Events
2025
The John David Mooney Foundation contributes to the community by offering our space as a venue for events, talks, lectures, workshops, dinners, and much more. Above all, our foundation is a communal workspace for those with artistic, academic, or charitable pursuits.
Gabriele Carboni & Philip Kotler Enlightened Management Book Launch
June 24
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Enlightened Management
Book Launch
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The John David Mooney Foundation was honored to host the launch of Enlightened Management, a groundbreaking new book by Gabriele Carboni and Philip Kotler. Blending insights from the worlds of business, culture, and social responsibility, Carboni and Kotler offer a compelling vision for leadership rooted in ethics, empathy, and long-term thinking.
The evening featured a thoughtful discussion between the authors and a lively exchange with guests, who included cultural leaders, business professionals, and students. Set within the Foundation’s International Currents Gallery, the event fostered dialogue about the future of enlightened leadership in a rapidly changing world.
Luminarts Cultural Foundation:
Visual Arts Exhibition
May 15
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Luminarts: Visual Arts Exhibition
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In May, the finalists for the ULC Luminarts Cultural Foundation's Visual Arts Competition showcased their work in the John David Mooney Foundation's International Currents Gallery. These young artists were competing for the $10,000 top prize and inclusion as a Fellow of the Luminarts Cultural Foundation.
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We were honored to display 10 of the best minds of this new generation of artists. The work displayed included sculpture, photography, painting, digital media, and other forms from artists from a variety of different backgrounds and perspectives.
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It was an honor to play a role in such a formative moment for these artists' young careers.
University of Illinois
Industrial Design Senior Show
April 11
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University of Illinois:
Industrial Design Senior Show
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On April 11, the graduating class of the University of Illinois' Industrial Design program hosted their senior show on the ground floor gallery of the John David Mooney Foundation.
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Included in this show was an opening night with a great turnout and fruitful discussion. The show ran until April 18, and we were grateful to host such inspiring artists display their work at this pivotal point in their career.
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