Chicago Cultural Alliance

Elternabend: Parent's Night Out
2022-03-31 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Need a night out, but don’t know what to do with the kids? DANK has you covered!
Join us on Thursday, March 31 from 6-8 pm for a parent’s night out. We will provide childcare and fun, enriching activities at the Haus for your kids, while you get to enjoy drinks, dinner, and the view of the city from our 6th Floor Skyline Lounge.
Registration includes dinner, two drinks, and childcare per adult! Children will also receive a meal and juice or water.
Cost
We are pleased to offer a discounted rate for Friends of the DANK Haus (What’s this?)
Adults (Friends of DANK Haus): $30
Children (Friends of DANK Haus): $15
Adults (General): $35
Children (General): $20
Note: Childcare is available for children ages 3 and up.
Anyone is welcome! DANK members, neighbors, friends – come out and join us for our very first Elternabend (parent evening)!
Save the date for our next Elternabend: May 19th, 2022

FOUNDATION Exhibition
2022-03-31 04:00 - 12:00, 2022-03-30 04:00 - 12:00, 2022-03-29 04:00 - 12:00, 2022-03-28 04:00 - 12:00, 2022-03-26 05:00 - 10:00, 2022-03-25 04:00 - 12:00, 2022-03-24 04:00 - 12:00 | Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, 9925 Capitol Dr, Wheeling, IL, United States
The Korean Cultural Center of Chicago is pleased to present FOUNDATION, a group exhibition curated by Dabin Ahn, bringing together a group of emerging artists, FOUNDATION hopes to offer experience of identifying how each artist structures their practice by employing [Culture] [Longing] [Color] [Identity] [Process] [Memory] [Site-Specificity] as its foundation.
Opening Reception Friday, March 12, 2pm

Children's Story Time: A Story About Freedom
2022-03-27 08:00 - 09:30 | National Hellenic Museum, 333 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL, 60661, United States
Join us as we celebrate Greek Independence Day with a special event for children ages 5-12. We will hear the story of how Greece gained it’s freedom from the Ottoman Empire and then participate in a related activity. Parents can enjoy some time in Greek Town with a discount coupon at a Greek Town restaurant.

Voices of the Proud: LGBT+ Composers
2022-03-27 08:00 - 09:30 | Online Event
On the Sunday before Transgender Day of Visibility, join us to celebrate LGBT+ culture with “Voices of the Proud: LGBT+ Composers”! The program features the beauty, love, grief, playfulness, creativity, and pride of music by LGBT+ artists chosen from a call for submissions.
This event will be broadcast live on the Crossing Borders Music Facebook and YouTube channels.
Enjoy Xenia St. Charles Gilbert’s “How to Spot a Trans Woman According to My Neurosurgeon,” performed brilliantly by violist Seth Van Embden, along with the clever wordplay of a voiceover by the composer herself!
Tony Doubek’s “Mind Over Matter” is his own, brand new arrangement of the final movement what he calls his “3 movement piece depicting my experience living with Bipolar II” from his “collection of intensely personal pieces.” It is stunning, intensely beautiful, and hopeful.
Frida V. de la Sota’s “elegía de una pandemia” captures the stillness, mourning, and grief of the almost universal sense of loss during the pandemic.
The livestream will share the world premiere of Rylan Gleave’s “biomimicry” for piano quintet. Rylan took the idea of biomimicry, which he calls “the emulation of natural elements, for the purpose of solving complex human problems” and asks, “What if we apply this idea to music?”
Ethan Soledad’s lush and romantic “In effect it is this: that I love you” was “inspired by a love letter written by renowned WWI poet Wilfred Owen to his colonel, mentor, and fellow poet Siegfried Sassoon. Both literary legends were known for their raw depictions of the war in their poetry with Sassoon serving as a major influence to Owen’s own work. Both were also closeted homosexuals in a time and place where it was criminalized. Even so, the incredible bond the two formed during their time together is so evident in the unrelenting love and admiration that Owen exemplifies in this letter.”
Miguel del Aguila’s exciting and wild “Tamboreño” is a pandemic creation inspired by carnival parades in Miguel’s home town in Uruguay, with electric musical energy!
Leland Harris’s “In the Outside: Queer Dances” finds authentic joy in its playful rhythms!
Featuring Marianne Parker; piano; Jennifer Leckie and Rasa Mahmoudian, violins; Seth Van Embden, viola; and Tom Clowes, cello; Aidan Kranz, cinematography; with special thanks to Thavary Krouch for her technical support.
This program is made possible in part by the Paul M Angell Family Foundation and City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.
Crossing Borders Music acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Pictured: composer Ethan Gonzalez Soledad, sitting outside on a bench in a white button-down shirt and dark pants, posing with a hand behind his head. Photo credit Freddy Velasquez

