DOCUMENT is a contemporary art gallery located in Chicago and Lisbon with a focus on image-based practices, sculpture, and installation art. Since its inception in Chicago in 2012, the gallery has organized over 100 exhibitions and actively promotes the work of emerging and established international artists.

In 2017, DOCUMENT relocated to a larger space in Chicago’s West Town and has since anchored its program as a conversation between emerging voices and established figures. The gallery has developed a reputation for championing artists and exhibiting challenging works across disciplines. DOCUMENT has successfully placed works in a number of national and internationally renowned institutions and collections, and artists from the roster regularly participate in major exhibitions and biennials on the global art scene.

GRAY is a globally recognized team of art professionals devoted to fostering the development of artists’ careers and to building outstanding art collections. For more than six decades GRAY has supported the visions of artists by bringing exhibitions and projects to audiences around the world, working with collectors and institutions to foster practices and preserve legacies.

Founded in Chicago in 1963 as Richard Gray Gallery and since 1997 also in New York City, the gallery, now under the leadership of Paul Gray and Valerie Carberry, continues to be recognized for the exceptional quality of its program and for the expert counsel it provides to private and museum clients worldwide.

Good Weather is a contemporary art gallery from North Little Rock, Arkansas with current locations in Chicago, Illinois and Little Rock, Arkansas. The gallery is recognized for a deeply collaborative and rigorous program that focuses on the contextualization and advancement of artists’ practices within a broader art discourse. Haynes Riley founded the gallery in 2011 through an innate familial approach and from a desire to seed contemporary art discourse in Arkansas. Following thirty-eight solo shows and a dozen offsite and hosted exhibitions, the gallery’s original location—housed within a one-car suburban garage in the Lakewood neighborhood of North Little Rock—transformed in December 2017 into a long-term and perpetually changing fresco that hosts intermittent curatorial programming specific to the work.

Between 2018–2019, Good Weather undertook an itinerant program: curating exhibitions that were hosted by colleagues and organized through various invitations, collaborations, and self-initiated projects. Good Weather started participating in art fairs in 2016, and since 2019, has presented exhibitions and focused programming operating primarily as a commercial gallery with locations in Chicago, Illinois (1524 S. Western Ave.), Little Rock, Arkansas (420 Byrd St), and in various offsite locations.

M. LeBlanc is a contemporary art gallery founded in 2017 by independent curator Marc LeBlanc. Located in a distinctive fin-de-siècle storefront in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood, the gallery presents solo and curated group exhibitions by an international roster of artists working across painting, sculpture, new media, and installation.

M. LeBlanc is deeply committed to fostering meaningful relationships with artists by supporting long-term artist-led projects that push boundaries and expand the possibilities of contemporary practice. By presenting work across a wide range of media, formats, and geographies, the gallery cultivates a cohesive program that responds thoughtfully to the complex social and artistic challenges of today.

Monique Meloche Gallery was founded in October 2000, with its debut exhibition Homewrecker at Meloche’s home, and officially opened to the public in May 2001. Diverse and inclusive since its inception, the gallery promotes politically minded contemporary art, aiming to be a bellwether for artistic talents early or under-recognized in their careers. Working with an international group of emerging and established artists in all media, the gallery presents conceptually challenging installations in Chicago and at art fairs internationally, with an emphasis on curatorial and institutional outreach.

PATRON is a contemporary art gallery in Chicago created by Julia Fischbach and Emanuel Aguilar in 2015. PATRON is founded on the defining characteristics of a patron of the arts: a person chosen, named or honored as a special guardian, protector or supporter. With this foundation set as a cornerstone, the gallery hopes to help open new avenues for audiences to engage with and find access to contemporary art.

Povos is a dynamic hub for curated shows, resources for emerging artists, and community-focused arts and education initiatives. Founded in 2020 by Chicago artist and educator Lucca Colombelli, Povos quickly grew from an online platform to a physical gallery space at 2000 N Milwaukee in 2022 . After moving to the West Town gallery district in 2023, Povos expanded to a second exhibition space, Povos Downtown, in 2024. This recent expansion is a result of Povos' partnership with artist and gallerist Winston Guo, of W. Gallery.

SECRIST | BEACH, located in the West Town neighborhood at the corner of Wood and Hubbard Streets, occupies a double bow-truss, sky-lit 10,000 sq. ft. space that features an expanded approach to contemporary exhibition experiences. Established in Chicago’s River North gallery district in 1992, Gallery A (becoming Carrie Secrist Gallery in 1996) sought to re-imagine an enlightened salon by creating an environment rich with conversation. Now known as SECRIST | BEACH, our reinvigorated programming presents solo artists’ exhibitions alongside curated surveys by like-minded creators, elaborating the dialogue around related topics.

