AART Mission

The purpose of this organization is to stimulate arts participation by encouraging cooperation and building leadership in the arts community, promoting a positive image for the arts as an essential part of the central Illinois culture, and to receive, administer and distribute funds in connection with the activities related to the above purposes.



Artist Survey

If you are involved in visual art, theatre, dance, music and related performing arts, either individually or in your business, please fill out this form. Your answers will allow this organization to better serve the arts in McLean County.


Be on the McLean County Artist Directory

As an arts service organization, the AART maintains a database of artists and related individuals and businesses to facilitate contact with-and among-members of the art community and related resources. If you are involved in visual art, theatre, dance, music and related performing arts and would like to be included in this database, please fill out the following information as completely as possible. Doing so will indicate your consent to receive communication, information and invitations relate d to the arts from the AART.

Arts Group Explores Merits of Collaboration

The Area Arts Round Table (AART) hosted a workshop for area artists to explore ideas for collaborating with each other and to lay a foundation for future activities. A group of 50 people representing visual arts, dance, theatre, music, and literary arts attended the two-hour event held September 12 at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts.




AART Annual Meeting

Date: Tuesday, June 19
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Creativity Center, 107 E. Chestnut, Blm

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Collaboration Committee Workshop Business & the Arts:
Working Together

Date: Monday, May 21

Time:5-7 pm

Location: Heartland Theatre, One Normal Plaza (in the Normal  Community Activity Center Building) 
1110 Douglas St., Normal 



AART members work to stimulate arts participation by encouraging cooperation and building leadership in the arts community, and by promoting a positive image for the arts in Central Illinois.


The workshop is intended to encourage collaboration between business and the arts in McLean County.


Download the Invitation for more detailed information about the workshop.

Workshop Invitation