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Forward: designing the next chapter
Oct
8
6:00 PM18:00
Fundraiser

Forward: designing the next chapter

Sponsorships & Individual Tickets

Please join us at the Design Museum of Chicago’s 2026 annual benefit! This is an especially exciting year for the museum as we welcome our new Executive Director David Salkin, and celebrate the lasting legacy and foresight of DMoC Founder Tanner Woodford.

At an evening celebrating the past and future of Chicago’s only design museum, we will thank Honorary Co-Chairs Gary Metzner & Scott Johnson for their guiding light in shaping our city’s extraordinary civic ecosystem.

This is Chicago’s best, annual opportunity to connect with a network of design leaders and civic-minded creatives while supporting our museum that fosters bold thinking, meaningful innovation, and design as a community-shaping tool.

The people behind the event


Honorary Co-Chairs:
Gary Metzner & Scott Johnson

Co-Chairs:
Bill Beach
Bess Tremonto Cook
Karen Lilly Mozer
Lucca Colombelli Silva

Host Committee (in formation):
Zac Bleicher & Jeff Kruse
Deborah Colman
Dirk Denison
Michelle Holland
Jordana Joseph
Tony Karman
Betsy Nathan
Kate Neisser
Abby Pucker
Lisa Skolnik

Invite Graphic:
Carolina Pereira de Almeida

Benefit Sponsors (lists in formation):

Lead Sponsors ($25,000):
Acton Truettner Fund

Visionary Sponsors ($15,000):

Legendary Sponsors ($10,000):

Innovator Sponsors ($5,000):
Dirk Denison

Catalyst Sponsors ($2,500):
Helyn Goldenberg & Michael Alper
Tom Shapiro & Madeleine Grynsztejn

Supporters ($1,000):


Sponsorship Information

DMoC Mission Statement:
The Design Museum of Chicago educates, inspires, and fosters innovation through design.

In the last 14 years, DMoC has commissioned close to 75,000 square feet of public art; displayed 10,300+ student art works; offered 3,800+ free visiting days to the public; published work of 1,500+ designers; partnered with 547 community organizations; staged 300+ free public events, 62 workshops, and 59 exhibitions; and hired 100+ talented interns.

Learn more about our staff and Executive and Auxiliary boards here.

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Dec
8
6:00 PM18:00
Fundraiser

Fundraiser: Designing Hope for Chicago

Design is powerful. It has the ability to transcend and alter our lives in many positive ways. Another powerful reality is the disturbing violence our city is experiencing. For many of us, reading the headlines and stories in the news are as close as we’ve gotten to the crime and senseless murders taking place in Chicago on a daily basis. For many others, particularly innocent children living in these areas, it hits all too close to home.

On the evening of December 8th from 6-9:00pm, ChiDM and Ferrer Foundation are partnering for an event, fundraiser, and silent auction to raise awareness around violence and violence prevention in Chicago. Available exclusively at this event is a limited-edition designer poster series from Chicago’s top talent that inspires peace and hope, while responding to a few amazing young people who’ve experienced the Ferrer Foundation programming first hand.

Designers include—Brandon Breaux, Sara Frisk, Upendo Taylor, Cody Hudson, Will Miller, Jake Nickell/Threadless, Jason Pickleman, Ishmael Adams, Kyle Poff, Mike Renaud, Nico Gibson, Elise Swopes, and Michael Savona.


Interview with Ferrer Foundation Kids:


**All proceeds from the evening will be used to support Ferrer Foundation and ChiDM programming, which are both non-profit organizations.

With a shared belief that community- and cause-based organizations can fundamentally improve the human condition, the Ferrer Foundation and ChiDM are partnering.

The Ferrer Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Chicago with a mission to inspire peace and hope for children living in these underserved communities whose lives are directly impacted by the headlines we read about. As a cause-based organization that is dedicated to empowering and enriching the lives of these Chicago youth, the Ferrer Foundation provides a range of programming and support including educational wellness, violence prevention, motivational tools, and mentoring. ChiDM is a nascent, non-profit, and non-traditional organization that aims to unite, inform, and inspire through limited-engagement exhibitions, events, and public programs. As a community-based organization, ChiDM facilitates an open dialogue about contemporary and historical design and believes design should be accessible to everyone—including many of the Chicago youth who rarely get the opportunity to be exposed to creativity, design, and inspiration.


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The museum is closed until June 30th, 2020.

While distancing we are planning virtual events, moving our exhibitions online, and publishing student design projects. Take care of yourself!

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