The African American Arts Alliance, which has been fostering the creativity of Black artists in Chicago for decades, has a new name and a new president who’s aiming to expand its mission.
Charlique C. Rolle has taken the reins at the nonprofit, which has been renamed the Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago, or BACA.
Rolle, 32, said she plans to boost fundraising and marketing to inform Black artists about resources available through the organization, which range from workshops to mentorship in in theater, dance, music, literature, technology, film and visual arts.
“A lot of people haven’t engaged with us because they haven’t known about us,” said Rolle, who took on the unpaid position after three years on the group’s board. “So many artists have said we didn’t even know the Alliance existed.”
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