Join us for ArtYard’s Tin Anniversary Gala, celebrating a decade of creative experimentation and community building, and help lay the groundwork for the next decade of impact. Inspired by the strength, flexibility, and resilience of tin and aluminum, the gala will bring together familiar and new faces for an evening of joy, wonder, and surprise. Proceeds from the Gala provide meaningful support for ArtYard’s year-round programming, which we are committed to keeping accessible through free gallery admission and community festivals, affordable ticket pricing for world-class performances and events, and inclusive experiences that welcome individuals of all ages and backgrounds.
Jill Kearney
ArtYard Founder & Executive Director
Isabella Rossellini & Julio Torres
Culture Bearers
Thom Collins & Matthew Goodrich, Jacqui & David Griffith, Cheryl Hazan & Marti Sagar, Stephen McDonnell, Happy & Sam Shipley, Amy Stone & Lawrence Tingley
Gala Co-Chairs
Governor Thomas H. Kean
Gala Honorary Chair
5 PM | Dinner at FiNNBAR
Enjoy a welcome drink and an intimate multi-course seated dinner
7 PM | An engaging performance by Rose Jarboe
Founding Artistic Director of the Bearded Ladies Cabaret, in the McDonnell Theater at ArtYard
8 PM | Party in the galleries
Gather for a lively party featuring pop-up performances and the opening of Julio Torres and Sam Doubek’s exhibition, CaveTech Ltd.
ATTIRE : Festive. Silver attire or adornments are encouraged in celebration of ArtYard’s Tin Anniversary
Your participation directly supports ArtYard’s artists, programs, and future. Single tickets, sponsorships, and underwriting opportunities are available.
Single ticket levels grant you access to different elements of the evening’s festivities.
$150 single ticket includes party access
$1,000 single ticket includes performance and party access*
SOLD OUT – $2,500 single ticket includes dinner, performance, and party access*
*Purchase of these ticket levels includes listing on the Gala Benefit Committee (invitation print deadline: July 24)
Sponsorship levels include special acknowledgment and recognition for your support, as well as a selection of tickets for you and guests of your choosing to join us for an evening of creative mischief.
Aluminum Sponsorship | $10,000 | Includes 10 tickets to performance and party
SOLD OUT – Tin Sponsorship | $10,000 | Includes special recognition and 4 tickets to dinner, performance and party
SOLD OUT – Platinum Sponsorship | $25,000 | Includes 10 tickets to dinner, performance, and party
Underwriting opportunities are also available with a $5,000 donation to help cover the costs of the Gala, ensuring that all proceeds from the benefit evening go directly toward supporting ArtYard’s vital programs. Receive 2 tickets that include access to the performance and party for your underwriting contribution, as well as special acknowledgment and recognition for your support.
For those unable to attend, we hope you will consider making a donation to support the next 10 years of creative incubation at ArtYard, helping us bring transformative contemporary art to our small town on the river’s edge.
Platinum Sponsors | David Gaudette & David Maue, Jacqui & David Griffith, Jill Kearney & Stephen McDonnell, Happy & Sam Shipley
Tin Sponsors | Brown Advisory, Thom Collins & Matthew Goodrich, Carol LeWitt & Bruce Josephy, Rago/Wright Auctions
Underwriting Support Provided By | Crystal Connors & Jim Chanos, Jayne Kettles & Diane Smith
Benefit Committee | Chris Abbate/ Novità Communications, Anonymous (3), Bloomberg Philanthropies, Drs. Paul B. Brown & Margaret A. Watson, Carversville Inn, Bonnie Chang & Robert T. Hsu, Dr. Neil & Dana Cohen, Bea & Chris Daggett, Duke Dang, Abbie & Patrick Dean, DJ Hop and Lydia, Neal & Heidi Feigles, Richard Ferretti & James Gager, Liz Gilbert, Jim & Tina Greenwood, Groundswell Design Group, Jill Hartz & Richard Herskowitz, Marc Kenneth & Vince Ferrara, Nancy & Brad Levie, Ellie & Jeff Marrazzo, Nadine Mirchandani & Stuart Huberman, Jeanette Lerman- Neubauer & Joseph Neubauer, Anthony Ortiz & Ari Spectorman, Suzane Perrault & David Rago, Andrew & Amy Popkin, Robin & Daniel Popkin, Michelle Lord Rago, Caroline Wischmann Rasner, Adam J. Reda, Chris & Leslie Regan, The Derald H. Ruttenberg Foundation, John Eric Sebesta & William Tomai, ShopRite of Hunterdon County, Lucy De Kooning Villeneuve, Lisa & Donn Zaretsky
Estimated value of goods or services provided in exchange for your ticket:
- $2,500 Ticket: $225 Non-deductible value per ticket
- $1,000 Ticket: $125 Non-deductible value per ticket
- $150 Ticket: $75 Non-deductible value per ticket
For those unable to attend, we hope you will consider making a donation to support the next 10 years of creative incubation at ArtYard, helping us bring transformative contemporary art to our small town on the river’s edge.
