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New York, NY—ArtsConnection presents
the 2024 Benefit - Art
is the Heart of Life Festival -
on Wednesday,
June 5, 2024,
from 6:30
- 9:30 pm at
the IAC
Building, 555
W. 18th Street, New York City.
The Benefit, curated by acclaimed event planner, designer,
and ArtsConnection Board Member David
Monn and
hosted by WABC-TV Anchor and Host of "Here & Now," Sandra
Bookman,
will welcome Benefit guests to experience a
festival-inspired evening celebrating the organization's
45th anniversary. The Benefit will celebrate the five
boroughs' food, culture, and art forms, encouraging guests
to roam through an immersive, experiential space featuring
performances by jazz phenom Peter
Cincotti, trailblazing
puppeteer Basil
Twist, NY
Chinese Cultural Center Dancers, and other artists. This
year’s Benefit proceeds
support the organization’s arts education programming and
career pathways for public school students in New York City.
ArtsConnection will honor Sony
Corporation of America "for
its unwavering commitment to arts education in our city's
public schools."
ArtsConnection 2024 Arts Innovator Award recipients: Peter
Cincotti, Jazz Pianist & Singer-Songwriter, and Basil
Twist, Puppeteer, and MacArthur Fellow
ArtsConnection 2024 Janklow Award recipient: Tiffany
Barrett, Teaching
Artist, and Pascale
Pradel, Principal
P.S. 38K
ArtsConnection 2024 Benefit Corporate Sponsors: Blavatnik
Family Foundation, Himalaya Capital, PNC Bank, Sony
Corporation of America, Soroban Capital Partners LP,
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, and Warburg Pincus LLC.
ArtsConnection 2024 Benefit "Art
is the Heart of Life"
Festival
IAC Building, 555 West 18th Street (at the Westside
Highway,) New York, NY 10011
Fun and Festive attire preferred
Tickets and Ticket Bundles range from $1,500 to $45,000;
$500 (for guests ages 21-30); Tickets available at: https://artsconnection.org/2024-festival/
About ArtsConnection | CELEBRATING
45 YEARS OF LINKING LEARNING AND THE ARTS—ArtsConnection's
mission is to address the educational challenges of our
times and create socially just learning environments that
strengthen the diverse voices of NYC's children and youth,
cultivating their arts and academic skills for success in a
changing world.
www.artsconnection.org
About David Monn |David
Monn is the creative force behind many events, from intimate
private parties and elegant weddings to Presidential State
Dinners. He has collaborated with iconic brands, including The
White House, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim
Museum, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Company, and
Tiffany & Co.
www.davidmonn.com |