11.17.09: In the Public Interest | New York Social Diary

In the Public Interest

The Alliance for The Arts in partnership with New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) hosted a reception for Friends of the Arts at Christie's.

Last Friday night at Christie’s on 20 Rockefeller Plaza, The Alliance for The Arts in partnership with New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) hosted a reception for Friends of the Arts. There was music, cocktails and a private viewing of Latin American Art.

The Alliance helps government and civic leaders understand the importance of the arts to New York City by making the case for more support for culture form all levels of government.

Kiripin Beyer, Bon Duke, Sharon Dowell, Matthew Satz, Emily Korman, Julie Combal, Avery McCarthy, and Ulla Einstein

New York Lawyers for the Public Interest is a nonprofit, civil rights law firm that strives for social justice. In partnership with member law firms, corporate law departments and other organizations, NYLPI helps underrepresented people develop legal strategies to serve their vision for themselves and their communities.

This Alliance for The Arts event also highlights the diversity that interested people can find in New York. Christie’s provided a comfortable and even intriguing environment and the organizations involved attracted people of a variety of interests and professions, making an evening enhanced for everybody.

Patrick McMullan

Matthew Satz

David Bergman and Lori Greenberg

Kipton Cronkite and Aaron Gelbman

Andre Allaire, Katie Kolb, and Kevin Dwyer

Anne Coates, Joe Carlin, and Susan Rothchild

Aaron Gelbman, Emily Korman, and Avery McCarthy

Allen Wanzenberg, and Sylvia Niarchos

Benjamin Stein and Randall Bourscheidt

Andrew Miller, Dayle Riedel, and Adam Dworkin

Amar Ramasar, Alysia Dawn, and Reed Hague

Samanatha Shefts, Lane Harwell, and Neda Farzin

Adrianna Pidwerbetsky and Kate Thorneloe

Joey Lico and Lauren Naru

Jenny Sandler and Lane Harwell

Zev Eisenberg and Elaina Matsui

Bob McCloud, Bob Smith, and Paul Gunther

Joseph Asteinza, Conrad Hanson, and Scott Kogos

Bon Duke

Eric Johnson, Brennan Gerard, Jordan Eagles, and Ashton Hawkins

Jen Buoncontri, Stephanie Nieratka, Julie Peters, and Melanie Whelan

Alexander Peacock and Emily Baker

Cynthia Hanawalt and Drew Rabe

P.D. Shah, Randall Stempler, and Elijah Duckworth-Schachter

Bill Earle, Gustavo Bonevardi, and Tom de Kay

Christine Raglan and Emilio Baccardi

Jordan Eagles and Eric Johnson

Marianne Bedrick and David Beer

Johnny Moore and Cameron Carpenter

Carolyn Wolf and Louis Delsignore

Joe Versace and Cheryl Pelicano

Michele Leonard and Michael Yeager

William Bratton and Alexis Graham

Christine Keachot and Pablo Villecilla

Kevin Dwyer, Katie Kolb, Andrew Green, and Jens Thiedemann

James Monroe, Elijah Duckworth-Schachter, Noelle Ashley Dunphy, and Randall Bourscheidt

Gustavo Bonevardi and Chris Beckman

Walter Burr and Ashton Hawkins

Wendy Ross and Barbara Grajewski

Photographs by PatrickMcMullan.com

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) held its 8th annual OUTAuction NYC, presented by Bud Light, to celebrate new and established artists this past Sunday night at the Metropolitan Pavilion. Honorary Host Committee were: Edward Albee, Crystal McCrary Anthony, Jack Mackenroth, John Waters, Veronica Webb and Vanessa Williams.

The annual fundraising event is part art auction and part cocktail reception. Ross Bleckner was presented with an Out In Art Award. There was also In/Out: An Exhibition and Auction of GLAAD’s Top 100 Artists of 2009. This year’s live auction included work from Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky and Herb Ritts.