SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2019 @ 6:00 PM – MIDNIGHT
The Watermill Center, 39 Watermill Towd Road, Water Mill, NY 11976
presented by
VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
honoring
KATHARINE RAYNER & CARRIE MAE WEEMS
Described as an enchanted forest and performance art extravaganza, the Annual Watermill Center Summer Benefit unites the worlds of art, performance, music, theatre, design, architecture and fashion. All funds raised support The Center’s year-round Artist Residency and Education Programs that provide a unique environment for young and emerging artists to explore and develop new work.
COCKTAILS
art installations, performances, silent auction
6:00 – 8:00PM
DINNER
live auction by Simon de Pury
8:00 – 10:00PM
AFTER-PARTY
dessert, dancing, dj set
10:00PM – MIDNIGHT
DINNER TABLES
$100,000 [$98,500 tax-deductible]
access for ten from 6:00pm-midnight, premier seating at dinner
buyer is credited as lead benefactor in the evening program
DISTINGUISHED BENEFACTOR TABLE
$50,000 [$48,500 tax-deductible]
access for ten from 6:00pm-midnight
premium seating at dinner
buyer is credited as distinguished benefactor in the evening program
$25,000 [$23,500 tax-deductible]
access for ten from 6:00pm-midnight
preferred seating at dinner
buyer is credited as benefactor in the evening program
DINNER TICKETS
$5,000 [$4,850 tax-deductible]
access for one from 6:00pm-midnight
premium seating at dinner
buyer is credited as vice-chair in the evening program
$2,500 [$2,350 tax-deductible]
access for one from 6:00pm-midnight
preferred seating at dinner
buyer is credited as donor in the evening program
CONTRIBUTOR TICKET – SOLD OUT!
$1,500 [$1,350 tax-deductible]
access for one from 6:00pm-midnight
seating at dinner
buyer is credited as contributor in the evening program
**available through July 12, 2019
COCKTAIL TICKETS
COCKTAIL TICKET – SOLD OUT
$650 [$600 tax-deductible]
access for one to cocktail hours between 6:00 – 8:00pm
EARLY BIRD COCKTAIL TICKET – SOLD OUT!
$500 [$450 tax-deductible]
access for one to cocktail hours between 6:00 – 8:00pm
**available through May 31, 2018
To purchase by phone or email, please contact us at +1 (212) 253-7484 x 119 or benefit@watermillcenter.org. To purchase by mail, please download our order form here. Members of The Watermill Center Byrds, please contact byrds@watermillcenter.org for your discounted rates.
Unable to attend but would still like to contribute? Make a fully tax deductible donation here!
All ticket levels are subject to availability. All sales are final. All proceeds benefit The Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation, no refunds or exchanges will be issued. Tickets are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
THE AUCTION
TABULA RASA marks a new direction for the Benefit auction. Previously, donating artists received complimentary tickets to the event. This year, however, The Foundation will offer the option to receive a twenty percent commission fee from the winning bid. Now, the purchase of an artwork not only supports Watermill and its year-round programming but also the artists who make the auction possible.
The Watermill Center Auction is live on Artsy from July 9 through July 27, 2019. For all auction inquiries, please email auction@watermillcenter.org.
LIVE AUCTION
kicks off at 9:00 PM
SILENT AUCTION
ends at 11:45 PM
SPECIAL THANKS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Shaikha Paula Al-Sabah . Giancarla Berti . Karolina Blaberg . William I. Campbell . Lisa Ehrenkranz . Roger Ferris . Jürgen Friedrich . Audrey B. Gruss . Stein Erik Hagen . Stephen D. Susman . Robert Wilson
BENEFIT CHAIRS
Shaikha Paula Al-Sabah . Kelly Behun & Jay Sugarman . Karolina Blaberg . Nicolas Bos . Madison Cox . Lisa & Sanford Ehrenkranz . Wendy & Roger Ferris . Laura & Michael Fisch . Anke & Jürgen Friedrich . Audrey & Martin D. Gruss . Philip Hilal . Calvin Klein . Alexandra Munroe & Robert Rosenkranz . Inga Maren Otto . Katharina Otto-Bernstein & Nathan Bernstein . May & Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc . Louisa Stude Sarofim . Elizabeth Segerstrom . Christine Wächter-Campbell & William I. Campbell
HONORARY CHAIRS
Marina Abramovic . Pedro Almodóvar . Laurie Anderson . ANOHNI . Giorgio Armani . Mikhail Baryshnikov . Tony Bennett . Steve Buscemi . Lucinda Childs . Alba & Francesco Clemente . Alan Cumming . Willem Dafoe . Marianne Faithfull . Renée Fleming . Lady Gaga . Frank Gehry . H.R.H. Princess Caroline von Hannover . Steven Holl . Jenny Holzer . Nina Hoss . Anjelica Huston . Jim Jarmusch . Emilia & Ilya Kabakov Harvey Keitel . Jeff Koons . Annie Leibovitz . Edward Mapplethorpe . Charlotte Rampling . Charles Renfro . Isabella Rossellini . Salman Rushdie . Susan Sarandon . Richard Serra . Cindy Sherman . Sharon Stone . Rufus Wainwright & Jörn Weisbrodt . Tom Waits . Christoph Waltz
AUCTION COMMITTEE
Ariel Adkins . Erica Boginsky . Alexandra Fanning . Annie Fehrenbacher . Emily Hoerdemann . Erin Kim . Dmitry Komis . Owen Laub . Kara Meyer . Edoardo Monti . Tripoli Patterson . Jon Rider . Alaina Simone . Anastasiya Siro . Benjamin Tischer . Melinda Wang . Darryl Westly
GALLERY PARTNERS
Friedman Benda . Robert Grunenberg . David Lewis . Roman Fine Art . LatchKey Gallery. Tripoli Gallery . The Untitled Space
For all press inquiries, please email press@watermillcenter.org.
For all sponsorship inquiries, please email erin.wainwright@watermillcenter.org
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