Partnerships
Every year The Block is proud to partner with institutions and organizations on the local, national, and international levels. To date, the Block has built partnerships with over sixty university departments and program units, and across nearly all of its schools. The Museum also reaches out to scholars internationally, creating opportunities for connections to Northwestern.
Partnerships with local organizations lead to programs designed specifically for their constituencies, with Block staff members serving as resources and facilitating access to other University partners. This approach empowers community groups and schools to develop art experiences to meet their own missions.
Propose a Partnership
Interested in partnering with The Block Museum? The Block Museum defines event partnerships as those that are aligned with its mission, and those that museum staff helps conceptualize, organize, or actively promote. The events we partner on are free to all and presented to the public as part of the museum’s seasonal calendar. Please contact blockengagement@northwestern.edu for more details.
Recent Community Partners
CHICAGO |
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| The Art Institute of Chicago | Columbia College | Japanese American Service Committee |
| The Arts Club of Chicago | DePaul University | Museum of Contemporary Art |
| Chicago Architectural Biennial | Hyde Park Art Center | One State Together in the Arts |
| Chicago Artists Coalition | Iceberg Projects |
Oriental Institute, University of Chicago |
| Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs | Intuit Art Center | Poetry Foundation |
| Chicago Humanities Festival | INTIME Performance Festival | Terra Foundation for American Art |
| Smart Museum of Art | University of Chicago - UChicago Arts | School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL |
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Americans for the Arts |
Museum Computer Network | Society for Cinema & Media Studies |
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American Alliance of Museums |
National Arts Marketing Project | University of Notre Dame |
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Association of Art Museum Curators |
North American Reciprocal Museum Association | Yale University Art Gallery |
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Association of Art Museum Directors |
Open Engagement | |
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College Art Association |
Princeton University Press | |
EVANSTON & REGIONAL |
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| Associated Colleges of the Midwest | Evanston Literary Festival | Nichols Middle School |
| Art Encounters | Evanston Made | North Shore Convention and Visitors’ Bureau |
| Beacon Academy | Evanston Public Library | Northshore Country Day School |
| City of Evanston | Evanston Township High School | Northwestern Emeritus Organization |
| City of Evanston Cultural Arts | Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary | OLLI |
| City Ventures Tours | Hanover Township Senior Center | Old Orchard Junior High |
| Curt’s Cafe Alliance | Highland Park High School | Optima Horizons |
| Deerfield Park District | James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy | Wheeling High School |
| District 65 Foundation | Maine East High School | Wilmette Park District |
| Downtown Evanston | Mather Senior Living | Women Make Movies |
| EdUSA | Merion Senior Center | Youth Opportunity United (Y.O.U.) |
| Evanston Art Center | Mudlark Arts Camp | YWCA Zeta Tau Alpha |
| Evanston Chamber of Commerce | Network North | |
| Evanston Community Foundation | New Trier High School |
Recent Northwestern Partnerships
Northwestern Affiliates |
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| Alumni Relations and Development | Global Marketing and Communications | Northwestern Image Lab |
| Black Arts Initiative | Human Resources | Northwestern New Music Project |
| Block Student Advisory Board | International Office | Northwestern Press |
| Block Student Docents | Kaplan Institute for the Humanities | Northwestern University Libraries |
| Buffett Institute for Global Studies | Lipstick Theater | Office of the Provost |
| Bursar’s Takeover Anniversary Committee | Martin Luther King Day Committee | Office of Change Management |
| Campus Inclusion and Community | Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies | One Book One Northwestern |
| Center for Civic Engagement | Multicultural Film Collective | Ordinary Media |
| Center for Science in Society | Multicultural Student Affairs | Residential Colleges Academic Initiatives |
| Center for Student Involvement | Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance | Residential Life |
| Center for Talent Development | Neighborhood and Community Relations | Student Enrichment Services |
| Change Makers | New Student and Family Programs | Wirtz Center for Performing Arts |
| Chaplain’s Office | Norris University Center | Women’s Center |
| Colloquium on Ethnicity and Diaspora | Northwestern Art Review | Women of Color Gathering |
| Community and Neighborhood Relations | Northwestern Alumni Association | WNUR |
Departments and Academic Units |
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| African-American Studies | Feinberg School of Medicine | Performance Studies |
| American Studies | French and Italian | Philosophy |
| Anthropology | Gender & Sexuality | Pritzker School of Law |
| Art History | Global Health Studies | Program of African Studies |
| Art Theory and Practice | Graduate School | Programs of Poetry and Poetics |
| Bienen School of Music | History | Psychology |
| Asian Languages and Cultures | International Studies | Religious Studies |
| Center for Creative Writing | Keyman Modern Turkish Studies | Radio, Television, Film |
| Center for Native American and Indigenous Research | Kellogg School of Management | School of Communication |
| Center for Writing Arts | Learning Sciences | School of Education and Social Policy |
| Civil & Environmental Engineering | Materials Science | Slavic Languages and Literature |
| Classics | McCormick School of Engineering | Sociology |
| Comparative Literature | Medill School of Journalism | Sound Design / Sound Arts and Industries |
| Dance | Middle East and North African Studies | Spanish and Portuguese |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | Music Education | Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences |
| English | NU-ACCESS |