HYDE PARK ART CENTER’S 2015 GALA

Unveiling the Guida Family Creative Wing
Saturday, October 17
Cocktails & Hors D’Oeuvres 6pm
Dinner 7pm
After Party 8:30pm-Midnight

Dinner & Dancing
Live Art Experience Auction
Interactive Art Experiences
After Party featuring Late-Night Snacks & Music
Silent Auction featuring One-of-a-Kind Experiences
Complimentary Valet
Dress: Creative Cocktail

Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S. Cornell Ave.
Chicago, IL 60615

HONOREES:

Janis Kanter, Tom McCormick &
Kanter Family Foundation (founded by Burton & Naomi Kanter)
Judy Ledgerwood & Tony Tasset

CO-CHAIRS:

Yumi & Douglas Ross
Michelle Ha Tucker & John Tucker

TICKETS:

Presenting Sponsor: $50,000
Lead Sponsor: $25,000

Grand Benefactor: $15,000
Benefactor: $10,000
Sustainer: $7,500
Patron: $5,000

Individual Tickets:
Patron – $500 Sustainer – $750 Benefactor – $1,000
After Party (8:30pm admission): $60

View the list of benefits for each sponsorship level here.

Purchase tickets for Hyde Park Art Center’s 2015 Gala here.

Purchase tickets for the After Party here.

Make a donation online in support of the Hyde Park Art Center’s 2015 Gala here.

For more information, contact Aaron Rodgers at arodgers@hydeparkart.org or call 773.324.5520 x 1022.

LIVE AUCTION:

Curated live auction conducted by Helyn Goldenberg of Sotheby’s
Have your own one-of-a-kind art experience with:

Lora Fosberg
Theaster Gates
Judy Ledgerwood
Laura Letinsky
Tony Tasset
Amanda Williams
and more!

More information coming soon!

SILENT AUCTION:

The 2015 Gala Silent Auction will feature experiences with Chicago’s best restaurants, theatres, cultural institutions, distilleries, yoga studios, boutiques… and more! For a sneak peek, click here.

SPONSORS:

Benefactor Sponsor:
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Print Media Sponsors:
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Matching Grant Provided By:
Sun Times Community Trust Logo

True Brew Sponsor:
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Fine Wine Sponsor:
Hart Davis Hart Logo

Sparkling Water Sponsor:
Perrier Watch Logo

Beverage Sponsor:
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HOST COMMITTEE:

Allstate Insurance Company
Ariel Investments
Leslie Bluhm and David Helfand
Tim Brown & Jill Riddell
Jason Burns & Amanda Williams
Bruce & Martha Clinton, The Clinton Family Fund
Cafaro-Livingston Charitable Trust
Columbia College Chicago
Louis D’Angelo
Kim & Alex Du Buclet
Joan & Robert Feitler
Michael & Jacky Ferro, The Sun-Times Foundation/The Chicago Community Trust
Nancy Fishman
Lora Fosberg
Theaster Gates
GCM Grosvenor
Helyn Goldenberg & Michael Alper
Dedrea & Paul Gray
Mary & Richard Gray
Julie & John Guida, The Guida Family Foundation
Sandra & Jack Guthman
Deone Jackman
Justine Jentes & Daniel Kuruna
Leslie Jones & Paul Zeller
Joel & Ricki Kanter
Josh & Catherine Kanter
Priscilla & Steve Kersten
Sally & Jonathan Kovler
Lisa Yun Lee
Laura Letinsky & Tony Wight
Trinita Logue
Sonya Malunda & E. Charles Lampley
Walter & Shirley Massey
Wendy & John Minor
Lauren Moltz & John Clement
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg
Northern Trust Corporation
Sandra & Michael Perlow
Lawrence I. Richman
Yumi & Douglas Ross
Kathleen & George Rummel
Sally Schwartz & Reid Brody
Bruce Sagan & Bette Cerf Hill
Catherine Lieber Shimony
Robert & Kathleen Sullivan
Steven Taslitz
Michelle Ha Tucker & John Tucker
Linda Warren & Jeffrey Hammes
Richard Wright & Valerie Carberry
Helen & Sam Zell

STEERING COMMITTEE:

Zachary Levin
Joshua Levine
Wendy Minor
Jessica Moss
John Oxtoby
Kathleen Rummel
Sally Schwartz
Linda Warren

AFTER PARTY STEERING COMMITTEE:

Sandra Abrevaya
Kara Andersen
Zita Brizzi
Michelle Calderhead
Matthew Coleman
Ruby Erdmann
Brian Gill
Adam Griffin
Adam Hitchcock
Laura-Caroline Johnson
Olivia Junell
Sarah Kammerer
La Keisha Leek
Zachary Levin
Josh Levine
Jessica Moss
John Oxtoby
Nick Pagoria
London Rakestraw
Alison Reilly
Becca Schlossberg
David Solow

SILENT AUCTION PARTNERS:

About Face Theatre
Adam Hitchcock
Art Effect
Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University
Black Ensemble Theater
Bridgeport Coffee
Brooklyn Boulders Chicago
CH Distillery & Cocktail Bar
Chaturanga Holistic Fitness
Chicago Botanic Garden
Chicago History Museum
Chicago Magazine
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Chicago Sinfonietta
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago White Sox
Collaboraction Theatre
ComedySportz
Cooking Fools
CorePower Yoga
Double Door
Douglas J. Aveda Institute
Facets Media
Fairmont Chicago
Frank Lloyd Wright Trust
Gene Siskel Film Center
Giordano Dance Chicago
Goodman Theatre
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Hubbard Inn
Hyde Park School of Dance
iO Chicago
Joffrey Ballet
Koval Distillery
L. Woods
Moto Restaurant
Museum of Contemporary Art
Old Town School of Folk Music
One Off Hospitality Group
Randolph Street Market
Ravinia Festival
Reggie’s Chicago
Sarah Cole Kammerer Photography
Sean Currie
Sepia
Shedd Aquarium
Soho House Chicago
The Chicago Architecture Foundation
The Hypocrites
The Morton Arboretum
The Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago
The Promontory
The Richard H. Driehaus Museum
The Second City
The University of Chicago Presents
Theo Gilbert/Pasta Guy
TimeLine Theatre Company
Warby Parker
Wines for Humanity
Santullo’s Eatery

PAST GALA HONOREES:

Ellen Alberding, The Joyce Foundation
Charles Benton
Dawoud Bey*
Anita Blanchard & Martin Nesbitt
Lindy Bergman
Bruce & Martha Clinton
Barbara Crane*
Becky D’Angelo
Helyn Goldenberg
Christie Hefner, The Playboy Corporation
Ruth Horwich
Deone Jackman
Valerie Jarrett
Chris Kennedy
Eric & Cheryl McKissack
Isobel Neal
Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle*
Kerry James Marshall & Cheryl Lynn Bruce*
Amy Rule
Bruce Sagan & Bette Cerf Hill
Chuck Thurow

*Artist Honorees