The Jewish Museum of Chicago is grateful for the opportunity to host Chicago Artists for Palestine - Exhibition + Fundraiser presented in partnership with ACRE. 40 Chicago Artists have donated artworks in support of a variety of families seeking to evacuate from Gaza. 100% of auction sales will be distributed to the families. All campaigns have been verified by organizers on the ground in Cairo.
The Live Auction on June 2nd will feature refreshments, a live performance and in-person bidding on the forty artworks represented in the exhibition. Tickets are available for $10 via eventbrite in advance, $15 at door/day depending on capacity. All Art will be priced with starting bids between $50 to $300)
May 18 - June 2, 2024 at ACRE, 2921 N. Clark Street
The exhibition will be open during the following days and times.
- May 18 (3-8pm during ACRE Summer Daze)
- May 20, 22, 27, 29 (12-3pm)
- June 1 Live Auction Preview (10am-2pm)
- June 2 Live Auction (3-6pm)
Jewish Museum of Chicago Bio:
The idea for the Jewish Museum of Chicago emerged from several conversations with other Jewish folks living in the region from which a crucial fact emerged: there is not a museum for contemporary Jewish art in the city or state. The closest institution would be the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie, Illinois. The Holocaust Museum however does not deal specifically with contemporary art rooted in Anti-Zionism and Palestinian Liberation, as the Jewish Museum of Chicago will.
A museum does not get built overnight. However, this organization is the first building block towards the goal of a brick and mortar Jewish Museum in Chicago. Taking the form of group meetings, public programs, critiques, and exhibition making, the museum intends to highlight the joy and liberation of Judaism, as opposed to the strife and suffering. The project aims to offer accessible and multigenerational entry points to storytelling, organizing, and cultural art practices.
Led by a coalition of Anti-Zionist artists, the museum will likely be a multi-decade collective project with the long term goal of establishing a physical location. The Jewish Museum of Chicago, although its name might indicate, does not intend to center Jewish artists or experience, but instead explores the Jewish values of: the pursuit of justice (tzedek), repairing the world (tikkun olam) and charitable giving (tzedekah).
