Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty
is pleased to sponsor a benefit for the
EDWARD HOPPER HOUSE
ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS for PUBLIC SCHOOLS

held at the magnificent
G L E N   I R I S   E S T A T E
TICKETS & DONATIONS
Tickets $50/Guest
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■ $50 provides a seat on the bus for a child to visit the Edward Hopper House
■ $250 provides for a full bus
■ $1500 makes you a Full Sponsor for a School Partnership
Thank you!
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2017
4:00-7:00 PM
L I V E   A U C T I O N S
with Spellbinding Auctioneer Benjamin Levy
■ Tour of the Whitney
with Farris Wahbeh uncovering the behind-the-scenes archive, library & study center
■ Concert tickets to Andrea Bocelli on December 14, 2017 at Madison Square Garden
■ Dinner for 6 at the Edward Hopper House prepared by Mimi's Plate, with curator tour of Sean Scully's solo exhibition
■ Preview & Brunch at Sotheby's Auction House
for Impressionist, Modern, Contemporary, and American Art Sale
- a rare offering
G U E S T   S P E A K E R S
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Photo courtesy of DreamYard.
JASON DUCHIN
Co-Executive Director, DreamYard, Bronx
Jason Duchin is the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the DreamYard Project, the largest Arts and Education nonprofit in the Bronx, NY. DreamYard uses the arts to inspire youth, public schools and communities. DreamYard programs develop artistic voice, nurture young peoples’ desire to make change and cultivate the skills necessary to reach positive goals. Jason graduated Duke University. Before starting DreamYard in 1994, Jason worked as a journalist, a community organizer and an actor. In an ongoing effort to ensure that all Americans have equal access to the arts Jason has served on numerous arts/education panels and committees, including President Clintons Fulbright Commission on the Arts, The Chancellors Arts Education Task Force, the Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council for the Arts. - The Huffington Post
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Photo courtesy of Sotheby's.
ERIC SHINER
Senior VP of Contemporary Art, Sotheby's
Eric Shiner is Senior Vice President of Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s. Prior to this, Shiner was the director of The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh from 2010 to 2016, and was the Milton Fine Curator of Art at The Warhol from 2008 to 2010. A leading scholar on Andy Warhol and Asian contemporary art, Shiner lived and worked in Japan for a total of six years and was assistant curator on the inaugural Yokohama Triennale in 2001. Shiner has curated dozens of contemporary art exhibitions in cities around the globe and was the team leader on The Warhol Museum’s major Warhol retrospective that traveled to Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and Tokyo between 2012 and 2014. Notable exhibitions include Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei in 2015/16, Deborah Kass: Before and Happily Ever After in 2012 and Armory Focus: USA at the Armory Show in 2013.
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photo by Miles Aronowicz/LUSH photography
SARAH FORKIN, NERY FORTUNE, SOLANGE HYBEL
speaking for fellow Edward Hopper House NIGHTHAWKS
Julia Tighe, Christine Berlingeri, Rosa Krais, Daphne Bon, Jack Blanchette, Bella Nazario
BENEFIT COMMMITTEE
Richard Ellis
Nancy (Bashian) Bunin
Simone Eisold
Wendy Bartley
Joyce Byrnes
Angela Langston
Regina Rodwell-Bell
Jennifer Patton
Jim Kimak
SPECIAL THANKS
to the following supporters for their generosity
■ Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. ■
■ ArtWorks for Nyack Schools ■
■ Flowers donated by Nyack Teacher’s Association, and designed by Festoon, Nyack, New York ■
■ Brunch & Preview donated by Sotheby’s Auction House ■
■ Whitney Tour donated by Farris Wahbeh, Benjamin & Irma Weiss Director of Research Resources ■
■ Concert tickets donated by Brandon Wagner and the Andrea Bocelli Management Team ■
■ Dinner for ​6 ​​from Mimi’s Plate, ​​Tappan, New York ■
Owners of Glen Iris, Loretta & Aurelio Prifitera
and
for underwriting this fundraiser
Special thanks to Kevin Bunin and A. Braun for capturing snapshots of the event!