Philip Pearlstein, NA, and artist, received the
 Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

               

                Ira Spanierman, Founder and Managing Director of Spanierman Gallery, LLC,  received an award for his Contribution and Commitment to the Study, Presentation, and

                Exhibition of American Art.

 

                Annette Blaugrund, former Director of the National Academy, received the Academy’s Honorary Achievement Award in appreciation of her tenure as Director (1997-2007).

 

                The National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts was founded in 1825 to promote American art through exhibitions and education; 183 years later that mission endures.  As an honorary association of professional artists, an active museum with an out standing collection of American art contributed by its members, and a dynamic art school, the institution continues to play a vital role in encouraging the practice and appreciation of the fine arts in this country.  Academicians, elected by their peers, are some of America’s most prominent painters, sculptors, architects, and printmakers.

 

                In fulfilling its mission the Academy presents a regular schedule of exciting exhibitions of art and architecture, as well as educational programs. The Academy’s art school is the oldest in New York and offers a full range of instruction for serious students of all ages, from beginners to accomplished professionals.                                       

 

 

 

 Honorary Gala Chairs:

 

               Susan Shatter, National Academy President, Will Barnet, NA, Betty Cuningham Gallery, Rackstraw Downes, NA, John Driscoll Phd, Babcock Galleries, Richard Estes, NA, Robert Kushner, NA, Wolf Kahn, NA, David Kapp, NA, Everett Raymond Kinstler, NA, Betty Krulik Fine Art Ltd., Robert Mangold, NA, Sylvia Plimack Mangold, NA, Joan Snyder, NA.

 

Confirmed Guests (list in formation):

 

Artists:    National Academician artists Will Barnet, Rackstraw Downes, Richard Haas, Wolf Kahn, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Robert Kushner, Immi Storrs, Joan Snyder, and Greg Wyatt.

 

 Art Collectors/Philanthropists: Jan and Stephen Abrams, Frederick Baker, Laura and and David Grey, Sharon and Lewis Korman, Arthur Loeb, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Peissis, Paterson Sims, and Lynn and Sy Syms. New York Times art critic Ben Genocchio will also attend.  

 

Gallerists: Attendees include Gallerists include John Driscoll Ph.D., Babcock Galleries, Betty Cuningham,  Betty Cuningham Gallery, Debra Force, Debra Force Fine Art, Inc. , Jay Grimm, Pace Wildenstien, Betty Krulik, Betty Krulik Fine Art Ltd., Cameron M. Shay, James Graham & Sons;

 

Captains of Industry: Richard Fishbein, J. Stephen Manolis, Lawrence A. Larose, Esq.

 

Proceeds benefited the institution’s museum and school.