VISIONARY AWARDS 2016
35th Anniversary Gala

Visionary Artist: Teresita Fernández
Visionary Gallery: Marianne Boesky Gallery
Visionary Leader in the Arts: Ruby Lerner

26 BRIDGE (Map)
26 Bridge Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY 11201
(between Plymouth and John Streets)

Program
7pm-8pm — Cocktails
8pm-10pm — Dinner and Silent Auction
10pm-Midnight — After-Party

Featuring
Artist Performance by Donna Huanca.
Gala Installation by SITU Studio.
Artsy powered Silent Auction, online bidding begins on Friday, April 1, 2016.
A fun-filled After-Party hosted by Pari Dust & Paul Leung + Young Patrons Committee

To become a sponsor or to pay by cash or check please contact Nicholas Cohn at: [email protected] or by calling: (212) 219-0473 ext.104.

To purchase tickets and tables online, please click on the highlighted text below.

SPONSOR / $25,000 – Table of 10, Contribution portion: $23,500.
PATRON / $10,000 – Table of 10, Contribution portion: $8,500.
SUPPORTER / $5,000 – Table of 8, Contribution portion: $3,800.
GALA COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP / $1000 – 2 ‘Friend’ Tickets, Contribution portion: $700.
INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTER / $1,000 – 1 Ticket, Contribution portion: $850/ticket.
INDIVIDUAL FRIEND / $500 – 1 Ticket, Contribution portion: $350/ticket.
AFTER-PARTY / $50 – 1 Ticket, Contribution portion: $43.00/ticket.
DONATION / Spring Gala 2016 Contribution portion: 100% tax deductible

Contributions are tax-deductible and directly support our exhibitions and programs.

Teresita Fernández’s work is characterized by an interest in perception and the psychology of looking. Fernández’s experiential, large-scale works are often inspired by a rethinking of the meaning of landscape and place, and by diverse historical and cultural references. Her sculptures present spectacular illusions that evoke natural phenomena and engage audiences in immersive art experiences and conceptual way-finding. A 2005 MacArthur Foundation Fellow, Fernández became the first Latina to serve on the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts when appointed by President Obama in 2011.

Marianne Boesky marks the 20th anniversary of her eponymous gallery this spring. She has extensive experience as an international contemporary art gallerist, collector, and advocate for artists. Ms. Boesky established her first space in SoHo in 1996, with a commitment to promoting an experimental and ambitious program of emerging contemporary artists. In her first decade as a gallerist, Ms. Boesky launched and nurtured the careers of artists such as Sarah Sze, Lisa Yuskavage and Takashi Murakami, and has since built a diverse and dynamic roster of artists from four continents, including such giants as Pier Paolo Calzolari and Frank Stella.

Ruby Lerner is Founding President and Executive Director of Creative Capital, an organization that supports innovative artists across the country. Previously, Lerner was Executive Director of the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers and Publisher of Independent Film and Video Monthly, among other leadership positions. Lerner is a frequent speaker on innovation in the arts and serves on the Headlands Center for the Arts Advisory Council and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Innovation Circle, among others.

Art in General was founded in 1981 and supports the production of new work by local and international artists primarily through its New Commissions Program and its International Collaborations program. Art in General also produces an annual symposium What Now? on critical and timely issues in artistic and curatorial practice.