Chicago Artists for Palestine: Exhibition & Fundraiser
From January through April Lilli Sher, Manager of Programs & Fundraising and Gabriel Chalfin-Piney, founding director started connecting with displaced, separated or injured families throughout Gaza, Palestine and alongside organizers in Cairo, Egypt. We raised a total of $11,645. 100% of these funds were sent to the following families:
Alaa & Family
Dr. Ola & Family
Fawze al-Najjar & Family
Jomana Hassan &Family
Mkadmh Siblings
Nabil, Baraa & Ameer Abu-Mettleq
Reem Mkadmh & family
We hosted four separate fundraisers with art donations by 64 Chicago artists. Two of the fundraisers are documented on our Instagram page and were virtual auctions. The other two fundraiser-art auctions are documented below.