Guided Tour: Swedish American Museum's "Dream of America"
2022-03-27 06:00 - 07:00 | Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
Dive into the history of Swedish immigration to Chicago with a guided tour of the Swedish American Museum’s permanent exhibit, “The Dream of America.” Uncover the stories of real immigrants like Karl Karlsson, who left Sweden with his family in 1893, or Elin and Birgitta Hedman, who made the journey in 1924. Learn about what awaited the millions who came to America via Ellis Island and what life was like in Swedish neighborhoods such as Andersonville in Chicago then and now. The tour is free with admissions, and members are free. Reservations are recommended and can be made via email to museum@samac.org.

Lost Goddess Civilizations of Old Europe
2022-03-26 11:00 - 13:30 | Ukrainian National Museum, 2249 W. Superior St., Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
The Ukrainian National Museum invites you to a presentation of on ancient civilizations by scholar Marilyn Hrymak. Learn about the mysteries of the Tryipillia civilization, who existed from 7500 BC to 3500 BC, before the Sumerians and Egyptians, with no evidence of military weapons. Hrymak’s presentation will describe the life, art and Goddess religion of this egalitarian people. Their innovations still influence us today.

March 26th, Saturday at 4 pm.
$10 entry fee

Kozmopoliz Kampopoliz: A Tour of Cosmo Campoli's Hyde Park
2022-03-26 11:00 - 12:30 | Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th St., Chicago, IL, 60637, United States
Take a trolley tour through the Kozmopoliz, also known as Cosmo Campoli’s Hyde Park, as we celebrate the 100th birthday of the late artist.

About this event

Many know Campoli’s Bird of Peace sculpture in Nichols Park, but he lived in the neighborhood for over 40 years, leaving his mark on everything from what was eaten at certain restaurants (Spaghetti A La Gargoyle anyone?) to what got shown at the 57th St. Art Fair. On this tour, we’ll retrace his steps, searching out the bits of Hyde Park’s past that survive to this day.
Tour Guide: Paul Durica is the Director of Exhibitions at the Newberry Library. He has a PhD in English from the University of Chicago, where he developed a series of free and interactive walks, talks, and reenactments dealing with Chicago’s past. These public history experiences have received local and national media attention and led to collaborations with cultural institutions from across the city. This is his fifth Hyde Park tour. Find out more at https://pocketguidetohell.com/
Advance RSVP’s are required. Space is very limited. Masks and proof of vaccination required.
The trolley will load and unload passengers outside the Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th St.

This event is part of a day-long series of events, Cosmo’s Cosmos: 100 Years of Birth, Death, and Rebirth.
March 21, 2022 will be the centenary of the birth of sculptor and Hyde Park resident Cosmo Campoli. Campoli (1922-1997) was part of the “Monster Roster” group associated with the Chicago Imagists in the 1950s, including Leon Golub and H.C. Westermann. His work, which frequently centered on themes of birth and death, was exhibited as part of the Chicago Imagists at the Hyde Park Art Center. His sculpture, “Bird of Peace,” known colloquially as “The Egg,” is a well-known piece of public art in Nichols Park.

