Even with the challenging times, we have found ourselves in, the 2020 Osmosis Awards Ceremony was amazing. Keeping the health and safety of our young talented design winners and our Osmosis team our first priority, this year's ceremony was intimate. This year's talented young winning creatives are sure to make an incredible visual design impact on our world. ...
Even with the challenging tim...
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The first recipient of the Osmosis LeRoy Winbush Scholarship and one of Osmosis's youngest art talents residing in Chicago. ...
The first recipient of the Osm...
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Osmosis Masterminds Presents: Financing your artist's studio on January 23, 2021 @ Osmosis Zoom Room. With guest Mr. William Jarmillo, Chase Bank Community Manager....
Osmosis Masterminds Presents: ...
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We’ve partnered with Barnes & Nobles to open the minds and hearts of art kids to the world of design through programming and reading. The Osmosis New Year Book Fair will be filled with fun activities, raffles, and cool interviews with Osmosis Design mentors. ...
We’ve partnered with Barnes & ...
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This scholarship was monitored and judged by the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago...
This scholarship was monitored...
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We are so proud of our young talented creative Harper Williams....
We are so proud of our young t...
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We wanted to share with you all that Avery created a documentary, “Soul Train, Soul Change” that is being showcased this weekend at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture....
We wanted to share with you al...
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Avery K., a rising seventh-grade student at Annie Keller Regional Gifted Center, had never seen a full episode of Soul Train before this year. Her parents grew up with the wildly popular music and dance program, and when a modern version—American Soul—premiered on BET in 2019, Avery watched every episode with her mom. As part of Keller’s curriculum, she was required to create a project for this year’s Chicago Metro History Fair, and after seeing the theme—“Breaking Barriers in History”—she created a project highlighting the impact of Soul Train on the entertainment industry. ...
Avery K., a rising seventh-gra...
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"I feel like my dream at the very moment is to be the very youngest screenwriter for a major series that I've written on like a major platform," said Kelley. "I hope that can happen before I'm 18." – Avery...
"I feel like my dream at the v...
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Legends are born out of adversity and are the conquers that inspire generations to come. In the fabric of American culture and history, there are many “Hidden Figures” like our sisters from Nasa, Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, and Dorothy Vaughan. These furious and fantastic heroes have...
Legends are born out of advers...
Read MoreProject Osmosis´ Design Explorers program focuses on teens exploring several areas of concentration in design. Our design mentors take our students on a journey through the following design disciplines: Architecture, Graphic, Industrial, Interior, Fashion and Multi-media, Urban and App. After their journey, they are given a project culminating in one or more of the disciplines based on students’ individual interests. The new currency is creativity. Our goal is educating students on various career opportunities in the world of design while connecting them to the great design community....
Project Osmosis´ Design Explor...
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Student Artist Natalia Kiganda rendering of her favorite Kpop group....
Student Artist Natalia Kiganda...
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Ania Wellere is an amazing artist with a bright future....
Ania Wellere is an amazing art...
Read MoreThe All High School Design Competition encourages high school students to be creative thinkers and innovators by expressing their natural talents. A multi-disciplinary project with a theme, students inspired by architecture, fashion, interior, industrial, graphic, and multi-media design are welcome to enter to win an Apple Laptop, iPad or Scholar Award. The Awards Ceremony is held at our annual benefit where winners’ work is also showcased. Donate to generations of designers’ dreams today....
The All High School Design Com...
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Lockhart’s story is a story of a young man from the streets of St. Louis whose mother was a brilliant artist who faced the discrimination of a time when African-American designers weren’t welcome in many industries. Yet, despite the barriers of racial resistance that impeded her from succeeding in design, she always encouraged Lockhart to be the best artist he could be. She’s celebrated him in every stage of his career from the moments he was bringing home art to be hung on the kitchen’s refrigerator to him becoming an African-American designer recognized on a global stage...
Lockhart’s story is a story of...
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For years Osmosis, has being doing great things in the community. That’s why in 2016 Vernon Lockhart, Osmosis Executive Director, and Emory Brown, Osmosis’ new Marketing Director, decided to re-brand Osmosis from top to bottom. From a new website to re-envisioning programming and partnerships, the Osmosis brand is ready to do greater work to celebrate the good the brand has been doing and the new programming and partnerships...
For years Osmosis, has being d...
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On September 6th Project Osmosis welcomed old friends and new ones to participate in our annual benefit held on UIC’s campus at 1240 W. Harrison. This year’s benefit, which carried the theme of “What If,” paid tribute to pioneer industrial designer Charles “Chuck” Harrison, by naming a student scholarship in his honor...
On September 6th Project Osmos...
Read MoreProject Osmosis is a non-profit organization created by minority artists and design professionals who are committed to their craft and are willing to develop and share their talents with others, with a primary focus on the next generation of creatives. The craft and art of design are relevant to the larger community, ...
Project Osmosis is a non-profi...
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