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LETTER FROM THE CHIARTS FOUNDATION PRESIDENT
Welcome to Kerfuffle! On behalf of this year’s co-chairs and the Foundation Board of Directors, I thank you for joining us as we celebrate access to arts education in Chicago.
We believe novice talent should have access to the opportunity and training necessary to thrive, no matter their previous exposure to arts education or income. With support from Chicago’s philanthropic community, ChiArts remains a catalyst for change and a creative home for hundreds of diverse emerging artists. It is a place where aspiring dancers, writers, actors, musicians, and visual artists uncover their potential as creative opportunities ignite passion, inspire self-discovery, and illuminate possibilities.
Your support makes it possible for ChiArts to provide tuitionfree, pre-professional arts training to over 600 students every year. You also help ChiArts provide professional development to students, post-secondary planning programs, and meaningful professional and creative opportunities for ChiArts alums.
This evening you will experience presentations by talented scholar-artists and alums from ChiArts’ Creative Writing, Dance, Theatre, Music, and Visual Arts conservatories. Tonight we are also honored to pay tribute to ChiArts founding board member, Susan McKeever, for her dedication and commitment to dance and arts education.
Thank you again for taking part in our mission to provide access to arts education and professional development opportunities for current, future, and former students of The Chicago High School for the Arts. Enjoy!
Sincerely,
José Ochoa ChiArts Foundation President Founding Executive and Artistic Director of The Chicago High School for the Arts
Performances
- Mirja Spooner Haffner, ChiArts Foundation Board Chair
- José Ochoa, ChiArts Foundation Board President & ChiArts Alums
- Tribute to Susan McKeever
8:45 Post-dinner Celebration & Dessert
10:00 Bars Close
Thank you for joining us!
Bok Choy & Jasmine Rice, with Fried Lotus Root Garnish
Roasted Cauliflower Steak (v)
Roasted Fennel, Apple, Cilantro & Spicy Romesco
Petite Mushroom Charlotte & Grilled Vegetable Batons
Passed Wines
Block Nine Cabernet Sauvignon
Koha Suavignon Blanc
Please enjoy specialty dessert stations, cocktails, and coffee and tea after dinner in the Concrete Bar and Staircase Lobby.
