Editing Jane Byrne (section)

====Arts====
During her campaign for mayor, Byrne promised to provide strong support to the [[performing arts]].<ref name="Kogan1"/> ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' [[art critic]], [[Richard Christiansen (critic)|Richard Christiansen]], hailed Byrne for having made, "the arts and amusements of the city a most significant part of her" mayoral administration.<ref name="Kogan1"/>

As mayor, she provided $200,000 to the [[Lyric Opera of Chicago]] for the express purposes of providing family-friendly entertainment.<ref name="Kogan1"/> She provided a similar amount to [[Auditorium Theatre]] for them to acquire a new [[lighting board]].<ref name="Kogan1"/> As mayor, Byrne funded the construction of the ''[[Miró's Chicago]]'' [[sculpture]] by artist [[Joan Miró]].<ref name="Kogan1" /> Byrne also allowed Chicago to be used as a filming location, pushing for such movies as ''[[The Blues Brothers (film)|The Blues Brothers]]'' to be shot in Chicago.<ref name="Hautzinger" />