Play Together is a 501(c)(3) artist advocacy nonprofit organization that provides leading Chicago artists a platform to invest in our city's youth arts programs through the release of audio/visual collaborations. Each Play Together collaboration strategically pairs a musician with a visual artist to benefit a chosen nonprofit cause in Chicago. Our mission is to amplify the impact of incredible existing arts education non-profits by directing them attention and funding, while lifting up and spotlighting real working artists in the city of Chicago.

For our artists participating in a collaboration, Play Together handles all operational work related to launching a new project; marketing, press, merchandising, production, and fulfillment. Our goal is to make the experience of being a part of a Play Together collaboration the most creatively fulfilling, enjoyable, and financially uplifting project an artist has ever worked on.

For our partner non-profits, if your organization is selected as the beneficiary of one of our collaborations, your organization receives a donation at the end of the project.


$10,000

Generated for Chicago arts education non-profits

$12,500

Paid directly to support Play Together artists


Current Collaboration

Nico Segal + Nikko Washington

Collaboration 3

In this unique collaboration, we’ve inviting students and the community to collaborate directly with these award-winning artists–producing totally new, collaborative songs and artworks.

Past Collaborations

Collaboration 2

Impact: $7,000 donated to Delacreme Scholars, a scholarship fund for Black and Brown arts and music students in Chicago.

Press Release

Collaboration 1

Impact: $3,000 donated to Intonation Music, a non-profit music education program.

Read feature in the Chicago Sun Times


Meet our team

 

Derek Blidy

General Manager

Brittany Martin

Community Relations Manager

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Aneesh Kudaravalli

Operations Manager


 
 

Board of Directors

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Jessica Tenuta

Board Member

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Kesav Gandham

Board Member

Dan Dal Degan

Board Member