About Play Together
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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.
Collaboration 1
Impact: $3,000 donated to Intonation Music, a non-profit music education program.
Meet our team
Derek Blidy
General Manager
Brittany Martin
Community Relations Manager
Aneesh Kudaravalli
Operations Manager
Board of Directors
Jessica Tenuta
Board Member
Kesav Gandham
Board Member
Dan Dal Degan
Board Member
