NYE with ART on THE MART

To welcome in 2024, Chicagoans will be treated to a New Year’s Eve spectacular on the Chicago River, featuring a selection of fan favorite projections from ART on THE MART beginning at 7.30pm CT on December 31, followed by a five-minute countdown at 11:55pm CT. At midnight, join for a special New Year's Eve message designed by Firebelly, the Chicago design studio behind ART on THE MART's new brand identity.

Featured projections include (in running order, with works played on loop): 

• Jonas Denzel | explore (8:58)
  
• Nick Cave | Ba Boom Boom Pa Pop Pop (12:15)
• Derrick Adams | Funtime Unicorn: Ruby Rides Through Four Seasons (10:00)
• Charles Atlas | The Geometry of Thought (8:30)
• Wills Glasspiegel and Brandon Calhoun | Footnotes (6:39)
• Jan Tichy | Artes in Horto – Seven Gardens for Chicago (10:00)
• Jason Salavon | Homage in Between (Chicago Art, 20th Century) (5:35)
• Spectralina | Woven (5:31)
• Yuge Zhou | Love Letters (10:00)
• Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project | The Big Bang: Movement Theory + the Black Dancing Body (15:00)

Can't make the performance in person? Make sure to tune into New Year's Eve celebrations with ABC7's 'Countdown Chicago,' which was filmed in 2023 at THE MART. 

ART on THE MART's New Year's Eve spectacular coincides with its 2023 winter 'Season of Light' program, featuring new commissions that celebrate the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). 'The Season of Light' runs nightly at 7.30pm CT until December 30, 2023. 

Click here for more information on how to visit.