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64 Online Stores That Benefit Nonprofits and the Greater Good

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4) Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop :: shop.artic.edu. The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop sells unique and beautiful objects from around the world in support of the arts. The Field Museum Store offers gifts for those interested in science and cultural, natural, and human history. 10) Getty Store :: shop.getty.edu.

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The Top 54 Auctioneers for Nonprofit Fundraising Events

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Based in Chicago, Chris conducts gala auctions all across Illinois and the nation. Jude, Make A Wish, American Cancer Society, and The Museum of African American History. She is a veteran touring artist, songwriter, live sound engineer and music publisher. He is currently licensed in Illinois and Florida.

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How 25 Awesome Twentysomethings Nailed It

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Went on to do what put them in the history books. Fortunately, history shows, and Nailing It reveals, inspiring examples of successful people who experienced delayed progress in their 20s, forced to take circuitous paths to their life callings, even overcoming tragic starts. The COVID pandemic turned young adulthood upside-down.

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Guest Post: Nell Taylor on the Chicago Underground Library

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Last month, I got a chance to talk with Nell Taylor, founder of the Chicago Underground Library. That means we collect university press, handmade artist books, zines made by sixth graders, poetry chapbooks from big names published in tiny local presses, and self-published poetry chapbooks sold for a dollar on the street.

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Six Alternative (U.S.) Cultural Venues to Keep an Eye On

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It was started in 2003 and is run by Mark Allen and a collective of artists, many of whom have also been applying their talents by performing "interventions" at formal art institutions including LACMA, the Hammer Museum, and the Contemporary Art Museum in St. Chicago Underground Library (Chicago, IL). PieLab (Greensboro, AL).

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Is it Real? Artwork, Authenticity. and Cognitive Science

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While many of their examples came from history and natural science, one of my favorite examples is from art. Many artists work with assistants and reproducing processes. Cognitive scientists at Yale and University of Chicago researched how people perceive "identity continuity" of an artwork when reproduced.

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How History’s Awesome Twentysomethings Got It Together

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Went on to do what put them in the history books. Fortunately, history shows, and Nailing It reveals, inspiring examples of successful people who experienced delayed progress in their 20s, forced to take circuitous paths to their life callings, even overcoming tragic starts. The pandemic has turned young adulthood upside-down.

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