Membership in the Sustaining Fellows is open to individuals who, in recognition of the Art Institute’s commitment to artistic quality and its importance in the art world, desire to support the museum with an annual unrestricted gift of $2,500 or more. In appreciation of their generosity and leadership, Sustaining Fellows are offered an array of special privileges designed to bring them closer to the heart of the museum and its world-renowned collection.

FELLOWS: The Lounge Exclusively for Sustaining Fellows
A comfortable and inviting venue for relaxation and special Sustaining Fellows programming

Travel
Sustaining Fellows are privileged to visit great collections of the United States and abroad with an eminent Art Institute curator or scholar.

Events and Programs
Sustaining Fellows are invited to a number of diverse programs and special events designed to educate and inform members about all aspects of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Special Recognition
Each year Sustaining Fellows are recognized for their invaluable unrestricted support of the museum in the Art Institute’s online Annual Report and on the wall of donors in the museum’s Columbus Drive lobby.

Reciprocal Membership
Among the many member benefits, Sustaining Fellows also receive reciprocal privileges to 16 other art museums.

• Cincinnati Art Museum
• Cleveland Museum of Art
• Dallas Museum of Art
• Detroit Institute of the Arts
• High Museum of Art (Atlanta)
• Los Angeles County Museum of Art
• The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
• The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas City, Missouri)
• Philadelphia Museum of Art
• Saint Louis Art Museum
• The Toledo Museum of Art
• Vancouver Art Gallery
• Walker Art Center (Minneapolis)
• Whitney Museum of American Art