Associate Board Activities and Events

The Associate Board actively supports the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) and its programs through the activities detailed below:

Art Futura: Art in Motion
Exhibition: May 31-June 7, 2012
Opening Reception and Awards: May 31, 2012 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Ryan Family Atrium of the Lurie Center, 303 E. Superior St. Chicago, IL

Click Here for Tickets and Sponsorship Information

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ArtFutura: Art in Motion is a fundraiser and juried art exhibition that brings the art community and philanthropy community of Chicago together to support the cause of Art Therapy. James Rondeau, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, selects exhibition participants and awards the most outstanding works submitted by hundreds of artists from around the country. Printed invitations are sent to all RIC board members and employees, gallery art buyers, and friends of RIC for the Gallery Opening Night & Awards Party. The general public can purchase tickets to the opening night and the exhibition is open to the public for seven days. All the professional & patient artwork is for sale with half the proceeds benefiting the RIC Art Therapy program.

With the generous support of ArtFutura donors, RIC's Therapeutic Recreation team implemented the following in 2011:

• Resident Art Therapist on site 24 hours-a-week
• More than 100 patients received individual art therapy treatment
• Over 700 hours of art therapy services were provided, to both individuals and groups of patients

To submit artwork for ArtFutura: Art in Motion, download the application form.

The 14th Annual Bearcat Ball
October 13th, 2012, 7:00 PM
Chicago Cultural Center, Yates Gallery

The Associate Board invites Chicago's young professionals to the Chicago Cultural Center for an exciting formal event with food and cocktails, entertainment, presentation of the Tree of Life Award, and raising more than $100,000 for RIC's Pediatric Charity Care program.

About the Bearcat Ball

The Associate Board hosts the annual Bearcat Ball to benefit the Rehabilitation Institute's Pediatric Charity Care Program, which offers prosthetic devices and specialized treatment to children with disabilities whose families cannot afford this care. In 2011, the Bearcat Ball supported the following:

• Helped children receive care that their families could not otherwise afford. Last year 390 children received a total of $667,000 in charity care at RIC.
• Help RIC meet increasing Charity Care needs due to rising unemployment and the weakened economy. Even in 2005, before the current recession, a record 47 million people, or 16% of the population, did not have health insurance. Each year RIC provides more than $2 million to Charity Care patients.
• Support our goal of reaching more pediatric and adolescent lives through pediatric inpatient/outpatient care regardless of financial situation.