The most influential business, civic, and cultural leaders in Chicago have joined forces to create a destination weekend comprised of a wide range of cultural events, museum experiences, and lively art performances. The host committee invites the world’s collectors, museum curators and art enthusiasts to experience the extraordinary cultural and entertainment opportunities that only Chicago can offer.

Virginia Berg, Chicago Gallery News
Laurence Booth, Booth Hansen & Associates
Penny Brown, City of Chicago
Kay and Matthew Bucksbaum, Collectors
Dorothy Coyle, Chicago Office of Tourism
James Cuno, Art Institute of Chicago
Jay Dandy, Collector
Marianne Deson, Art Advisor
Helen Doria, Consultant
Stefan Edlis, Collector
Geoffrey Emberling, Oriental Institute
Marilyn and Larry Fields, Collectors
Susanne Ghez, The Renaissance Society
Helyn Goldenberg, Sotheby’s
Madeleine Grynsztejn, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Jack Guthman, Shefsky & Froelich
Sandra Guthman, Polk Bros. Foundation
Joan Harris, Harris Foundation
Gary Heiferman, AAA Rentals
Brian and Jan Hieggelki, Newcity
Leslie Hindman, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Anthony Hirschel, Smart Museum
Bill Hood, American Airlines
Ruth Horwich, Collector
Wu Hung, University of Chicago
Tony Jones, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Josh Kanter, International Sculpture Center
Elizabeth Kelley, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
Gregory Knight, Independent Curator
Eileen LaCario, Broadway in Chicago
Jim Lasko, Chicago Office of Tourism
Gary Lee, Gary Lee Partners
Lawrence Levy, Levy Restaurants
Kate Lorenz, Hyde Park Art Center
Deborah Lovely, Society for Contemporary Art
Lewis Manilow, Collector
Susan Manilow, Collector
Judith Neisser, Collector
Nick Rabkin, Cultural Policy Center, University of Chicago
David Alan Robertson, Block Museum of Art
Jerry Roper, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
Carlos Tortelero, National Museum of Mexican Art
Howard Tullman, Flashpoint Academy
Lois Weisberg, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
Richard Wright, Wright Auction House
Paul Zeller, Zeller Realty Group