On Saturday, May 4, 2024, the vibrant spirit of African art and philanthropy converged at INDUSTRIA in Brooklyn, NY, as Amref Health Africa hosted its annual ArtBall and accompanying art auction. The gala event served as a nexus, intertwining African culture with the power of giving, all while spotlighting the immense talent emanating from the…
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The Bronx Museum of the Arts celebrated their annual gala and art auction at Capitale on April 9, 2019, which raised over $1 million, making it the most successful gala in Bronx Museum history. The evening honored leaders in art and social justice Hank Willis Thomas and Eric Gottesman of For Freedoms, Junko Kobayashi, President…
On April 9th, the art and entertainment worlds converged at the Tribeca Ball, an annual fundraiser for the New York Academy of Art. The dinner and ceremony, decked out to match this year's "Poetic Astronomy" theme, honored Mickalene Thomas, a New York-based artist known for her elaborate paintings exploring race and gender. This year's Ball…
The official portraits of former president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama were unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on February 12th, 2018. This year's affair was particularly notable, not only because Barack Obama was the first African-American president, but also because he and and his wife both chose African-American painters…
View Highlights From The Armory Show 2016 (56 Photos) From Thursday, March 3rd to Sunday, March 6th on Piers 92 and 94, more than 200 galleries showed at the 22nd edition of the famed Armory Show which was led by new director, Benjamin Genocchio. Attendance was strong at the gallery and so were sales, at…
Check The Untitled Magazine's gallery of the 2016 SCOPE Art Fair (96 images). The 16th New York edition of SCOPE Art Fair has come to a close. Coinciding with The Armory Show and located a block away on West 46th street, SCOPE ran from March 3rd to the 6th and presented visitors with the holdings of 48…
On October 18th, “Bergdorf Goodman Day”, as declared by New York’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the store continued the celebration of its 111th Anniversary with an extraordinary Gala at the iconic Plaza Hotel. Bergdorf Goodman celebrated its 111th Anniversary with a series of exciting projects, including a documentary film, Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s, and a book, that draw out the magic…