culture/MATH and The Visualist are holding our second-ever fundraiser/EVENT!

bake/SALE, Thursday, December 10, 2026 at SECRIST | BEACH, 6-9PM

Join us to celebrate and support Chicago’s guide to the visual arts as they’re happening and enjoy a silent auction of artist-made treats and the release of our venue/BOOK.

bake/SALE will feature mouthwatering confections donated by some of your favorite local art spaces, galleries, and artist-run projects, along with exciting silent auction items to bid on throughout the night. Proceeds from the event will be used to enlist Made With Best Practice to help overhaul and stabilize The Visualist website as well as contribute to the annual costs of hosting our amazing archive of more than 37,000 events.

Come to support the calendar and archive you know and love while also honoring the venues, projects, and people that are making Chicago’s art ecosystem thrive.

Including confectioneries by 6311arts, cluture/MATH, Media Burn Archive, Oliva Gallery, Space 01, Spudnik Press, Yes Project Space, and more.

How to Attend & Support

We are opening the doors to everyone! Any donation amount gains entry to the party, with special tier perks available:

General Admission ($1+ Donation): Any donation will get you in the door where you’ll enjoy our party, the bake sale, and silent auction (However, $50 is the suggested donation)
$75+ Supporter: Enjoy the event all evening long while carrying your own copy of the inaugural culture/MATH venue/BOOK.
$150+ Supporter Squared: Includes event entry for two charming humans who will each get to carry their own copy of the inaugural culture/MATH venue/BOOK.
$500+ The Cuddler Tier: This exciting level includes access entry for two plus two copies of the inaugural culture/MATH venue/BOOK and an open invitation to our home where our cats will be invited to sleep on you (cat’s mood depending).
$1,000+ The Peter, Paul and Mary Tier: Includes event entry for two plus two copies of the inaugural culture/MATH venue/BOOK, plus Meg & Mike will visit you and your hammer. After a short discussion, we will provide your hammer with a new name and provide a signed letter of authenticity.
$1,500+ Morning Host: Includes event entry, the venue/BOOK, plus a home-cooked brunch hosted by Meg & Mike for up to 6 people in our wildly humble apartment! (We love brunch!)
$2,500+ Evening Host: Includes event entry, the venue/BOOK, plus a home-cooked dinner hosted by Meg & Mike for up to 6 people in our wildly humble apartment! (tie is optional but pants are required)
$5,000+ Ultimate Host: Includes event entry, the venue/BOOK, plus a home-cooked breakfast for dinner hosted by Meg & Mike for up to 6 people in our wildly humble apartment! (Breakfast for dinner is unequivocally the best meal of the day; nothing, not even dinner for breakfast comes close.)

We hope to see you there!

The Visualist is a platform operated by culture/MATH since 2016. It serves as a non-curated, ad-free, and publicly available weekly calendar of events in the Chicago area. While the calendar is intended for organizations and institutions of every size and stripe, we particularly delight in highlighting the vital work of indie, alternative, small, and underground arts presenters and projects—with work that can range from apartment galleries and basement performances to mobile projects and happenings—helping audiences discover this programming and preserving a vital aspect of their work is vital. Beyond its weekly listings, The Visualist acts as a growing archive documenting the cultural evolution of Chicago and its neighboring areas, preserving a shared history of both established spaces and ephemeral, grassroots art events. Anyone can contribute to this ongoing record of current and past events through our online form. Every submission is manually reviewed for clarity prior to publication.

Huge thank you to SECRIST | BEACH for the donation of the venue!