Art Encounter Supporters

Art Encounter relies on the generosity of members, donors, and sponsors to help us bring our programs to thousands of individuals every year across the Chicago area. Thank you to all who support us!

2023 SUPPORTERS

$200-$499
Cynthia Baldwin
Erica Barrish
Donna and Howard Bass
Marcia Baum
Carol Beitler
Svetlana Bekman
Katherine Bendix
Caryn and Jim Berman
Bonnie Byer
Sarabess and John Cahill
Sumi Chang and Janice Corsino
Ann Cole
Chie Curley
Laura Drower
Sandy Fernbach
Julie Fisher
Stuart Flack
Eileen Rubinson Fryer
Jane Goldfine
Susan Gottlieb
Virginia Harding
Myrna Hill
Kathleen Hogan McBride and Jason McBride
Joan and Joshua Holleb
Dara and Larry Hyman
Jennifer Jones and Steve Shewfelt
Lori and Stephen Kaufman
Wendy Kleper
Joan Krimstein
Meryl and Gary Levenstein
Barbette and Arthur Loevy
Una Malkinson
Bonnie Marx and John Laing
Lisa McDonald
Irving Miller
Lynn Miller
Marylyn Miller and Malcolm West
Diane Moore
Beverly Mortensen
Martin and Jeanne Mueller
Joan Nemickas
Fran and Bill Paden
Margaret Peran
Jennifer Peterson
Minda Raffe and Michael Bernberg
Eleanor Revelle
Susan Robertson and Brent Hoffman
Clark Robinson
Natalie and Joseph Romano
David and Ginger Russ
Diana and Ed Ruthman
Lynn Ryan
Marla and Douglas Seibold
Kathy Shaw and Pat Mulhern
Lee and Mike Shinners
Paul Sievert
Ann Silberman
Milly Silverstein
Karin and David Tappendorf
Lydia Toppston
Jane Wagoner
Roberta Washlow
Harry and Marsha Wells
Brenda Wolf
Mary Buck Young
Molly Zakrajsek

$100-$199
Abby and Larry Block
Susan and Robert Bowker
Marina and David Burman
Janet Cienkus
Gary Cohen & Dr. Larry Gard
Maria Ioannidou Davis and John Davis
Elaine Duhl
Beverly Feldmann
Nancy Fishman
Richard Gershon
Bob Herling
Cindy Hicks and Jim Paul
Jill Liebhaber
Tom and Betty Luning
Joan McLane
James Mesple
Bruce Milligan
Tom Morthorst
Karim and Azita Pakravan
Peg and Lincoln Pinsky
Madeleine and Harvey Plonsker
Elizabeth Richman
Sylvie Romanowski
Judy and Robert Freilich
Nancy and Bob Schantz
Julianna Shortell
Paula Shur
Judith Solomon
Marsha Warren
Gail and George Zainea
Christine Zyzda

$10,000+
Anonymous
Arts Work Fund
Evanston Community Foundation
Illinois Arts Council
L & L Copeland Foundation
Modestus Bauer Foundation
The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust
National Endowment for the Arts (2023-2024 ARTiculations)
Union Pacific Foundation

$5,000-$9,999
ComEd Exelon
Evanston Arts Council
Gail and Ronald Kahn
Amy and Kenneth Krupsky
Jessie and Doug MacDonald
Joanna Pinsky
M. Christine Schwartz
Gerry Szymanski

$2,500-$4,999
Alexandra Bellow
Blick Art Materials
Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation
Phillip C. and Beverly Goldstick Family Foundation
Chuck and Kathy Harper
Mammel Family Foundation
Gary Metzner and Scott Johnson
Abby Ohl and Arthur Ellis
Terry Shewfelt

$1,000-$2,499
Richard and Ann Carr
Suzanne Cohen
Jeanne Ettelson
Julie and Mark Fialkowski
Nancy Garfien
Cynthia and Norman Goldring
Marsha and Michael Goldstein
Grumman/Butkus Associates
Judy Hanlon
Rhona Hoffman
Janis Kanter and Tom McCormick
Trudy Kehret Ward
Debbie and Ed Mellinger
Margery Nieder
Sally and Terrence O'Hara
Mary Ann Patterson
Stephanie Rapp and Renee Lanam
Kellie Siegel
Susan Sissman Heil and Peter Heil
Susan and Stephen Shortell
Lois Stanley
Joanne Starzec
Peter Vale
Elizabeth K. Whiting
Allison Whiting and Frederick Schroeder
Penny Wilkinson and Dick Boehning

$500-$999
Sharen and Marc Berman
Joyce and Dennis Black
Carol Cohen
Colleen Conley and John Love
Christopher Egger
Evanston Community Bank and Trust (Wintrust)
Paul Foster
Susan and Henry Gaud
Laura Gerber
Gale Goldstick Cohen and Dr. Harry Cohen
Julie and Robert Gordon
Meme and Gary Hopmayer
Carrie Kane
Tony and Sondra Karman
Joan Lipsig
Nancy Lowenthal
Leslie and Chad Luning
Monique Meloche
Sandra Murphy and Richard Robin
Madonna Pierce
Fraeda and Gary Porton
Adrienne and Miles Russ
Ellen Sadur
Joan Safford
Carrie Secrist Beach
Bobette Takiff
Alice Tybout and Brian Sternthal
Dena Weisbard
Ahadi White
Ellen and John Wright

*2023-2024 ARTiculations School Programs are supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.