This event is part of the Chicago Lost & Found series of events focused on Chicago art history created by Media Burn Archive. It is being held in partnership with the Smart Museum of Art and the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago. It is presented as part of Art Design Chicago Now, an initiative funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art that amplifies the voices of Chicago’s diverse creatives, past and present, and explores the essential role they play in shaping the now.

Film Screening: Say My Name
2022-03-26 09:00 - 12:00 | Bronzeville Historical Society, 4455 S King Dr. - Suite 103, Chicago, IL, 60653, United States
A look at female lyricists in hip-hop and R&B.

About this event

Discussion led by hip-hop artist Amina Norman-Hawkins.
In a hip hop and R&B world dominated by men and noted for misogyny, the unstoppable female lyricists of Say My Name speak candidly about class, race, and gender in pursuing their passions as female MCs. This worldwide documentary takes viewers on a vibrant tour of urban culture and musical movement, from hip hop’s birthplace in the Bronx, to grime on London’s Eastside, to Philly, Detroit, Chicago, Atlanta, and L.A., and points in between. Featuring interviews and musical performances from a diverse cast of women that includes Remy Ma, Rah Digga, Jean Grae, Erykah Badu, Estelle, as well as newcomers Chocolate Thai, Invincible and Miz Korona, this powerful documentary delves into the amazing personal stories of women balancing professional dreams with the stark realities of poor urban communities, race, sexism, and motherhood. The more than 18 artists featured in SAY MY NAME battle for a place in a society that creates few chances for women. From emerging artists filled with new creativity, to true pioneers like MC Lyte, Roxxanne Shante, and Monie Love, these are women turning adversity into art.

Kaffee, Kuchen, und Kino
2022-03-26 07:00 - 10:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month for a free German language film screening! Kaffee und Kuchen (coffee & cakes) will be served at 12:00 PM and the film will begin at 1:00 PM. Stick around after the credits roll to discuss the film and flex your German language skills.
2nd Floor, Brauhaus Room

Ukrainian Pysanky (Easter Egg) Workshop - SOLD OUT
2022-03-26 05:00 - 08:30 | Ukrainian National Museum, 2249 W. Superior St., Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
Pysanka Workshops at the Ukrainian National Museum
We are excited to once again announce the Pysanky (Easter Egg) Workshops at the Ukrainian National Museum.
This year we offer in-person classes.

You will discover the art of writing pysanky by our expert Pysanka Instructor Anna Chychula. In each session, you will learn the process of how to use the tools (kistka, wax, dyes) and to write your own pysanka. Information about the history, meanings of the colors and symbols in this Ukrainian art will be shared during the workshop.

Hurry and select a date that best suits you.
MARCH 12TH, MARCH 26TH, APRIL 2ND and APRIL 9TH

Class schedule from 10:00 am to 1:30 p.m.

COST: $40.00 per person, including a complete kit (with dyes, wax, kistka), detailed instructions, preparation timeline, and brochure.

REGISTER HERE FOR PYSANKA WORKSHOP

For any questions please email: admin@ukrainiannationalmuseum.org or call 312 421-8020
No previous experience is required to participate in the workshop.
Recommended for ages 16+.
The maximum number of participants per workshop 15.

