Marwen is a nonprofit organization offering free, visual arts-based youth development programs for under-served Chicago students in grades 6-12. In a typical year, more than 850 students from almost 300 schools travel to Marwen, where they take classes designed and taught by practicing artists.

Marwen was founded in 1987 by Chicago entrepreneur Steve Berkowitz, and moved into its current space at 833 North Orleans in 2000. Marwen contains two gallery spaces, six state-of-the-art studios (including ceramics, technology, painting, mixed media, interdisciplinary, and photography), and administrative offices.