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TRIBECA BALL
MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015
NEW YORK ACADEMY OF ART
WWW.TRIBECABALL.COM
ACADEMY HISTORY
Founded in 1982 by Andy Warhol and other influential artists, collectors
and patrons, the New York Academy of Art trains talented, emerging artists
in traditional skills that serve as powerful tools in the creation of vital
contemporary art. It is the first graduate school in the US to focus on the
human body and widely recognized worldwide.
The New York Academy of Art promotes the development of each student’s
personal vision by building upon the enduring traditions of figurative
painting, drawing and sculpture. Its distinguished faculty, visiting critics,
lecturers and master class instructors include renowned artists Eric
Fischl, Jenny Saville, Will Cotton and Vincent Desiderio.
The Academy hosts a robust program of lectures, critiques and panel
discussions, providing access to some of the world’s most prominent
visual artists, writers, critics and scholars. Through exposure to artists’
opinions, motivations and working methods, these programs allow
students to gain constructive feedback and insight into artmaking. Past lecturers and master class artists have included:
Steven Assael
William Bailey
William Beckman
Ross Bleckner
Jonas Burgert
Will Cotton
John Currin
Amy Cutler
Vincent Desiderio
Wei Dong
Carroll Dunham
David Ebony
Inka Essenhigh
Eric Fischl
Top Image: Jamie Wyeth, Andy Without His Glasses (detail)
Natalie Frank
Hillary Harkness
Julie Heffernan
David Humphrey
Ken Johnson
Kurt Kauper
Donald Kuspit
Steve Martin
Marilyn Minter
Ledell Moe
Odd Nerdrum
Klaus Ottmann
Philip Pearlstein
David Salle
Jerry Saltz
Jenny Saville
Dana Schutz
Barry Schwabsky
Alexi Worth
Lisa Yuskavage
EVENTS
Robert Video
Cynthia Rowley & Glenda Bailey
Angela Bassett
Mary Kate Olsen
Academy Events attract a dynamic cross-section of sophisticated, trendsetting patrons, offering a unique
opportunity to align your brand with an unparalleled demographic that includes taste-makers from art, social,
business and fashion circles.
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Noteworthy guests have included:
Glenda Bailey André Balazs Angela Bassett Elizabeth Berkley & Greg Lauren Tory Burch Kim Cattrall Helena Christiansen
President William Jefferson Clinton
Jennifer Connelly & Paul Bettany
Alan Cumming
Rachel Feinstein & John Currin
Robert DeNiro
Edie Falco
Heather Graham
Patti Hansen & Keith Richards
Deborah Harry
Lauren Hutton
Iman & David Bowie
Nicole Kidman
Jeff Koons
Solange Knowles
Coco & Arie Kopelman
Padma Lakshmi
Ali Larter Baz Lurhmann Marilyn Manson Nicole Miller Moby Sarah & Lachlan Murdoch Becki Newton Fernanda Niven
Jeremy Northam
Mary-Kate Olsen
Olivia Palermo
Sarah Jessica Parker
Ellen Pompeo
Natalie Portman
Zac Posen
Parker Posey
Mickey Rourke
Cynthia Rowley
Ingrid Sischy
Kate & Andy Spade Dita Von Teese
Justin Timberlake
Naomi Watts & Liev Schreiber
Diane Von Furstenberg
Harvey Weinstein
Anna Wintour
Tom Wolfe
Jason Wu
TRIBECA BALL
attracts artists,
celebrities and a chic
New York crowd. One
of the city’s liveliest
and most interactive art
parties, the gala
takes place in the
Academy’s long time
home in Tribeca,
offering unparalleled
access to the creative
process and the
opportunity to connect
with emerging artists.
Throughout the evening guests explore six floors of studios
and observe artists and models at work, all the while sipping
cocktails and enjoying surprise entertainment.
The cocktail hour is followed by a gala dinner served amidst the
Academy’s signature cast collection.
SPONSORS + PRESS
The New York Academy of Art provides
a platform for world-class brands to
engage a world-class audience and garner
outstanding coverage from top print and
online media outlets: The New York Times,
Vogue, WWD, Vanity Fair, Wall Street
Journal and Style.com to name a few.
Past corporate sponsors of the New York Academy of Art:
Absolut Alfred Dunhill Asprey Baccarat Banana Republic Brooks Brothers Bumble and Bumble
Burberry
Cadogan Tate
Calvin Klein Cartier Chanel Christie’s Coach Condé Nast Publications
CONFETTISYSTEM
Dolce & Gabbana
Fresh
Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte
Grey Goose
GQ
Gucci
Heineken
Hermés
Kiehl’s
MAC
MBNA Bank
Miramax
MTV/Viacom
Nars
NBC Entertainment
Orient Express Group
Paddle8
Phillips de Pury & Company
Piaget
Polo Ralph Lauren Proximo Spirits Random House Revlon Soho House Sotheby’s St. Regis Hotels
Tiffany & Co. Van Cleef & Arpels V2 Records VOSS Artesian Water Yves Saint Laurent XL Group
SUPPORT
Proceeds from Tribeca Ball support scholarships for developing artists and public programs at the New York
Academy of Art. These funds provide our emerging artists with resources for the work they do in the classroom, in
their studios and on residencies throughout the world.