Reevaluating Our Resources: Digital and Hybrid Events and Exhibitions for the Future - Mar 25 @ 3pm
2022-03-25 15:00 - 16:30 | Online, IL, United States
Join Surinder Martignetti Frank Konrath from See Chicago Dance and Kate Flynn the Chicago Collections Consortium as they discuss the work of creating digital and hybrid events and exhibitions in the context of reevaluating our attitudes and understanding of these mediums. They’ll also consider how they can be thought of and seen as resources for future arts and cultural endeavors. Moderated by Suzy Kahn Winberg of Big Shoulder Stories.
Speakers:
Surinder Martignetti, Community Engagement Manager for See Chicago Dance, Arts Ninja, and Consulting Producer
Surinder Martignetti holds a BA in Dance and Theater and a Graduate Diploma in Education from Western Sydney University in Australia. She also holds a Masters Degree in Arts, Entertainment, from Columbia College Chicago. Surinder has deep knowledge of the Chicago dance field and has served as part of See Chicago Dance in various program management capacities since 2013. Other career highlights include roles with the Chicago Dancing Festival, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Ideas Week and The International Music Foundation. Along with her life as an arts administrator, she is a dancer, jewelry maker, poet, and storyteller, she also performs under the alias Miss Mittens.
Frank Konrath, Media Specialist at See Chicago Dance, Transmedia Producer and Founder of Clovispoint
Kate Flynn, Portal Manager for Chicago Collections Consortium
Kate Flynn (she/her) is the Portal Manager for the Chicago Collections Consortium and also the Digital Programs & Metadata Project Librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She previously was a Resident Librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago for Digital Programs & Services. She earned an MSI from the University Of Michigan School Of Information in 2011, specializing in Preservation of Information and Archives & Records Management. She is most interested in issues around digital preservation, user experience and metadata.
Moderator:
Suzy Kahn Weinberg, Executive Producer of Big Shoulders Stories
A writer, producer and active community leader Suzy (she/her) has had many roles in her personal and professional career that all center on the power of storytelling. Suzy is currently a co-producer of a monthly live storytelling series called ​Is this a thing?​, now in its 9th year, featuring true personal narratives told on stage. She is a founding member and creator of the show– conducting writing workshops, coaching performers, and hosting the events when she isn’t herself performing an original story. Big Shoulders Stories​ is Suzy’s latest venture, partnering with Chicago’s nonprofit organizations to identify, nurture, and showcase storytellers and their stories.

Germán López in Concert: Canela y Limón Duo featuring Antonio Toledo
2022-03-25 14:00 - 16:00 | Instituto Cervantes, 31 West Ohio Street, Chicago, IL, 60654, United States
Germán López shines on the world stage as one of the most brilliant and prolific Canary Island timple players. He touches audiences with instrumental music honoring Canary folk music traditions, embracing Spanish Flamenco, West African rhythms, Americana, and the flourishing spirit of jazz. López’s innovative 21st century approach to performing island music has reached critical acclaim worldwide.

For this performance of “Canela y Limón”, he is joined on stage by acoustic guitar maestro Antonio Toledo, from Cádiz in southwestern Spain, for an unforgettable concert of dexterous music making that celebrates the sparkling precision and heritage acoustic performance.

Greek Independence Day: The Struggle for Freedom
2022-03-25 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Event
On March 25th, we commemorate Greek Independence Day. Two hundred and one years ago, the Greek struggle for independence from the Ottoman Empire began. The Greek fight to end four hundred years of Ottoman Turkish oppression attracted the attention and support of people around the world. Consequently, the Greek War of Independence became the first in line of “freedom struggles,” in which a national or civil war for independence or sovereignty attracted would-be freedom fighters from around the world.
In this special NHM Discussion, we will explore why the Greek War of Independence ignited such passion in non-Greeks and how the legacy of “Greek Freedom” served to create the idea of a universal “cause of freedom” that transcends national and ethnic borders.
This event will be recorded.

Thinking Creatively about Museum Collaborations and Partnerships, presented by The Association of Midwest Museums - Mar 25 @ 1pm
2022-03-25 13:00 - 14:00 | Online, IL, United States
Speakers:
Patti Sherman-Cisler, Executive Director, Jewish Museum Milwaukee
Patti has spent 33 years in the cultural nonprofit sector working in the performing arts, natural history and art museums and now the Jewish Museum Milwaukee as the executive director. She holds a bachelor’s degree with a major in Anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a Master of Science in Business from Cardinal Stritch University.

