Visionary Ball 2022
A hybrid in-person and virtual fundraiser celebration for Intuit
Visionary Award Recipient: Frank Maresca, co-founder of Ricco/Maresca Gallery
Honorary Chair: Victor F. Keen
Visionary Ball, this year on June 2, 2022, unites the worldwide community of artists, art appreciators and advocates for Intuit. The fundraiser celebration will be hybrid with an in-person cocktail event at Salvage One, an indoor and outdoor venue and antique store (1840 W. Hubbard Street, Chicago, IL); valet parking will be available. Friends from afar can participate in the livestreamed 30-minute program beginning at 7 p.m. central on Zoom.
Intuit will honor Frank Maresca as this year’s Visionary Awardee, an accolade given to those doing outstanding work in the field of outsider art, as well as reflect on the exhibitions, programs and events that championed outsider art and the voices of these artists.
All proceeds support the museum’s ability to offer accessible outsider art exhibitions and programs to students, teachers and audiences around the world.
Program Highlights
- A silent auction featuring art and experience prizes
- Live music by the band Brooklyn Britches and The Whispers
- Presentation of the Visionary Award to Frank Maresca
- Inspiring stories from Intuit friends
- Craft cocktails by mixologist Jeremiah Duncan
Program Booklet
Purchase tickets, browse auction items and donate on the Visionary Ball 2022 website.
Intuit is following the COVID-19 policies established by Salvage One; guests are encouraged to wear face coverings if they feel comfortable, but they are not required to do so. Before attending the gala, guests are encouraged to self-identify whether they exhibit symptoms and stay home if they feel tired, ill or symptomatic.
Frank Maresca
2022 Visionary Awardee
Frank Maresca is a member of Intuit’s Strategic Advisory Council and an American art dealer and co-founder of Ricco/Maresca Gallery in New York City. A long-term advocate of self-taught, outsider and folk art, he has showcased the work of artists creating on the margins of the art historical mainstream for over 35 years. Through many gallery exhibitions, museum collaborations, publications, philanthropic work and the management of key artist estates, Maresca has championed the crossover of vernacular art into the Contemporary and Modern arenas.
Victor F. Keen
Visionary Ball 2022 Chair
Victor F. Keen is a longtime friend of 2022 Visionary Awardee Frank Maresca and an owner of a nationally recognized collection of outsider art. He is currently involved in various cultural and entrepreneurial activities, having retired as a partner in the international law firm Duane Morris, LLP. He began collecting in the mid-’70s, growing his collection to span the breadth of the outsider art genre (e.g., Bill Traylor, William Hawkins, James Castle, George Widener, Martín Ramírez and Sam Doyle) and include vintage toys, radios and toasters. Since 2012, his collection has been housed at The Keen Collection of Outsider Art at Bethany Mission Gallery in Philadelphia. It was his friendship with Frank that first sparked Keen’s interest in outsider art more than 40 years ago.
Watch Visionary Ball 2022
Thank you, Visionary Ball sponsors!
Platinum Sponsors
Janet and Craig Duchossois
Ashley and Mike Joyce
Victor F. Keen and Jeanne Ruddy Keen
Masterworks is a first of its kind platform working to democratize art access for all.
Gold Sponsors
Susan Baerwald and Marcy Carsey—Just Folk
Monty Blanchard and Leslie Tcheyan
Bob Roth and Cleo Wilson
Dale Taylor and Angela Lustig
Silver Sponsors
Jeremiah Duncan
Jean and Lewis Greenblatt
Deb Kerr and Steve Thompson
Material Culture
Jan Petry
JoAnn Seagren and Scott Lang
Honorary Committee
Susan Baerwald
Elyse and Lawrence B. Benenson
Edward Blanchard and Leslie Tcheyan
Jason Todd Busch
Shari Cavin and Randall Morris
Janet and Craig Duchossois
Janet Green
Robert Greenberg and Corvova Lee
Joan and Charles Gross
Carl Hammer
Flora and Adam Hanft
Audrey Heckler
Matthew Higgs
Rebecca Hoffberger
Thomas Isenberg
John Jerit
Ashley and Mike Joyce
Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown
Scott Lang
Ashley and Curt Langley
Carl Lobell
Jan Petry
Lyle Rexer
Roger Ricco
Douglas Robson
Bob Roth
Alejandra Russi
Karen and Peter Sonnabend
Melissa and Gerry Uram
George Viener
George Widener
Cleo Wilson
Victoria Wilson
Jeffrey Wolf and Jeany Nisenholz-Wolf
Dr. Jill S. Young and Beatrice E. Kossodo
Institutional Sponsors
