A Collective ExPIERience
September 12, 2024
Honoring Nick Cave and Tony Karman
On September 12 we celebrated A Collective ExPIERience and transformed the Aon Grand Ballroom into a shared celebration of the vibrant artist and organizations that comprise the cultural collective of Navy Pier.
From engaging performing arts experiences to serving as a vital economic anchor for our region, support for A Collective ExPIERience enables Navy Pier to enrich the lives of millions of guests, artists, employees, and businesses each year.
All funds raised support the Pier’s mission to provide free and engaging programming to our community.
2024 Honorees
Nick Cave
Nick Cave is an artist, educator and foremost a messenger, working between the visual and performing arts through a wide range of mediums including sculpture, installation, video, sound and performance. While Cave’s works are rooted in our current societal moment, when progress on issues of global warming, racism and gun violence (both at the hands of citizens and law enforcement) seem maddeningly stalled, he asks how we may reposition ourselves to recognize the issues, come together on a global scale, instigate change, and ultimately, heal.
Nick Cave and international architect Jeanne Gang’s artistic collaboration Here Hear in Polk Bros Park in September 2017.
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Tony Karman
Tony Karman is the President and Director of EXPO CHICAGO, the international exposition of contemporary and modern art. He has been active in the civic, business and cultural communities of Chicago for nearly 30 years and works with select institutions, associations, government organizations, producers of special events and corporations to guide numerous projects from concept to conclusion.
EXPO CHICAGO celebrates a distinct roster of global exhibitors and immersive programming each April at Navy Pier’s Festival Hall, alongside a diverse and inventive program of talks, on-site installations, and public art initiatives. Photo >>>
Sponsors for A Collective ExPIERience
A special thank you to all of our sponsors for this year’s ExPIERience.
EVENT VICE CHAIRS
Presenting Sponsor
LEAD SPONSORS
HOST COMMITTEE
EVENT PARTNERS
Catering Partner
IN-KIND PARTNERS
Raffle Donors
Auditorium Theatre
Batik
The Butterfly Company
Chef Art Smith’s Reunion
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Children’s Museum
Chicago Fire FC
Chicago History Museum
Chicago Public Media
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago White Sox
City Experiences
CrossTown Fitness
EXPO CHICAGO
First Ascent Climbing and Fitness
The Field Museum
Five Iron Golf
Flyover
Goodman Theatre
Goose Island Beer Co.
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Bar and Grill – Chicago
The Joffrey Ballet
Levy
Margaret Quinn
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Music Box Theatre
NASCAR
Pierless Hospitality
Radio Flyer
Revolution Brewing
Reyes Coca-Cola
Ritual Hot Yoga
Sable Hotel
The Second City
Top Golf
Shedd Aquarium
Skydeck Chicago
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
United Airlines
Sponsor listing as of September 13, 2024
Questions?
Please email gala@navypier.org