Founded in 2024 in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood, Tala is a gallery and contemporary art space that nurtures curatorial practice, public programming, and communal gathering. The gallery showcases the work of emerging and mid-career artists who are based in (or developing meaningful ties to) Chicago. With an atrium storefront, exhibition space, and library study room, Tala’s distinctive architectural design fosters a dynamic, discursive program that champions experimentation and alternative models of engagement.

CAC is a non-profit organization founded in 1974 that supports contemporary Chicago artists and curators by offering residency programs, exhibitions, professional development and resources that enable them to live, work and thrive in the city. CAC is deeply committed to advancing the cause of art and its importance to Chicago’s culture and economy by cultivating a wide-reaching civic, philanthropic and public support network.

DePaul Art Museum (DPAM) is a world-class museum located in the heart of Lincoln Park on DePaul University’s campus. DPAM is open to the public and presents three to five temporary exhibitions per year with a permanent collection of more than 4,000 objects with strengths in international modern and contemporary art. DPAM enriches the university’s commitments to excellence, diversity and social concerns. Built in 2011, the LEED-certified building was designed by Antunovich Associates.

Hyde Park Art Center is a hub for contemporary arts in Chicago, serving as a gathering and production space for artists and the broader community to cultivate ideas, impact social change, and connect with new networks.

Located in Chicago's West Town neighborhood, Intuit is a premier museum of self-taught art. Located in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood, Intuit is a premier museum of self-taught art. IAM collects and exhibits work by artists who often work outside the mainstream due to societal, economic, or geographic barriers that have prevented them from pursuing formal training in the arts. Yet, they have developed a sustained artistic practice. The museum’s mission is grounded in the ethos that the instinct to create is universal, and the arts must embrace, represent and be accessible to all.

The Joffrey is an internationally renowned, Chicago-based ballet company and dance education organization, presenting a unique repertoire that encompasses masterpieces of the past and cutting-edge works of today. Today the Joffrey reflects the diversity of America through its performances, Company Artists, and education programs.

Since the MCA’s inception in 1967, it has been our mission to exhibit new and experimental art, paired with ambitious learning programs. The MCA’s exhibitions feature the art of our time in every possible media by artists of local and international renown. Here, the public can experience the work and ideas of living artists and understand the historical, social, and cultural context of the art being made today. The MCA also features the award-winning Marisol Restaurant and Bar as well as the MCA Store that Condé Nast Traveler calls “one of the best museum gift shops (ever.)”

In addition to quarterly programming with the MCA, in the coming months EarlyWork members will receive discounted membership offerings from the museum.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a Chicago theater company founded in 1974 by Terry Kinney, Jeff Perry, and Gary Sinise in Highland Park, Illinois. Over the course of the 1980s, the company continuously expanded, producing plays that went on to receive national and international attention. In 1991, Steppenwolf built its current theater at 1650 N. Halsted St in Chicago with three performing spaces, the largest seating 550. Striving to create thrilling, courageous and provocative art in a thoughtful and inclusive environment, Steppenwolf has now grown into a company, which includes 49 ensemble members whose strengths include acting, directing, playwriting and textual adaptation. Now in its fifth decade as a professional theatre company, Steppenwolf has received unprecedented national and international recognition, including a series of Tony Awards and The National Medal of Arts.

In addition to programming with Steppenwolf, in the coming months EarlyWork members will receive discounted ticketing and membership codes from the theatre.

Since 1916, The Arts Club of Chicago has been a preeminent exhibitor of international art, a forum for established and emerging artists, and a celebrated venue for performers from around the world. For over 100 years, The Arts Club has opened its membership to artists and patrons of the arts, and its exhibitions to the public.

The Renaissance Society was founded in 1915 by a group of University of Chicago faculty, and our name refers to their intention to create a space in which to foster engagement with new ideas in arts and culture.In the early 20th century the Renaissance Society played a key role in bringing European and other avant-garde practices to Chicago through presentations of Henri Matisse, Alexander Calder, Käthe Kollwitz, and Joseph Cornell, among others.

Under the 40-year leadership of Susanne Ghez from 1973 to 2013, the Renaissance Society hosted the Chicago debuts of Bruce Nauman, Joseph Kosuth, and Jenny Holzer; and key solo exhibitions by Mike Kelley, Isa Genzken, Felix Gonzales-Torres, Kara Walker, Kerry James Marshall, Joan Jonas, and Danh Vō. From 2013 to 2020, the Ren redoubled its commitment to commissioning major projects by living artists, such as Mathias Poledna, Irena Haiduk, Peter Wächtler, and Jennifer Packer, among others, championed by former director Solveig Øvstebø.