn more: https://www.integrityaca.org/nameegrant37.html

09/01/2024

QUICKLY APPROACHING DEADLINE! ~ The application deadline for the IACA Artist Mini-Grant Program has been extended to Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at 11:59 pm (just before midnight). Artists of most disciplines are eligible to apply. Simple application process. Learn more: https://www.integrityaca.org/grantprogram.html

04/25/2024

IACA mini-grants available! Simple application process.

Artists learn more here (deadline June 12, 2024): http://www.integrityaca.org/grantprogram.html

Nonprofits learn more here (deadline August 14, 2024): http://www.integrityaca.org/nonprofitgrants.html