DARKROOM 2026
754 S. Wabash Ave. – Columbia College Chicago Student CenterAbout The Event
Celebrating MoCP at 50!
DARKROOM is MoCP’s renowned benefit auction party featuring premier artworks and one-of-a-kind arts experiences by emerging and established contemporary artists from around the world.
Silver Camera Award
Joel Sternfeld
Event details:
VIP reception with Joel Sternfeld
5:30-6:30 pm
Benefit Auction Party
6:30-9:30 pm
Ticket information
VIP ticket $500
*Includes auction preview party, early bidding, and reception with Silver Camera Award recipient Joel Sternfeld.
Benefit ticket $250
*Includes entry to Darkroom auction, program, and party.
Artist educator ticket $150
*The same access as a general benefit ticket exclusively for professional artists and educators to be part of the celebration.
*Purchase tickets
Donate to Darkroom
Make donation towards Darkroom to continue the celebration long after the party ends. Click below to make an online gift or learn about additional ways to make an impact this year.
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Co-chairs
Julia Langdon Antonatos
Lisa Wilcox Bailey
Susu Block
Eszter Borvendeg
Suzette Bross
Veronique Bushala
Whitley Herbert
Ted Keim
Deborah Lovely
Maggie Meiners
Gary Metzner & Scott Johnson
Kristi Nuelle
Jackie Moss
Susan O’Brien Lyons
Joe Reinstein
Cheryl Sandner
Lincoln Schatz
Jennifer & Joe Shanahan
Ann Thompson
Genia Yovankin
Benefit committee
Jennifer Koelz Armetta
Jennifer & David Brooks
Euler Bropleh
Leah Missbach Day
Jenal Dolson
Michelle Edwards
Mary Farmilant
Brendan Fernandes
Alexis Goettsch
Thomas Hellstrom
Adama Ka
Sarah Kammerer
Claire & Keith Koeneman
Beth Kohl
Jay Krehbiel
Conor McCahill
Nina Owen
Dara Pizzuti & Richard Jolly
Diane Reilly
David Salkin
Kristina Schneider
Richard P. Townsend
Margaret Unetich
Danielle Dunand Zimmerman
Darkroom Sponsors