Top, left to right: Nicolas Holiber, Studio Chief (detail), 2013; Angela Gram, Cassowaries (detail), 2012; Aleah Chapin, The Tempest (detail), 2013; Peter Simon Mühlhäußer, Gawandoya (detail), 2010;
Bottom, left to right: Christian Johnson, Untitled (detail), 2011; Elizabeth Glaessner, Chicken Foot Forest (detail), 2013; Anatomical Drawing (detail); Nicolas V. Sanchez, Wang Guanqing (detail), 2012.
CUSTOMIZE A PARTNERSHIP
The New York Academy of Art works closely with clients to develop one-of-a-kind experieces for their brands and businesses.
TRIBECA BALL provides a marketing platform to align with key customers, taste-makers, industry influence’s, and press from
around the world.
PRESENTING SPONSOR $75,000
++ Title sponsorship acknowledged in all media outreach
and promotion
++ Lead name and logo placement on all printed materials
including save-the-date, invitation, step and repeat, and the
event program
++ Lead name and logo placement on event web page and in
dedicated email blasts; hyperlinks from both to your website
++ Option to list a senior executive of your choice as event chair
++ Prime seating for 12 at the exclusive dinner
++ Opportunity to promote products either through event décor,
gifts for the guests, etc.
++ 20 additional invitations to the cocktail party
++ Opportunity to design and print the invitation and/or program
++ Full-page advertisement in event program
++ Fast-track concierge service for art sales, delivery
and installation
++ Private tour of more than 100 artist studios at the Academy
for up to ten guests
++ Opportunity to host a private event at the Academy (to take
place within ten months of the sponsored event), or the option
to hold an in-store event to which the Academy will invite
its patrons
SOLD
OUT
DINNER SPONSOR $50,000
++ Acknowledgement in all media outreach and promotions
++ Name and logo placement on all printed materials including save-the-date,
invitation, step and repeat, and the event program
++ Logo placement on event web page and in dedicated email blasts
++ Option to list a senior executive of your choice as committee chair
++ Prime seating for ten at the exclusive dinner
++ 15 additional invitations to the cocktail party in the studios.
++ Opportunity to support and/or name a Fellowship for an Academy artist
++ Half-page advertisement in event program
++ Private tour of more than 100 artist studios at the Academy for up to ten guests
++ Opportunity to incorporate product through gifts for guests
SCHOLARSHIP SPONSOR $25,000
++ Acknowledgement in all media outreach and promotions
++ Name and logo placement on all printed materials including save-the-date,
invitation, and the evening’s program
++ Logo placement on event web page and in dedicated email blasts
++ Prime seating for eight at the exclusive dinner
++ Ten additional invitations to cocktails
++ Opportunity to support and/or name a scholarship for an Academy artist
++ Half-page advertisement in event program
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ARTIST ADVISORY COUNCIL
Eileen Guggenheim, Ph.D., Chair
David Schafer, Chair
David Kratz, President
Rick Segal, Treasurer
Margot Gordon, Secretary
George Adams
Pearl Albino
Margaret Bowland
John Bowman
Rosson Crow
Amy Cutler
Greg Drasler
Robert Feintuch
Judy Fox
Natalie Frank
Laura Frazure
Jonathan Goodman
Hilary Harkness
Julie Heffernan
Ridley Howard
Curtis Bashaw
Gordon Bethune
Nicolas Bos
Maureen Chiquet
Jasmina Denner
Sara Dodd
Kate de Brienne
Eric Fischl
Justine Fisher
Seán McCarthy
Alyssa Monks
Robert O’Leary
Ippolita Rostagno
Jonathan Tibett
Island Weiss
Russell Wilkinson
Valda Witt
Richard Blumenthal, Trustee Emeritus
Christopher Forbes, Trustee Emeritus
New York Academy of Art
Located in the heart of Tribeca, the
New York Academy of Art is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit
educational and cultural institution.
David Humphrey
Rashid Johnson
Sharon Louden
Edward Lucie-Smith
Carlo McCormick
David Remfry
Dasha Shishkin
Alix Sloan
Pete Surace
Herb Tam
Bob Taplin
Leslie Tonkonow
Saya Woolfalk
Dustin Yellin
PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL
Fabiola Beracasa
Bob Colacello
Alexander Gilkes
Glenn O’Brien
Gabriela Palmieri
Bettina Prentice
Sir John Richardson
Brooke Shields
Andy Spade
Eli Wilner
Alyssa Monks, Tell (detail), 2011
SPONSORSHIP CONTACT
MEDIA CONTACT
Elizabeth Hobson, Director of Marketing & Exhibitions
New York Academy of Art
212.842.5966 / [email protected]
www.nyaa.edu
Folake Ologunja, Director of Public Relations
New York Academy of Art
212.842.5975 / [email protected]
www.nyaa.edu
Gina Nanni, Partner
Company Agenda Public Relations
212.358.9516 / [email protected]
www.companyagenda.com