Crowdfunding with a Match

3AP (3Arts Projects) is a unique crowdfunding platform with a built-in match that helps Chicago artists finance new creative work.
3Arts matches 1/3 of each project goal, charges no fees to artists, and offers mentoring and technical support.
3Arts will match your support!
    • $10,395 raised of $6,000 goal
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      • 173% funded

     

    STRETCH GOAL! Familia! In less than 48 HOURS, we were able to reach our initial goal of $6K! Thank you to everyone who donated, shared, and pushed us past our match requirement to reach our goal. But we're not …

    Read more about Las Flores del Paseo Boricua /The Flowers of Paseo Boricua
  • Destroy This Memory

    • $6,476 raised of $6,000 goal
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      • 108% funded

    STRETCH GOAL! Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, we were able to fundraise $6,000! With your help, we are much closer to launch of the gallery exhibition in the fall. With 25 days left of the campaign, we …

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  • Were They Nice?

    • $4,159 raised of $4,000 goal
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      • 104% funded

    How realistic is it for anyone to walk around 24 hours a day being “nice” to every person they meet? In a world where we  are constantly being held to impossible standards and expectations of respectability politics, this podcast is …

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  • Transitions

    • $8,850 raised of $6,000 goal
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      • 3Arts matched
      • 148% funded

    STRETCH GOAL! In less than a week, we were able to reach our initial goal of $6K. Thank you so much to everyone who donated, shared, and got us past that hurdle so quickly. But we're not done yet! With …

    Read more about Transitions
    • $6,410 raised of $6,000 goal
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      • 107% funded

    STRETCH GOAL! I would like to thank the 59 supporters that have come out in the last three months to support my newest project, which will begin pre-production in late June. Your support has allowed me to secure an ensemble …

    Read more about Chicago MemoryScape: A Moving Art Installation
  • Panther in the Sky on Tour!

    • $4,150 raised of $4,000 goal
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      • 3Arts matched
      • 104% funded

    After a successful 3-weekend run, Lani T. Montreal’s play Panther in the Sky, a finalist for “Best New Play” in Chicago Readers’ “2024 Best of Chicago Awards”, is ready to go on a tour. The play, about families devastated …

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    • $30,565 raised of $30,000 goal
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      • 3Arts matched
      • 102% funded
    STRETCH GOAL!! Thanks to our incredible community of donors, we’ve met our initial goal—thank you! We're now inviting further contributions to help refuel our 3ER (3Arts Emergency Response) and 3-Opp Fund. Originally launched during the height of the pandemic, this …
    Read more about 2025 3Arts/MSUFCU Community Award
    • $6,250 raised of $6,000 goal
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      • 3Arts matched
      • 104% funded

    Paying homage to the Black beauty shop experience as a socio-political mecca, I am inviting other Black people of marginalized genders (MaGes) to share stories around chronic skin disabilities/conditions with reflective salons.  Salons are sacred spaces where we can feel …

    Read more about AfroFlare Salon: A Pathway to Beauty Fugitivity
  • Spiral Inwards/Outwards

    • $6,100 raised of $6,000 goal
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      • 102% funded

    STRETCH GOAL! Thanks to the caring and generous support of the community, we have secured our first milestone goal! With a new stretch goal of $8,000 we will be able to continue towards our workshop and presentation in September. All …

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    • $6,025 raised of $6,000 goal
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      • 100% funded

    Featuring artists from North and South America, NexGen Butoh Lovers Showcase (April 9-13) will feature opportunities to learn from Butoh artists at workshops, community discussions, and two stacked nights of performances by featured artists that carry Butoh into the present …

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 Additional support provided by: 

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