Please join us for a very special Visionary Awards Gala on Monday, April 11, 2016, celebrating Art in General’s 35th Anniversary and honoring visionaries Teresita Fernández, Marianne Boesky and Ruby Lerner. Enjoy an incredible evening among art world luminaries, with an auction by Artsy, installation by SITU Studio, performance by Donna Huanca, dinner, dancing and after-party!
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.
GALA CO-CHAIRS Roya Khadjavi Heidari* Leslie F. Ruff* SPONSOR Marianne Boesky Gallery PATRON Vanessa Ana Barboni SUPPORTER Yaslyn Daniels* Elaine Goldman Roya and Massoud Heidari Mary Lapides* and Jason Shela Leslie F. Ruff Frederieke Taylor* Oettinger Davidoff AG Paige West HONORARY COMMITTEE Samira Abbassy Ronald Feldman Gallery Mary Garis & Sophie Hahn Taymour Grahne Gallery Agnes Gund Hassan Hajjaj Ellen Harvey* Leila Heller Gallery Marieluise Hessel Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard* Donna Huanca Luhring Augustine The Richard J. Massey Foundation for Arts and Sciences Ryan McNamara Shirin Neshat Nicky Nodjoumi Peres Projects Samsøn Projects Franklin Sirmans* Martha Wilson EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Anne Barlow *Art in General Board member Lists in formation |
GALA COMMITTEE Maryam Ansary Nader Ansary Pamela Averick David Beitzel James Keith Brown and Eric Diefenbach Spencer Brownstone Dr. Michael Cohn and Judith Marinoff Cohn Dr. Layla Diba Robert Ferguson Alexander Gorlin Darius Grant* Steven Incontro Laya Khadjavi and Hamid Biglari Noel Kirnon Heidi Lee-Komaromi Ryan Lee Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong Bernard I. Lumpkin Nadja Marcoz Cliff Perlman and Nina Collins Seth Raphaeli Anna-Claire Salama-Caro Nazgol and Kambiz Shahbazi Steve Shane Geri Thomas Two Trees Management Co. YOUNG PATRONS COMMITTEE Laura Braun Pari Dust Sophie Hahn Layla Heidari Kathryn Krone Paul Leong, Chair Ben and Gabriella McLaughlin Jesse Penridge Danielle Petesic Sara Sloane AUCTION COMMITTEE Taymour Grahne* Sue Stoffel Frederieke Taylor |
AUCTION DONOR COMMITTEE C24 Gallery Galleria Continua Sandra Gering Inc. Lesley Heller Workspace Jesse Penridge P.P.O.W Julie Saul Gallery Shirin Gallery Jessica Silverman Gallery Frederieke Taylor Gallery Leslie Tonkonow Inc ARTISTS COMMITTEE Afsoon Shiva Ahmadi Janine Antoni Deborah Brown James Case-Leal Nicole Cherubini Holly Coulis Nancy Dwyer Beverly Fishman Mahmoud Hamadani Maira Kalman Betsy Kaufman Reynier Leyva Novo Matt Lipps Franco Mondini-Ruiz Jason Noushin Irfan Önürmen Sepideh Salehi Leslie Sardinias Samuel Stabler Kamran Taherimoghaddam Zefrey Throwell Chuck Webster INDIVIDUAL FRIENDS Nathalie Angles Kim Benzel Constanza Cerullo Lyda Kuth Margaret Miles Bonnie Stelzer |
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.
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