Vernissage
Hours
- 5–7 pm
- Private Patron Reception
- 6–9 pm
- General Reception
About
Vernissage 2016 at Festival Hall
Photo: Jeremy Lawson Photography
Leonard Suryagaya, Bunda, 2016. Installation view, Vernissage 2016 at Festival Hall. Courtesy of Leonard Suryajaya and Chicago Artists Coalition
Photo: Jeremy Lawson PhotographyThe MCA hosts Vernissage, the opening night preview of EXPO CHICAGO at Festival Hall, Navy Pier. This extraordinary benefit, organized by the MCA Women’s Board, is a highly anticipated event each year. This year is particularly special as it coincides with MCA 50, a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the MCA’s founding in 1967.
Entering its sixth edition, EXPO CHICAGO presents artwork from 145 leading galleries around the world. The exposition provides critical opportunities for curators, collectors, and art patrons to survey the best in innovative and emerging programs.
Proceeds from Vernissage raise significant funds in support of the mission of the MCA’s education department, whose programs offer compelling opportunities to explore, challenge, discuss, and reflect on the MCA’s holdings and the larger world of contemporary art and culture.
- MCA 50 CHAIRS
- Anne L. Kaplan, Sally Kovler, Cari Sacks, and Helen Zell
- EVENT COCHAIRS
- Tonya Geesman, Christine H. Poggianti, and Ellen Wallace
Funding Partners
Corporate Sponsors
In-Kind Sponsors
Thanks to our participating restaurants for the Patron Reception:
- 20E, Talbott Hotel
- Riva Restaurant
- Belly Q
- Sable Kitchen & Bar
- Big Star
- Tanta
- Chicago Raw
- The Windsor
- Marisol
- Yusho