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The Ucross
Foundation hosted
its inaugural New York Gala & Awards dinner in the Appel
Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center on June 5, 2018.. The evening
included performances by many notable Ucross alumni,
including Broadway stars Laura
Benanti and Victoria
Clark.
Nan and Gay Talese are Honorary Committee members. Their
daughter, Pamela
Talese,
is one of the visual artists whose work was presented during
the evening.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie
Proulx,
widely recognized for her piece, Brokeback
Mountain was
honored during the occasion, as she was presented with the
Ucross Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Arts by David
Remnick,
editor of the New
Yorker.
Philip Himberg,
Artistic Director of the Sundance Institute’s Theatre
Program, was awarded the Outstanding Creative Partnership
Award. |