Joe Imholte, Executive Vice President, Bakken Museum
Joe is the Executive Vice President of The Bakken Museum in Minneapolis and has over 25 years of museum experience. He is a Board member of the Informal Learning Leadership Collaborative, a peer reviewer for the American Alliance of Museums’ accreditation and assessment programs, a recipient of an IMTY award from the International Museum Theater Alliance, a trained racial justice facilitator, and a Qualified Administrator for Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI).
Moderator:
Charity Counts, Executive Director, Association of Midwest Museums
Charity is the Executive Director of the Association of Midwest Museums, a non-profit professional service organization supporting museums in 8 Midwestern states. Charity’s career in the museum sector began in collections at Minnetrista, a mid-size museum in Muncie, Indiana, where she went on to lead their mostly volunteer exhibit team. While working on her Masters in Museum Studies, Charity landed a position at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, the world’s largest children’s museum. Over the course of her 11-year career there, Charity held a variety of leadership roles – most recently the Associate Vice President of Exhibits – and led numerous exhibition projects, including National Geographic Sacred Journeys, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Take Me There: China.
Sponsored by The Association of Midwest Museums

Telling Your Financial Story, Presented by BDO FMA - Mar 25 @ 10am
2022-03-25 10:00 - 11:30 | Online, IL, United States
This workshop focuses on key concepts and best practices in financial reporting and story-telling. We’ll explore the types of financial reports that should be generated for various audiences and at what frequency. We will also explore how to build a “team around the numbers” focused on financial results. Key concepts covered in this session will include:

Financial reporting best practices for board, leadership, and staff
Strategies for improved communication across functions
Telling a compelling financial story

Speaker:
Gillian Gorra, Experienced Manager, BDO FMA
Gillian (she/her) spent over ten years as the General Manager then Managing Director of a $2.5M performing arts organization in Chicago. While in those roles, she established and oversaw all financial and HR systems and led the annual budget development and monitoring processes. Among other accomplishments there, she was integral in establishing a partnership with the Chicago Public Schools Real Estate department and worked to formalize the organization’s first donor acknowledgement and stewardship plan. Gillian received a Master’s degree in Nonprofit Management from North Park University in Chicago and a Bachelor’s degree in Music from Baldwin Wallace University in Ohio.
Sponsored by BDO FMA.

BDO FMA exists to build a community of individuals with the confidence and skills to lead organizations that change the world. BDO FMA provides experienced financial management and capacity-building technical assistance, including organizational consultation and training, using an approach tailored to individual organizations and their specific needs. BDO FMA serves nonprofit organizations and funders, empowering them to effectively manage their resources, improve operations, and position themselves for stable, long-term growth.
Drawing on a culturally and linguistically diverse staff, with experience across the philanthropic sector, we deliver services that are sensitive to the needs of both nonprofit and funding organizations. Our collaborative approach includes funder input and involvement at each stage of an engagement, and at the core of every project we deliver is our commitment to developing strong and trusting relationships between funders and their grantees.

Waffle Day Pop-up Cafe at the Swedish American Museum
2022-03-25 06:00 - 10:00 | Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
The Museum will host a pop-up café for waffle day. Stop by to try the Swedish variant with fresh whipped cream and jam.

Kaffeeklatsch
2022-03-24 17:30 - 18:30 | Online Event
DANK Haus hosts a gemütliche chat online every Thursday at 5:30pm, with German speakers at every level welcome.
We will be talking about “Gott und die Welt”, and this Klatsch will be moderated by a friendly and enthusiastic German speaker.

Please RSVP to receive the online link. This link can be used every week. https://dankhaus.com/event-4475997
Please contact us at languageschool@dankhaus.com should you have any questions.

Neighborhood Nights
2022-03-24 14:00 - 18:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Come enjoy a beverage with a spectacular view from our Skyline Lounge & Terrace. A perfect place to meet your neighbors and socialize.
Each 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month from 7-11 PM. Proceeds support the DANK Haus Museum.

