Play Together connects musicians with visual artists to produce artistic collaborations with proceeds donated to Chicago arts education programs.
When artists connect around their passions...goodness becomes greatness. Play Together pairs a visual artist with a band to create fine-art visualizations of a band’s music in the form of limited edition prints or paintings.
The proceeds from each Play Together Collaboration benefit a chosen non-profit that supports art and music programs in the city of Chicago, to help support the next generation of Chicago artists, musicians, and creators.
Play Together recently collaborated with femdot. and Liz Flores, to raise funds for Delacreme Scholars. Learn more about the collaboration.
Communities need art and artists to flourish. But artists need their communities, too.
Artists play a critical role at the frontlines of the fight for justice and equity, and an equally critical role in building strong and beautiful communities. But artists often struggle to to make a comfortable living while doing their work.
At the same time, arts education is underfunded in the city of Chicago, and funding is inequitably distributed throughout all of the city’s neighborhoods. Accessible and well-resourced arts education has been shown to positively impact students’ academic attainment. Play Together creates paid opportunities for Chicago’s professional working artists through collaborative commissions, with proceeds invested in an arts education program to invest in the next generation of artists.
By purchasing a print, garment, song, or commission through Play Together, you are making a choice to invest in creating a Chicago that supports and uplifts artists.
What is a Play Together Collaboration?
One Visual Artist
Each Play Together Collaboration features a visual artist who calls Chicago their home and lend their unique voices to add to our understanding of our complicated city.
One Musical Artist
Each Play Together Collaboration features an up-and-coming Chicago musical artist or group that is pushing the limits of the Chicago music scene and has a strong artistic perspective in their work.
One Chicago Cause
Each Play Together Collaboration partners with a Chicago social impact organization that brings music and art education into lives of students in every neighborhood of Chicago.
Play Together Collaborations have been featured in:
