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Give the gift of Gertie

Arts. Culture. Community.

Give the gift of arts, culture and community with an EarlyWork membership to provide a loved one with unforgettable experiences alongside like-minded people! Gifted memberships are offered in 6-month and annual options, providing access to the fantastic EarlyWork benefits that you know and love such as: 

  • Private exhibition walkthroughs
  • Intimate artist dinners
  • Cocktail parties 
  • Studio and collection visits 
  • Theater and performing arts experiences 
  • Discounted Tickets to Cultural Institutions (museums, theaters) 
  • Organized art travel at a discount for members 
  • VIP access to EXPO CHICAGO and activities around EXPO CHICAGO
  • VIP access to Gertie productions, such as Chicago Exhibition Weekend (CXW) 

From private viewings at galleries and museums, to intimate social gatherings such as dinners with artists, these experiences are even better when shared!

"EarlyWork is probably my favorite investment so far this year. I've always enjoyed art and humanities, but really didn't have the language for the what, why and how. Getting to hear the meaning and language be applied to the work via these artist and/or curator led exhibition walkthroughs and artist studio visits is really helping me contextualize the joy that art brings me!"

-ANGELA BRANCH

"I enjoy the incredible access, for both myself and my clients, to the behind-the-scenes art world-collection visits, studio tours, meeting artists. I have met many fascinating people with common interests that I may never have crossed paths with if not for EarlyWork."

-LAURA LESTER, ART ADVISOR

“When I joined, I met a bunch of people that I didn't know and was able to admire art, get different people's perspectives, learn a lot about galleries, and pieces that people have curated in their homes [through collection visits] and their personal connection to the art — whether through touch, smell, sight, etc. It just made me feel very connected to the arts and culture scene in Chicago again.”

-JEN GUZMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RISE CHICAGO

“With EarlyWork, I get to be surrounded by like-minded people and have the opportunity to have conversations that I don't get to have in my day-to-day. It's been a great entry into this amazing art world that I'm in now.”

-JASMINE CHI, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PRODUCT MANAGER