The Future of the Arts in Chicago
Posted by Martha Lavey on 10/07/2009
So, Chicago was not selected as the host city for the 2016 Olympics. Whether one was an enthusiast for our hosting the Games, the effort produced a large and future vision for the city: infrastructure changes that would serve both the citizens of Chicago and our international visitors. The prospect of hosting the Games gave the city an opportunity to imagine what our city could be in 17 years. Absent that target, what big vision might we embrace for ourselves as a city in the next 20 years? In particular, to what should we aspire culturally? Our city is home to world-class artists and artistic institutions. What if we envisioned a collective arts-based movement over these next 20 years? What might that look like? What could we do, as a city, to feature the work of our artists and arts institutions and make our city a destination for the arts?