“Giving Back: The Soul of Philanthropy Reframed and Exhibited” Ribbon Cutting

Eric Hotchkiss, Exhibition Designer, Author Valaida Fullwood, Norman Clark, CAAIP Interim Director, Claudette Baker, Project Manager, The Soul of Philanthropy, Photographer Charles W. Thomas Jr., Jessyca Dudley, Chair The Soul of Philanthropy Chicago, Dr. Carol Adams, Local Curator Chicago, and Daniel Schulman, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events (DCASE).
Eric Hotchkiss, Exhibition Designer, Author Valaida Fullwood, Norman Clark, CAAIP Interim Director, Claudette Baker, Project Manager, The Soul of Philanthropy, Photographer Charles W. Thomas Jr., Jessyca Dudley, Chair The Soul of Philanthropy Chicago, Dr. Carol Adams, Local Curator Chicago, and Daniel Schulman, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events (DCASE).

 

“Giving Back: The Soul of Philanthropy Reframed and Exhibited”

Ribbon Cutting

 

Dramatic multi-media exhibition showcases the many faces of Black giving

 

CHICAGO (Feb. 4, 2023) — Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy (CAAIP) hosted a ribbon cutting on February 2nd for the outstanding multi-media photographic exhibition Giving Back: The Soul of Philanthropy Reframed and Exhibited at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St.

 

The photos were compelling, and the specially curated Chicago section of the exhibit was particularly arresting with its black backdrop.  Each local philanthropist celebrated had a shadow box of memorabilia that further engaged the viewer with historical data.  The exhibition is free to the public and continues through April with a series of activities and talks planned across the city.  A full schedule of activities can be found here: 

 

Local Chicago icons and legends featured are Common, Derrick Rose, New York Knicks; John H. Johnson, Johnson Publishing Company; Deborah Harrington, former President of the Woods Fund Chicago; and Wilbur Milhouse, Milhouse Engineering & Construction. Local honorees selected by the community are Dion Dawson, Dion’s Chicago Dream, Emerging Philanthropist; Janell Nelson, JNJ Creative, Hidden Philanthropist; Leslie J. Anderson Rutland, BMO Financial Group, Legacy Philanthropist; Essence Smith, ELMS Productions, Young Adult Philanthropist; and Jahkil Jackson, Project I Am, Youth Philanthropist.  Prolific Chicago photographer Tony Smith photographed Chicago honorees.   

 

On Tuesday, February 21st CAAIP will host their Premier Reception for the exhibition Giving Back: The Soul of Philanthropy Reframed and Exhibited at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. The evening begins at 5:30 pm with the program at precisely 6 pm.

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