side by side: Live Ticketed Event (virtual)

For nearly 30 years, our annual fundraiser Cézanne’s Closet has featured the works of student and professional artists alike in an exhibition and lottery-style draw. Given that students and professional artists share space in all that we do, and share walls in this annual salon-style exhibition, we’re giving our fundraiser a fresh new name: side by side.

Artists generously donate their work to support Union year after year, which meaningfully contributes to our operations. While keeping the famed lottery-style approach to our ticketed event, we feel strongly that it is time to introduce a way for our artists to earn some revenue too.

In addition to the live ticketed event, side by side 2024 will also include an in-person fundraiser exhibition at Union Gallery.

This year’s edition of side by side will be co-curated by Bailey Laing and Re Parsons.