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Honorary Co-Chairs:
The Honorable Jan Schakowsky U.S. Representative 9th Congressional District Timothy Russell Sara Lee Corporation Host Committee: Mayor Lorraine Morton City of Evanston State Senator Jeff Schoenberg State Representative Julie Hamos State Representative Harry Osterman Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin Alderman Joe Moore City of Chicago-49th Ward Alderman Lionel Jean-Baptiste City of Evanston-2nd Ward Michelle T. Boone The Joyce Foundation Loretta Brockmeier Beacon Street Gallery and Performance Company Matthew Brockmeier Chicago Dance and Music Alliance Ann Covode Community Member Sunny Fischer The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Suzanne Griffith Goodman Theater Bennett Johnson Third World Press Indira Johnson Shanti Foundation for Peace Ebony Joy African American Arts Alliance Falona Joy The Alford Group Rudy Lubov Principal, Gale Community Academy John Martin J.P. Martin Group Heather D. Parish Strategies for CED and Finance Michael Phillips Phillips Fine Art James Robinson Rogers Park Rotary Club Carmel Avegnon Sanders Little Black Pearl Workshop Jevoid Simmons Art Institute of Chicago Julie F. Simpson The Cricket Island Foundation Nicole Smith Nicole Gallery Trimmy Stammel The Woman's Club of Evanston Patricia Vance Fleetwood Jourdain Art Guild |
Chicago Area Artists of Color Join Forces to Raise over $13,000 for
Beyondmedia Art-in-Education Collaboration with Gale Community Academy in
Rogers Park
We have been talking with teachers and administrators at Gale for more than two years, envisioning a project where students would learn media literacy skills that would equip them to critique representations of violence and produce their own anti-violence media campaign. The big obstacle has been the lack of money to get it off the ground. Now, thanks to the extraordinary generosity of Who Stole the Soul? supporters and their belief in the arts as a unique force for transformation, this collaboration will finally take place.Salome Chasnoff, Executive Director Beyondmedia Education - 2005 Who Stole the Soul beneficiary.    
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Who Stole the Soul? community arts reception showcased the artistic talents of emerging and established artists of color. This group exhibition featured a variety of expressive art forms including drawing, painting, sculpture, live jazz, dance, and spoken word performance. 2005 participating artists included:
Proceeds from the event will be used to support a collaborative arts-in-education project between Gale Community Academy in Rogers Park and Beyondmedia Education, a nonprofit media arts organization. The project will provide creative opportunities for underserved students to develop media/technology skills, and produce anti-violence media for community distribution. 
We would like to thank our 2005 event sponsors: Stanton Thompson, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, Speh Family Foundation, Tim Russell - Sara Lee Corporation, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky, Ariel Capital Management LLC, Nicor Gas, Nicki Pearson, Alderman Elizabeth Tisdahl, Alderman Lionel Jean-Baptist, Trimmy Stamell, Woman's Club of Evanston, Tabassum A. Haleem, Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation, Housing Opportunities for Women, Mary Josephs, LaSalle Bank, Joanne Archibald, Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin, Rogers Park Rotary Club, Bridget M. Gainer & Dennis Kibby, Pamela Amos, and Mary McAuley     Support the Third Annual Who Stole the Soul? reception with a tax-deductible contribution. Donations can be made online via PayPal by clicking the "DONATE" button or by sending a check or money order to: P.O. Box 5089 Evanston, IL 60204-5089 For more information about Who Stole the Soul? or to make a donation, please call 847.927-8216 or visit www.beyondmedia.org |
