RENAISSANCE SOCIETY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
5811 SOUTH ELLIS AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60637 www.renaissancesociety.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE PURPOSE OF THE SOCIETY IS TO ENCOURAGE THE GROWTH AND UNDERSTANDING OF CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ART IN ALL OF ITS FORMS THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS. IN FULFILLING ITS PURPOSE, THE SOCIETY WILL SEEK TO COOPERATE WITH OTHER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND TO ENGAGE ITS MEMBERSHIP AND THE COMMUNITY IN THE DISCUSSION, APPRECIATION AND SUPPORT OF AVANT-GARDE ART.

PRESENT CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITIONS, EVENTS, AND PUBLICATIONS.

EXHIBITIONS AND NEW WORK PRODUCTIONS INVITES ARTISTS TO CREATE ART FOR THE ORGANIZATION TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE GALLERY. EXHIBITIONS CAN BE EITHER AN INDIVIDUAL ARTIST OR A GROUP OF ARTISTS. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY FOUR EXHIBITIONS PER YEAR IN ADDITION TO TWO NEWLY COMMISSIONED PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS. THE FISCAL 2020 EXHIBITIONS WERE LATOYA RUBY FRAZIER, SILKE OTTO-KNAPPE, MIHO DOHI AND A COMMISSIONED PERFORMANCE BY CAMILLE NORMENT.

PUBLICATIONS AND EDITIONS. PUBLICATIONS ARE BOOKS CREATED TO SUPPORT THE ARTISTS EXHIBITING. IN FISCAL 2020 THE RENAISSANCE SOCIETY PRODUCED A BOOK BY LIZ MAGOR AND A BOOK CALLED UNTHOUGHT ENVIRONMENTS. THE RENAISSANCE ALSO PRODUCES AND DISTRIBUTES EDITIONS BY CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS, AND HAS SOLD WORKS OF ART.

EDUCATIONAL EVENTS ARE INTENDED TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO STUDENTS. 19 EVENTS WERE HELD IN FISCAL 2020 THAT INCLUDED 6 WALK-THROUGHS WITH A CURATOR, 3 CONCERTS, 5 DISCUSSION PANELS, 1 LECTURE, 2 PERFORMANCES AND 1 SCREENING.

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