New Venue Licensing Toolkit

The City of Chicago now offers the Venue Licensing Toolkit - a new resource available at cityofchicago.org/VenueLicensingToolkit for entrepreneurs and organizations interested in presenting music, theater or other entertainment at permanent venues such as cultural centers, theaters, clubs, bars, or movie theaters. Using flowcharts, checklists, quick links to important documents and frequently-asked-questions, the step-by-step roadmap gathers the information from multiple City agencies in one centralized and transparent location and explains the application process to become either a Public Place of Amusement (PPA) or a Performing Arts Venue (PAV). The Venue Licensing Toolkit was coordinated by the Creative Industries-Music team at the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, dedicated to fostering the development of Chicago's non-profit arts sector, independent working artists and for-profit arts businesses.

DCASE In the Works Residency Program Now Accepting Applications

In the Works is the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events' residency program and gives emerging and established performing artists the opportunity to test-drive new work in a public setting. Each residency is tailored to the needs of the artist or company and their project and takes place in the most suitable DCASE space. Each showing is a unique opportunity for audiences to get a behind-the-scenes look at new work by Chicago artists.

In The Works performance Submissions Accepted: Applications for residencies from January–August 2015 will be open from October 17-November 17, 2014. Applications must be submitted by 5pm CST on November 17th. Late or incomplete applications will not be evaluated.

Click here for more information and to download the application.