Over 250 guests attended Evanston Art Center’s Spring Benefit, and many left with a unique piece to bring home, funding the Art Center’s exhibition, youth outreach programs and scholarships. While viewing interesting and unique art pieces throughout the Art Center, guests also enjoyed food and appetizers as well as lively music and dance.
The Spring Benefit consisted of an auction showcasing many Chicago area artists, promoting friendly discussion and rivalry among bidders. A special thank you to all of the artists who participated, the guests who attended and all who contributed to the growth of the Art Center. Also, a big thank you to Gala Co-chairs Linda Beck and Tess Lickerman as well as the Gala Committee.
To see the art from contributing artists, click here.
Alberto Aguilar
MeeLee Ahn
Jane Fulton Alt
Piotr Antonow
Kevin Berlin
Barbara Blades
Andrew Breen
Daniel Bruttig
Clyde Bill Brown
Suzette Bulley-Bross
Kenneth Burkhart
Jan Calek
Caryl Carlsen
Jane Carney
Marian Carow
Larry Chait
Sun Choi
Judith Citrin
Akemi Cohn
William Conger
Barbara Cooper
Andrew CopperSmith
Jeanine Coupe Ryding
Frances Cox
Julian Cox
Matthew Davis
Norah Diedrich
Debra Favre
Michael Ferris Jr.
Robert Fields
Mary Alexis Fox
Susan Frankel
Linny Freeman
Bud Greene
Heather Hancock
Alice Hargrave
Lisa Harris
Katherine Hilden
John Himmelfarb
Mark Hudson
Doreen Johnson
Indira Freitas-Johnson
Sarah Kaiser
Bonnie Katz
Julie Kennedy
Mary Kennedy
Jill King
Michelle Kogan
Linda Kramer
Sarah Krepp
Karen Kunc
June Leaf
Alan Leder
Kevin Lucero Less
Ivan Lozano
Roberta Malkin
Emily McCormick
Jim McGarrel
Owen McHugh
Bert Menco
Ken Minami
Jacqueline Moses
Michael Nakoneczny
Gladys Nilsson
Didier Nolet
Peter Nussbaum
Mary O’Shaughnessy
Richard Paulsen
Michael K. Paxton
Olivida Ladd Petrides
Melissa Ann Pinney
Christopher Plummer
Melissa Pokorn
Corey Postiglione
Marilyn Propp
Joyce Rebora
Steve Rebora
Eli Robb
Darrell Roberts
Virginia O. Roeder
Nancy Rosen
Matthew Runfola
Charlotte Sasser
Susan Sensemann
Sue Sommers
Jean Sousa
Eleanor Spiess-Ferris
Keith Struve
Alexander Tam
Fraser Taylor
Michael Thompson
Annette Turow
Jamie Tuttle
Charlie Van Gilder
Amanda Verbeck
Manuel Vicario
Glenn Wexler
Nancy Sickbert-Wheeler
Helena Chapellin Wilson
Sarah Beth Woods
Hong Xian
Shencheng Xu
Galleries
Art Post Gallery
Kasia Kay Art Projects Gallery
The Leigh Gallery
Packer Schopf Gallery
Pagoda Red
Slaymaker Fine Art
Private Collections
Robert Osborne
and Vera Scekic
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Freeman
Galleries
Art Post Gallery
Kasia Kay Art Projects Gallery
The Leigh Gallery
Packer Schopf Gallery
Pagoda Red
Slaymaker Fine Art
Struve Consulting
Zolla/Lieberman Gallery
Private Collections
Robert Osborne
and Vera Scekic
Evanston Art Center Thanks…
OUR GENEROUS EVENT PATRONS
Jonathan and Barbara Achenbaum, Rae Benjamin, Linne and Rachel Dose, Jamie and Nicole Druckman, Cody and Kate Fischer, Julie and Robert Gordon, Mark Hudson, Sally Neuert,
Richard and Debra Naponelli, Simon and Kim Perutz, Renee Schleicher, Howard Tyner,
Josh Weiner and Sherry Winger
OUR GENEROUS CORPORATE SPONSORS
Hart Davis Hart Wines, IBM Corporation, Larsen Manufacturing, and Sage Products Inc.
Media Sponsor: Pioneer Press
GALLERIES (Donated Art Work)
Art Post Gallery Pagoda Red
http://www.artpostgallery.com/ http://www.pagodared.com/
Kasia Kay Art Projects Gallery Slaymaker Fine Art
http://www.kasiakaygallery.com/ http://www.slaymakerfineartltd.com/
The Leigh Gallery Packer Schopf Gallery
http://www.theleighgallery.com/ http://www.packergallery.com/
FRAME DONATIONS: Shaun Chinsky, Good’s of Evanston; Paula and Jeff Danoff
WINE DONATED BY: Michael Davis, Vice Chairman, Hart Davis Hart Wines Co.
CATERING DONORS
Harold and Karen Bauer, Eric Estes and Linda Beck, Paula and Jeff Danoff, Kevin and Joan Evanich, Karen Hunt, Daphne Jones, Linda and David Kaufman, Tod and Teresa Lickerman,
Sally Neuert, Joseph and Nancy Perkoski, Alice Rebechini and Lee Jorik, Karen and George Ribbon, John Saliba and Judy Falconer, Renee Schleicher, Lorna Grothe Shawver, Rob and Janie Sills and Gail and Ted Struve
GALA CO-CHAIRS
2013 Spring Benefit Gala Co-chairs and EAC Trustees
Linda Beck and Tess Lickerman
Gala committee
Joan Evanich, Lorna Grothe Shawver, Karen Hunt, Karen Ribbon and Gail Struve
Thank you to our Spring Benefit “Experience” Donors:
Amy G. Salon
Chicago Architecture Foundation
Chicago Botanic Garden
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Creperie Saint Germain
Dance Center Evanston
Paula and Jeff Danoff
Dave Dorsett
Dempster St. Pro Musica
Evanston History Center
Evanston School of Ballet Foundation
Firehouse Grill
Gene Siskel Film Center
Happy Husky Bakery
Hilton Chicago/Northbrook
Karen Hunt
Illinois Holocaust Museum
& Education Center
John G. Shedd Aquarium
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Marianne Strokirk Salon
McGraw YMCA
Next Theatre Company
Oceanique
Old Town School of Folk Music
Pick Staiger Concert Hall
Piven Theatre Workshop
PRP Wine International
Red 7 Salon
Sunda New Asian
Tapas Barcelona
The French Pastry School
The Homestead
The Spice House
The Stained Glass/The Cellar
at The Stained Glass
Victory Gardens Theater
Williams Shoes – The Walking Spirit
Wilmette Theatre