May 2020

Weinberg/Newton Gallery is honored to receive the inaugural Beacon Award from Illinois Humanities.

This year we will present our first Beacon Award to the Weinberg/Newton Gallery for their commitment to creating space for dialogue about the many social justice issues that concern our local Chicago community and beyond.

— Gabrielle Lyon, Executive Director, Illinois Humanities

Illinois Humanities works to build dialogue across all sectors of society to examine issues important to democracy in the focus areas of public policy, media & journalism, economy, and art. Using the humanities as a tool to stimulate discussion, we create experiences across Illinois through programming, events, and grantmaking to engage a diverse public on ideas and issues that matter.

September 2019

Weinberg/Newton Gallery is located throughout the first floor at 688 N Milwaukee Avenue.

The expansion enables us to better realize our vision to be a resource to artists, community organizers, and nonprofit organizations. We can offer a platform to causes that can benefit from communicating their message to a broader public, while also raising funds to support artists and further the organizations’ mission.

— David Weinberg

Weinberg/Newton Gallery has presented exhibitions on issues ranging from poverty, the juvenile justice system, environmental conservation, literacy, gun violence, racism, abortion rights, immigration justice, healthcare access and homelessness. Curated by the gallery team, exhibitions feature contemporary artists whose work engages with the issue at hand.