Illinois Creative Workforce Partnership

A collaboration between UIUC, UIC, Arts Alliance Illinois, DPI, and IWERC to research the Illinois creative Workforce.

Project Overview

Guided by the vital role of art and artists to the health of our state, the Illinois Creative Workforce Partnership seeks to advance our understanding of the realities and needs of arts workers and the larger cultural ecosystem to which they belong. A collaboration between Discovery Partners Institute; Arts Alliance Illinois, the College of Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts at the University of Illinois Chicago, it funds research at the intersection of artistic labor, education, workforce development, government policy, and the social and economic impacts of the arts. The partnership’s goal is to identify nation-leading and transformative improvements in how the state trains, educates, supports, and employs its creative workforce.

Branching Out Series: Report 2 -- The Tip of the Iceberg: The Transferability of Arts and Design Skills
By Aisha Motlani

Branching Out Series: Report 1 “Should I stay or should I go?”
By Aisha Motlani

Where Do Artists work? Exploring the Careers of Arts Graduates in Illinois and the U.S.
By Aisha Motlani

Who Works in the Arts? The Demographic Characteristics of Illinois Arts Graduates in Arts Jobs
By Aisha Motlani