We’re thrilled to share the incredible success of BOLD VISIONS: ChiArts’ 15th Anniversary Benefit!

On May 1, 2025, our community raised $500,000 to ensure that accessible, high-quality arts education remains within reach for Chicago’s next generation of artists.

Our deepest thanks to our dedicated co-chairs, Chardai Johnson and Arnett Faulkner, whose leadership and passion helped make this night unforgettable. We’re also so grateful to Val Warner of ABC7 Chicago for serving as our incredible guest host, and to Gary Metzner, Vice Chair of the ChiArts Foundation, for co-hosting a powerful and inspiring Paddle Raise. Special thanks to the Caerus Foundation for launching a $250,000 matching gift challenge in honor of ChiArts’ 15th anniversary, a bold investment in the future of arts education in our city. Contribute to the Caerus Foundation match using the button below. 

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2025 BOLD VISIONS SPONSORS

PRESENTING
The Jim & Kay Mabie Family

Elissa Hamid Efroymson & Adnaan Hamid
Carol Prins & John Hart
J. Thomas Hurvis & Ann Andersen

PRODUCER

Mirja Spooner Haffner
Mary Jo Basler
The Collens Family
Marilynn & Ronald Grais
Gary Metzner & Scott Johnson
Sylvia Neil & Dan Fischel
Amisha Rigia & Adam Caplan

STAR
AKIRA
Duffie A. Adelson
Peter & Katharine Darrow
Arnett & Greg Faulkner
Two Fish Foods
Peter Fidler & Kate Grossman
Christine & Greg Gallagher
Bill & Anne Goldstein
Sandra & Jack Guthman
The McKeever Family
Lisa Simmons & John Street
tgin (Thank God It’s Natural)

PATRON
The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation
Lori Efroymson Aguilera & Sergio Aguilera
Susan Feibus & Tom Geoghegan
Helyn Goldenberg & Michael Alper
Hyde Park Hospitality
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Sabrina A. King
Pam & John McCambridge
Denis & Martha Pierce
Wintrust Community Banks