Project Onward Events
Fri, Aug 16Aug 16, 2024, 6:00 PM – Sep 21, 2024, 5:00 PMProject Onward, 1200 W 35th St 4th floor, Chicago, IL 60609, USAA Portrait of American Life
Fri, Sep 20Sep 20, 2024, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMProject Onward, 1200 W 35th St 4th floor, Chicago, IL 60609, USAA Collaboration by Swen Swihart-Decoster and Adam Arquilla
Fri, Oct 11Oct 11, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMProject Onward, 1200 W 35th St 5th floor, Chicago, IL 60609, USAMake a Sculpture with Project Onward Royalty!
Past Events
Origins Fall Fundraiser
Project Onward has been a place for Chicagoland artists to advance their careers since its founding in 2004 as a Gallery 37 initiative. Origins, hosted by Project Onward's Junior Board, features and celebrates the organization's founding artists and how their talent and passion inspired Project Onward to become a fully independent nonprofit organization.
The evening will feature new work from Project Onward pioneers, including: John Behnke, Ruby Bradford, Jacqueline Cousins, Louis DeMarco, David Hence, David A. Holt, Blake Lenoir, Molly McGrath, Michael Smith, Shiela Smith, Fernando Ramirez, and George Zuniga.
Venetian Carnevale Spring Gala
Honoring Jan Feldman, Executive Director of Lawyers for the Creative Arts
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Project Onward artists created stunning works of art, masks and sculpture depicting Carnevale in Venice. Music by Project Onward's own DHF Express.
Honoring Legendary African American Artists: Distinct Portraits by disAbled Artists
Project Onward artists will honor African American painters, sculptors and installation artists by creating portraits of them during Black History Month.
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Please join us for this distinct portraiture exhibit honoring such artists as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Horace Pippin, and Wangenchi Mutu to name a few.
Special Guests include Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Commissioner John P. Daley, Alderman Patrick D. Thompson and Artist Faheem Majeed. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served. This event is wheelchair accessible. Free parking available Northside of Building. Project Onward gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Chicago Community Trust.
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