Film Screening: Beans
2022-03-24 13:30 - 15:30 | American Indian Center, 3401 West Ainslie Street, Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Everyone welcome to a free film screening at the American Indian Center of Chicago.
Beans (2020) – Directed by Tracey Deer (Mohawk)
Twelve-year-old Beans is on the edge: torn between innocent childhood and reckless adolescence; forced to grow up fast and become the tough Mohawk warrior she needs to be during the Oka Crisis, the turbulent Indigenous uprising that tore Quebec and Canada apart for 78 tense days in the summer of 1990.

PROMPT/ DREAM/ BUILD: Andrea Yarbrough & ebere agwuncha
2022-03-24 13:00 - 14:30 | Online Event
A virtual conversation from South Side Community Art Center’s 3831/Voices Series.
3831/VOICES is a new program series of conversations and lectures featuring Black artists, scholars, curators, historians, and arts workers that invite our community into their creative practices, research, and conceptual processes, and more! 3831 takes after SSCAC’s exact numerical address in the historic Bronzeville neighborhood. Although we recognize ourselves as an iconic historical site for Black artistic and cultural advancement, we continue to evolve as a contemporary hub for new thought practices, creative practices, and innovative frameworks being developed by a diverse array of amazing folks here in our city, and beyond.
Andrea and ebere’s multidisciplinary practices are informed by acts of care and storytelling, that ultimately become actualized within the objects and projects they build out- individually and collectively. Engaging in practices of co-thinking, designing, and building, they both expand on alternative modes for solidarity amongst Black women, restorative design approaches, and a socially informed process of creating.Andrea and ebere will lead us in to a live call and response, directed by their relationships to dreaming, thought processes, and “the work”.

ZOOM REGISTRATION: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqcuirqTooE9VNHGJRbDjKaWG2dG5FpvoP
Image courtesy: Andrea Yarbrough

Artecito Virtual - Frutas y Verduras de Temporada
2022-03-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Event
La generosa abundancia de frutas y verduras de la temporada nos brinda los nutrientes necesarios para la vida, ¡y también para nuestros amigos animales!
¡Únase a nosotros mientras exploramos más sobre Frutas y Verduras de Temporada con nuestros amigos en Lincoln Park Zoo!
Conéctate aquí: https://bit.ly/ArtecitoFrutas
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The generous bounty of Seasonal fruits and vegetables give us the nutrients for life, and for our animal friends too!
Join us as we explore more about Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables with our friends at Lincoln Park Zoo!
Connect here: https://bit.ly/ArtecitoFrutas

