WHO WE ARE——————————————————

CNL Projects (CNL) is an art consulting firm that provides art advising to clients with a specialization in public art, private art collections, and creative program design. CNL was founded in 2014 by Cortney Lederer to provide artists and organizations with a platform to creatively produce impactful art experiences. 

We work with clients, artists, businesses, and organizations to advocate for the value of art and culture in our daily lives by enriching a home, office, community or public space. We are experts in developing art strategies and experiences that foster a collaborative, trusting approach. We actualize our client’s vision and aesthetic while capturing the radical imagination of contemporary artists' reflection of the world in which we live, resulting in long-lasting partnerships between clients, artists, and their audiences within our global network.

We bring over twenty years of experience managing an array of artwork and artistic programming for organizations and businesses; in that time we have worked with notable organizations such as 3Arts, Belgravia Group, Chicago Artists Coalition, Chicago Board of Trade Building, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (City of Chicago), Department of Planning and Development (City of Chicago), E(art)H Chicago, EQ Office/Willis Tower, EQ Office/United States Bank Center, EXPO Chicago, Fashion Outlets of Chicago, Hyatt Hotel Corporation, LinkedIn,  Revantage, Uber Freight, and Wilson Sporting Goods.