CHICAGO, IL.- A select group of Chicago’s premier contemporary art galleries have come together to organize Chicago’s first ever Gallery Weekend Chicago (GWC) on September 16-18, 2011. Like the very successful Gallery Weekend Berlin, the event is designed to attract an exclusive group of national and international clientele to experience Chicagos dynamic contemporary art scene. Viewings of new exhibitions at top contemporary art galleries and museums, access to hard-to-secure reservations at Chicagos finest restaurants, and private VIP events will make up the weekends activities. Chicago has so much to offer in terms of art, architecture, and cultural production in general, so I had the idea to marry that with our world-class restaurants to curate a unique weekend experience for our out-of-