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Last week on Wednesday, April 30, Chicago Artists Coalition’s Executive Director Brookes Ebetsch joined @artsallianceil to attend Capitol Day in Springfield, where advocates from across the state gathered to strategize and attend meetings with legislators. This year, nearly 150 arts advocates from all over Illinois participated! There, she was fortunate to meet with Representative Omar Williams, who shared his interest in doing what he can to help create a more stable and equitable arts landscape across Illinois. During times like these, advocating for arts funding is so important, especially while so many grants are at risk of being taken away from organizations that need them now more than ever. You can read more about Capitol Day and Arts Alliance Illinois here: https://artsalliance.org/advocacy/capitol-day/ Image: (Left to right) Cat Tager, Executive Director of @3artschicago, Brookes Ebetsch, Executive Director of @cacoalition, Representative Jawaharial Omar Williams @repjawaharial_omar, and Vicki Heyman, Board Member of @illinoisartscouncil (fb)