Join us for an evening celebrating Chicago’s cultural diversity!
MOSAIC is an annual benefit for the Chicago Cultural Alliance (CCA) that expresses our mission of cultural inclusion and equity. The CCA traces its origins to the Field Museum’s Cultural Connections program founded in 1998. This year we are thrilled to return to the Field Museum to bring together our donors and supporters with our diverse membership for a truly unique celebration.
DATE: Tue, May 20th
Field Museum
1400 S. Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL 60605
Gala Program & Highlights
6:00pm | Cocktails & Mingling for General Admission Ticket Holders (Stanley Field Hall – Balcony)
*6:00pm | [By Invitation Only] VIP Reception (SUE Exhibit)
Opening Cultural Performance TBD (Stanley Field Hall)
Awards Ceremony
Closing Cultural Performance TBD
Dinner
Our 2025 Honorees
John McCarter, Jr.
2025 Cultural Champion
Mr. John W. McCarter, Jr. is a Life Trustee and President Emeritus of The Field Museum, where he served as President and CEO from 1996 to 2012. A native Chicagoan, he has held leadership roles in business, government, and academia, including serving as Budget Director of Illinois, President of DeKalb Corporation, a White House Fellow, Chair of the Board of Regents at the Smithsonian, and Chair of the Board of Trustees at WTTW.
Dr. Dorene Wiese
2025 Outstanding Community Leader
Dr. Dorene P. Wiese is the President of the American Indian Association of Illinois. She has served as an urban American Indian educator in Chicago for the past 58 years, working to bring American Indian adult and higher education, culture, history, arts, and languages to Chicago. She founded the first Chicago American Indian Museum Without Walls. She serves as the library and archive director of the NAES College library and urban American Indian archives. She is a devoted oral historian, who collects Native oral histories, in collaboration with such institutions as the Newberry Library and Northwestern University. Dr. Wiese has provided a lifetime of service in teaching and preserving Chicago Native history, music, photography, film, dance, and art through programs like the Black Hawk Performance Company. She dreams that through the training of Native youth, Native Chicago culture and history will live on. For American Indian people practicing tribal traditions is social justice in action, as it defies the efforts of the United States to erase them and the people who practice them. The Black Hawk Performance Company strives to survive despite this. Wiese is the founding President of the American Indian Association of Illinois and President of Native American Educational Services. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe-White Earth.
Dr. Peggy A. Montes
2025 Outstanding Community Leader
Dr. Peggy Montes is the Founder of the Bronzeville Children’s Museum. She served as chairperson of the DuSable Museum of African American History Board of Trustees from 1989 to 1993 and oversaw the construction of the museum’s Harold Washington wing. In 1993, Dr. Montes founded the first and only African American children’s museum in the country, the Bronzeville Children’s Museum, in partnership with several other dedicated business, civil, cultural, and educational leaders.
Sponsorship Opportunities Available
Show Your Support
MOSAIC is a unique opportunity for sponsors to support the Chicago Cultural Alliance’s annual programs and initiatives while enjoying an exclusive, culturally enriching experience with Chicago’s top civic and business leaders. The MOSAIC audience brings together the Alliance’s diverse membership with our vast network of supporters.
Click to download the Mosaic 2025 Sponsorship Packet in PDF for a full description of sponsorship tiers and benefits.
We invite you to fill out our online sponsorship form or reach out to us directly at development@chicagoculturalalliance.org
Travel & Accessibility Information
Parking
Accessible paid parking is available in the adjacent East Museum Lot on a first-come, first-served basis. If this lot is full, additional accessible parking spots may be available in the Soldier Field Parking garage.
Accessibility Information
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to attend, please contact us at info@chicagoculturalalliance.org
Elevators
There are two elevators that access all three public levels of the museum, located on the east and west sides of the main hall. When you enter through the East entrance, proceed down the hall to find an elevator on the left near the entrance to Underground Adventure.
Restrooms
Accessible restrooms are available on every level, as well as an all-gender, single-stall restroom on the ground level near the West entrance. The restroom at the East entrance has a family restroom with an adult changing table.
Drop Off Area
There is a passenger drop-off area on the East side of the museum. Enter the road near the East parking lot entrance booth. When you arrive, enter at the museum’s East entrance, which is wheel-chair accesible.
By CTA Train
The closest CTA train stop to the Field Museum is Roosevelt. Servicing the Red, Orange, and Green lines, the Roosevelt stop also offers a connection to the #146 bus (at State and Roosevelt), which takes riders directly to the Museum Campus. For more information, visit the CTA website.
By CTA Bus
The Field Museum is serviced by bus lines #146 (Inner Drive/Michigan Express/Museum Campus) and #130 (Museum Campus). Use the CTA’s Bus Tracker for updated arrival times.
By Metra
The closest Metra stop to the Field Museum is the Metra Electric District station at Museum Campus/11th Street. For more information, visit Metra’s website.
Public Transit
Pace Suburban Bus may offer prearranged paratransit services in your area. Visit Pace’s Chicago ADA Service website for more information
Learn more about other accommodations offered by the museum here.