While some galleries, artists, and institutions are gradually getting back on their feet after the ravages of Hurricane Sandy, others have a much longer road to recovery. Here, ARTINFO presents a selection of art- and design-related events in the coming days to support the recovery efforts.
* Tonight in Bushwick Making Deals Zine and Trumbull Studio will host RELIEF: Sandy Art Benefit featuring the work of dozens of artists in a silent auction and raffle to benefit New Yorkers affected by Sandy. All proceeds from the night will go to local charities.
* Abstract painter Clintel Steed will donate the entire proceeds from one painting in his show "Aerial Views" — opening tonight at 379 Broome Street — to Rebuild Rockaway and Eyebeam. Fifteen percent of everything else that is sold will also go to hurricane relief efforts.
* On November 11, Brat Pack actress Ally Sheedy and celebrity photographer Mike Ruiz will host a benefit at Industry Bar. All proceeds will go to rebuild part of the flooded drop-in space at Chelsea’s Ali Forney Center, a non-profit offering services and a place to live to homeless LGTBQ teenagers. More details at Instinct Magazine.
* The Blaaahg is hosting a fundraiser on November 11, selling work from over a dozen artists in a silent auction, and collecting necessities that will be distributed through Occupy Sandy. All proceeds from the auction will go to the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City.
* Several Brooklyn organizations including Councilwoman Letitia James, the Irondale Ensemble, Downtown Brooklyn Arts Alliance, 80 Arts Alliance, and Soul of Brooklyn consortium members are joining forces for the Brooklyn loves Brooklyn fundraiser on November 13. The evening includes live music and dance performances by Mark Morris Dance Group and the Brooklyn Ballet, among others. All proceeds from the event will go to Reaching Out Community Services Food Pantry in Coney Island and the Red Hook Initiative.
* Fashion incubator Manufacture New York presents a design-centric silent auction and benefit party to support hurricane recovery on November 15. The auction features the work of New York-based independent designers, and 100 percent of the proceeds will go to the Red Hook Initiative.
* In a collaboration between Mana Contemporary and the Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation work of more than 70 artists will be auctioned at on November 17 at 2x2 – A Benefit for Artists Affected by Sandy. All proceeds go to artists whose livelihoods have been affected by Sandy.
* On November 17, Dumbo’s PowerHouse Arena will host a Sandy Hates Books fundraiser to alleviate some of the tens of thousands of dollars in damage the store and center for literary arts suffered when the East River flooded its space. Many details are yet to come, but readings by Jennifer Egan, Paul Auster, and Joseph O’Neill are on the program.
* Wooster Collective founders Marc and Sara Schiller are cleaning out 15 years worth of collected street art, books, and ephemera and (in the spirit of Martha Rosler?), selling it all at a Hurricane Sandy Yard Sale and Book Launch on November 16 and 17. According to the Schillers, they “won’t be giving money to large organizations like the Red Cross. Rather we will be giving it to local people who have been on the front lines since the lights went out. In this way, we will know that the money is going where it should.”
* In solidarity with areas of the borough upon which Sandy wreaked her havoc, the Queens Museum of Art will hold a fundraiser and open house on November 18. The event includes performances, food, cocktails, film screenings, art-making, and a silent auction. All proceeds will be donated to the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance.
* Non-profit Chelsea establishment The Kitchen was among the hardest hit by Sandy, with estimates to repair their space coming in at between $400,000 and $500,000. Since the space is already dependent on their annual benefit auction for survival, this year's event takes on even more weight. On November 26, The Kitchen will host a reception and silent art auction, with work by over 70 artists ranging from the emerging to highly established.
* Since Sandy hit, MoMA PS1 director Klaus Bisenbach has been rallying the art community around recovery in the Rockaways. This week, he announced that the MoMA PS1 party on December 7 in Miami has been cancelled, and a benefit for Hurricane Sandy will take place instead. Details forthcoming.
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