Comfort Station is pleased to announce Home Comforts, our fourth annual silent auction to raise funds in support of Comfort Station’s programming and working artists in our community. The auction goes live Thursday, December 7, 2023, and runs through Thursday, December 14, 2023.
Home Comforts comprises two different categories of works available—Deep Cuts and Commissions—each offering a range of works from both emerging and established artists.
Through Deep Cuts, we have once again invited Chicago-based artists to pull special works from their studio inventory and offer them up for auction, with proceeds split between the artist and Comfort Station. In the frenetic pace of making and showing work in the gallery circuit, many artists’ pieces often find their way back into the studio and off the immediate market. Deep Cuts aims to bring these works back into circulation, offering collectors unique pieces from different points in the artists’ careers.
Similar to prior years’ Home Comforts, our Commissions are offered in partnership with some of our favorite galleries in Chicago, highlighting the important connection between the non-profit and commercial sectors of the arts community. Commissions offer a one-of-a-kind opportunity for local working artists to connect with their immediate community and make an inspiring, lasting impact.
Conceived during the pandemic as a fundraiser to keep Comfort Station afloat while supporting working artists affected by the onslaught of COVID-related closures, Home Comforts has since evolved as a celebration of creative work and collaborative support. Since its initial run in November 2020, Home Comforts has raised more than $50,000 split among Comfort Station and more than 40 artists.
Following is a partial list of participating artists. The full list will be rolled out leading up to the go-live date of Thursday, December 7, 2023.
Commissions:
Salvador Andrade
Marie Herman
Jacqueline Surdell
Leonard Suryajaya
Yvette Majorga
Deep Cuts:
Robert Burnier
Jess Bass
Gabriel Chalfin-Piney
Shir Ende
Clarence Morgan
Derrick Woods-Morrow
Dutes Miller
Gordon Hall
Inquiries: jordan@comfortstationlogansquare.org