MARWEN ANNOUNCES THIRD ANNUAL ART FAIR WITH
PROCEEDS BENEFITING MARWEN AND ITS ARTISTS
***Exhibition and sale include artwork by Marwen
students, alumni, teaching artists, and staff***
(Chicago, IL – September 8, 2008) Marwen announces its third annual Art Fair, a celebratory evening of food and drink, music, and engagement with dozens of new and established contemporary artists who will be on hand to discuss their work. Approximately 170 works created by Marwen students, alumni, staff, and teaching artists—reflecting a range of styles and media—will be on display and for sale. Half the proceeds of the sale of each work benefit Marwen and half benefit the artist. Art Fair will be held on Friday, November 7, 2008 from 6:30-10pm in Marwen’s River North gallery space at 833 North Orleans Street. A suggested donation of $20 is requested at the door.
“The young people served by Marwen’s programs are at the vanguard of contemporary art and design,” said Executive Director Antonia Contro. “They will be creating the visual texture of our world in the years to come, and Art Fair is an opportunity for the supporters of Marwen—from the curious who have never been here before to our old friends—to learn more about these diverse young artists and the role Marwen plays in their lives.”
Lowry Hill is the presenting sponsor of Art Fair. Since 1986, Lowry Hill has managed the financial affairs of wealthy families and foundations. Today the firm manages approximately $5 billion in assets for almost 300 families and foundations in 41 states from offices in Minneapolis, Chicago, Naples and Scottsdale.
The Host Committee for Art Fair includes co-chairs Margarita Botty Galindo and Doug Gourley, and members Heiji Choy Black, Alfredo Botty, Marcy Carlin, Beth Gallagher, Mary Clare Gourley, Alyssa Judlo, Nikita Kejriwal, A.J. Jindal and Sejal Parikh, Isa Pressman, and Elizabeth Spenko.
Marwen educates and inspires under-served youth through the visual arts. What began modestly in 1987 as a handful of teens in a single studio has grown into a nationally recognized visual art education organization providing rigorous studio-art programs completely free-of-charge to more than 2,000 Chicago students in grades 6-12 every year. Marwen offers more than 150 programs annually in visual arts, college readiness, and career exploration. Our instructors are top talents, including an Academy Award-nominated animator, principals of high-profile design and architecture firms, a nationally-published graphic-novelist, and artists whose work has been featured in galleries large and small across the country. In 2003, Marwen received a “Coming Up Taller” award from the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities. In 2006, Marwen was selected as one of 10 arts organizations nationwide to be profiled in Harvard University’s forthcoming study “The Qualities of Quality: Excellence in Arts Education and How to Achieve It.”
