Carol Prins and John Hart

            Honored by ChiArts

 

Carol Prins and John Hart 

 

 

 

 

By Megan McKinney

 

Two of the city’s most beloved and admirable supporters of the arts, Carol Prins and John Hart, were honored earlier this month by The Chicago High School for the Arts (ChiArts) for “their unwavering support and extraordinary contributions to ChiArts and many of Chicago’s most notable cultural institutions.” The event was Kerfuffle! 2024 at Morgan Manufacturing in the city’s West Loop. The Chicago High School for the Arts (ChiArts) is Chicago’s first and only public high school offering tuition-free pre-professional arts training. The evening was co-chaired by Samera Ludwig and Mirja Spooner Haffner.

 

Samera Ludwig, Event Co-Chair and Board Member and Mirja Spooner Haffner Event Co-Chair and Board Chair were joined by Duffie Adelson ChiArts School Board Chair.

 

John Hart speaking; his wife, Carol Prins, listening

 

Board members Gary Metzner and Ron Grais

 

Greer Reed, ChiArts Artistic Director, Tina Boyer Brown, ChiArts Executive Director and Pavielle Driver, ChiArts Principal

 

ChiArts Foundation Executive Director Merrifield with the evening’s honorees Carol Prins and John Hart
Dane Melick and Cortney Hall
Joe and Andra Adams, Taylor Atkins, Bruce Cooper, Christine and Greg Gallagher
Gillian Darlow, J. C. Aevaliotis, and Evette Cardona of Polk Bros Foundation
Mirja Spooner Haffner, Amisha-Rigi,  and Adam Caplan 

Drummer, ChiArts

 

ChiArts Alumni

 

Photo Credit: Starbelly Studios Photography