photo credit: Cheri Eisenberg 2005
General Information
Intuit is open to the public
Tuesday - Saturday from 11-5 pm; Thursday 11-7:30 pm.
Admission is free.
756 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622
phone: 312.243.9088 | fax: 312.243.9089
information: intuit@art.org
Administrative Office:
Monday-Friday 10 am - 5 pm
Directions
Driving
Intuit is located right off of 94. If you are taking 94 from the north,
exit at Ogden, turn left onto Ogden, go a few blocks (north) to Milwaukee,
turn right. You will see Intuit immediately on your right. If you are
taking 94 from the south, exit at Milwaukee/Augusta, turn left onto Milwaukee,
continue on a few blocks (southeast) on Milwaukee. You will go through
the Ogden/Milwaukee intersection. Intuit is on your right.
Public Transportation
Intuit is located across the street from the Chicago Avenue Blue Line
el stop. Intuit is located near the #66 Chicago Avenue bus and the #56
Milwaukee Avenue bus.
Cab from Downtown
Intuit is just a short ride by cab from the Loop and downtown area.
Tell your cab driver, "756 N. Milwaukee Avenue at Ogden." Milwaukee is
a diagonal street, and it is helpful to give the cross street of Ogden.
Parking
Street parking is available (parking tends to be easier on Saturdays).
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Board of Directors
Intuit exists because of the dedication, hard work, guidance, vision and generosity
of its Board of Directors.
Executive Committee
William Swislow, President
Cheri Eisenberg, Vice President
Gary Zickel, Treasurer
Susann Craig, Secretary
Gary Fine, Chair of Communications Committee
Dan Berger, MD, Chair of Collections and Acquisitions Committee
Ralph Concepcion, Chair of Development Committee
Jerry Stefl, Chair of Education Committee
Jan Petry, Chair of Exhibits Committee
Patrick Blackburn, Chair of Long Range Planning Committee
Members
Cathryn Albrecht
Russell Bowman
Kevin Cole
Karl D'Cunha
Robert G. Donnelley
Marjorie Freed
Nancy Gerrie
Ellen Glassmeyer
Chris Julsrud
Jessica Moss
Robert A. Roth
Judy A Saslow
Rebecca Sive
Gail Steffen
Lisa Stone
Terri Sweig
David Syrek
Dorianne Venator
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Intuit Staff
Cleo Wilson, Executive Director
Cleo Wilson is a native of Chicago and a 1976 graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her past civic and charitable activities participation include service on the board of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, where she served as vice president from 1997 to 2003. She is a member of the Advisory Council of the Women's Business Development Center, was a member of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago's board of directors from 1989 to 1999, serving as its president from 1990 to 1993. She also has served on various state and municipal grant-review panels, including the Illinois Arts Council and Arts Midwest. She is a founding member of Intuit and served as its president from 2002-2006. Prior to accepting the position at Intuit, Wilson served for 25 years as the executive director of the Playboy Foundation, a corporate giving program of Playboy Enterprises, Inc.
Robert Reinard, Program Director, Collections & Exhibitions
Robert Reinard received his BA in Visual Arts from Bethany College and his MFA in Painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design. He has held preparatory and registration positions at many galleries and museums across the country, including the Stifel Center of Fine Arts in Wheeling, WV; Oglethorpe Row Gallery in Savannah, GA; the Chicago Cultural Center; and the Art Institute of Chicago. An artist himself, Robert works with found objects and assemblage to create mischievous and often humorous conceptual sculptures.
Amanda Curtis, Program Director, Education
Amanda graduated from Hunter College in New York, with a double major in art history and sociology. She worked as an academic counselor for the City University of New York, where she later became the coordinator of an innovative outreach program serving disadvantaged students. Through New York University, Amanda studied art history in Florence, Italy. In New York, she went on to serve as an art appraisal assistant. Her love of photography lead her to work on staff at a advertising and magazine studio in Portland. Amanda began her career at Intuit as a volunteer in 2006.
Heather Holbus, Program Coordinator
A long time volunteer for Intuit, Heather Holbus joined the Intuit staff to serve as Program Coordinator. She has a background in marketing, retail, and construction. A photographer and collage artist, Heather is a native of rural Wisconsin.
Kevin Mulcahy, Membership and Administrative Coordinator
Kevin received his B.G.S. from the University of Kansas, focusing on Literature and Art History in 2006. While pursuing his degree, Kevin volunteered as a studio assistant at Van-Go Mobile Arts; an arts-based social service agency that provides job-training programs to high-needs and under-served youth, and at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, MO. Before joining the staff, Kevin interned at Intuit during the summer of 2006.
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Volunteer At Intuit
Intuit offers many exciting volunteer opportunities. We welcome volunteers in
the areas of helping with special events, working at the book and gift shop,
assistance with education programs, and much more. If you are willing to donate
your time and talents, please contact us at intuit@art.org
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Meet Intuit’s Members and Donors
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art is grateful to the following friends and foundations who provided generous financial support for our programs and operations for the year that ended March 31, 2007.
Visionary Circle
($3500+)
Lael & Eugenie Johnson
Judy Newton
Jan Petry
Robert A. Roth
Leadership Circle
($2500-$3499)
Daniel S. Berger, M.D. & Matthew Piechowski
Robert Friedman
Benefactor
($1200-$2499)
Russell & Barbara Bowman
Ralph Concepcion & Janet Williams
Susann E. Craig
Cheri Eisenberg
Gary Alan & Susan Fine
John Cain
Robert G. Donnelley
Harvey & Marjorie Freed
Rich Bowen & Nancy Gerrie
Chris & Sara Julsrud
Herbert B. & Roberta Nechin
Elizabeth Price
Lisa Stone
Terri & Allan Sweig
David Syrek
Gary R. Zickel
Intuit is supported in part by grants from:
Alphawood Foundation
Arts Work Fund at the Chicago Community Trust
The Chicago Community Trust
The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs City Arts 3
Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
Illinois Arts Council
Irving Harris Foundation 
John R. Houlsby Foundation
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
MacArthur Fund for the Arts and Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation
Prince Charitable Trusts
Terra Foundation for American Art
Woods Fund of Chicago
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Financial Reports
Annual Financial Report 2005
Annual Financial Report 2006
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