Oral History: From Past to Public - Mar 24 @ 1pm
2022-03-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Online, IL, United States
Listen in on a conversation between representatives of Columbia College Chicago research team, Erin McCarthy, Heidi Marshall, Peter Fitzpatrick, and Jeremy Bucher of the National Hellenic Museum as they discuss their shared history in Oral History Archiving and how it has evolved to bring the collection to the public eye.
Modeling History Project – The Chicago Anti-Apartheid Movement
Speakers:
Erin McCarthy, Associate Professor of History; Interim Chair Communication Department, Columbia College Chicago
Peter Fitzpatrick, (he/him/his) Professor of Photography; Special Advisor Community Engagement
Office of the Provost, Columbia College Chicago
Heidi Marshall, (she/her) Head of Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago
Brianna Yrene Ramirez, (she/her) Filmmaking (BA); Archives Assistant & Intern Columbia College Chicago
Brianna is a sophomore at Columbia College Chicago, pursuing a Bachelors in Filmmaking. She also has a double concentration in producing and production design. She may be a film major, but history and such have a special place in her heart. Which is why she applied to be on this project.
Adiam Belai Woldu, (she/her) English (BA); Archives Assistant & Intern Columbia College Chicago
Adiam is a third-year student at Columbia College Chicago completing a B.A. in English with a minor in Cultural Studies. Personal narrative is her chief interest. She is particularly interested in recording stories about marginalized people that explore identity, challenge dominant narratives, and celebrate histories that often go overlooked. After graduation she plans on working as a developmental editor to assist writers in constructing their stories.
Jeremy Bucher, Collections & Archives Manager, National Hellenic Museum
Jeremy Bucher earned his M.A. in 20th Century United States Urban & Labor History and Public History from Loyola University Chicago in 2018. His work at the National Hellenic Museum involves the accession and preservation of the various physical and digital objects in the museum’s collection, as well as making those objects accessible, especially the oral history collection. Through his work with the oral history collection, he has created presentations designed to assist individuals and members of other institutions in the creation of their own oral history projects. In collaboration with the Chicago Cultural Alliance, Jeremy facilitated an oral history workshop in April of 2020 to provide introductory knowledge and strategies to participants interested in capturing stories from family and community members related to their experience during the pandemic. In partnership with the Chicago Cultural Alliance, Jeremy worked on the first incarnation of the Stories of Im/migration: Chicago project, contributing NHM resources to the Chicago Collections Consortium Explore portal. Most recently, Jeremy participated in the Stories of Arts Resilience project, sharing his experiences adjusting to working during the pandemic and reflecting on his time participating in CCA projects and events.

What Cutting Edge Research Tells Us About How Arts and Culture Donors Are Behaving, Presented by Neon One - Mar 23 @ 1pm
2022-03-23 13:00 - 14:00 | Online, IL, United States
This session will present an overview of critical research occurring throughout our sector on the transitioning behavior of donors. Utilizing data from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, Visa’s Global Analytics and Insights Payment Panel Data on Charitable Giving, and philanthropic psychology research we will look to understand the reality of how donors are behaving, why they are giving, and what arts and cultural nonprofit fundraisers can do to not react how donors have behaved in the past but instead anticipate behavioral trends for the future.

Speaker:
Tim Sarrantonio (he/his) is a team member at Neon One and has more than 10 years of experience working for and volunteering with nonprofits. Tim has raised over $3 million for various causes, engaged and enhanced databases of all sizes, procured multiple successful grants, and formulated engaging communications and fundraising campaigns for several nonprofits. He has presented at international conferences and is a TEDx speaker on technology and philanthropy. He volunteers heavily in his community around Niskayuna, NY.

Sponsored by Neon One

Newsworthy Storytelling: Engaging New Audiences Through Media Outreach - Mar 23 @ 10am
2022-03-23 10:00 - 11:30 | Online, IL, United States
In this interactive workshop, Elizabeth Neukirch will guide participants through the process of developing effective public relations campaigns from conception to execution, with a focus on engaging new audiences through storytelling in different news mediums (print, broadcast, online).
Through lecture and guided exercises, workshop participants will learn strategies to incorporate public relations into their organization’s marketing strategy, including: how to position the work of an organization in a newsworthy and timely manner; effectively communicating an event/initiative to the media using clear and concise language; crafting pitches to journalists that spark curiosity and conversation; and authentic, thoughtful ways to invite people to engage with an organization through earned media.
Please ​​have on hand, to reference for this workshop, the details of a specific organizational event or initiative that you would like to promote to the public broadly to reach new audiences.
Speaker:
Elizabeth Neukirch is senior vice president of public relations firm The Silverman Group, where she leads communications strategies for world-renowned cultural organizations and nonprofits serving Chicago neighborhoods. Previously, Elizabeth was the PR manager for Chicago Shakespeare Theater, worked in Goodman Theatre’s education department, and was a freelance journalist for several years. Originally from Chicago, she received her bachelor’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis. Elizabeth is currently editing her first novel, inspired by Greek heroines, oral histories and folk stories. She has received writing residencies from Ragdale and Vermont Studio Center.
