#ungala

Get in touch with your inner artist tomorrow night at our UnGala art activity station! MoMA The Museum of Modern Art consultant, artist, and long time Cool Culture collaborator, Kerry Downey, along with fellow MoMA teaching artist Kirsten Broussard, have designed a collaborative art activity just for our UnGala! Much like the collective works of art created by Cool Culture families, this community enterprise is an opportunity to reconnect with our creative selves, while connecting with other art lovers in the room. Join us tomorrow, May 31st! Purchase your tickets today or make a donation at http://bit.ly/2FbYpno.

Join us TOMORROW as a VIP and receive special access to our pre-event reception. Enjoy the panoramic views of the City from Ogilvy & Mather’s Chelsea rooftop, artisan sushi by Starr Catering's very own Executive Chef David Schiraldo, along with your choice of sake or champagne. After the rooftop, compliment your meal with one of four Tito's Handmade Vodka cocktails at our Tito's Lounge! Tito's award winning, handmade Vodka is America's original craft vodka. If vodka is not your drink of choice, we will also have beer, wine and nonalcoholic beverages available for all UnGala attendees. Party with us tomorrow, May 31 for a cause! Purchase your tickets today or make a donation at http://bit.ly/2FbYpno.

🎨🏆💰#ArtIsAWeapon @coolculture's Third Annual "UnGala" #fundraiser celebrating and honoring "...individuals and organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to #socialjustice, #culturalequity, and #artsaccess..." is this Thursday, May 31st @ogilvymather. This year's UnGala Award Honorees are Community Advocate and Fortune 50 Executive @DorindaWalker, @brooklynmuseum Senior Curator of Contemporary Art @Eugenie.Tsai and Artist/Activists @JLagarrigue @TaniaBruguera. ________________ More information, purchase tickets, or make a donation: https://coolculture.org/ungala/ #coolcultureungala #ungala2018 #ungala #museums #art #artforall #Artists #Activists #ArtistActivists #Fundraiser #NYC #Philanthropists #ThoughtLeaders #TraScapades #ArtIsAWeapon

Cool Culture is honored to announce our next artist whose work will be auctioned at our UnGala, Artist Hiram Maristany! Hiram first picked up a camera as a teenager in 1959 and has used cameras since to document his world in El Barrio — or East Harlem — a close and vibrant community that regularly dealt with poverty and violence at the time. A trailblazer in the community, he served as director of El Museo del Barrio in the 1970s; Hiram was also an original member and the official photographer of the Young Lords party. His photographs show metaphors for hope in scenes of everyday life, without glossing over the grit. His work has been exhibited at the Smithsonian, the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) and more. He has been written up by NPR, The New York Times, Hyperallergic, The Wall Street Journal, Artsy, Blouin Artinfo and more. Join us at our 2018 UnGala on Thursday, May 31st! Purchase your tickets today or make a donation at http://bit.ly/2FbYpno

Our next artist whose work will be auctioned at our 2018 UnGala is Theda Sandiford! Theda transforms found and meticulously collected materials into mixed media works. She photographs her process and digitally manipulates images to extend the narrative as part of her personal mythology. Her work has been showcased across New York City and New Jersey, in Los Angeles, California and Atlanta, Georgia. One of her artworks, “Selfie Joy”, made an appearance in BET’s television series Being Mary Jane and is currently VP of Commercial Partnerships in Universal Music Group, one of the 3 largest music companies around the globe. Purchase your tickets today or make a donation at http://bit.ly/2FbYpno.

Presenting Brianna McCarthy whose work will be auctioned at our UnGala! Brianna is a mixed media visual communicator working and living in Trinidad and Tobago. She is a self-taught artist and aims to create a new discourse examining issues of beauty, stereotypes, representation as well as documenting the process – particularly poignant in an ever smaller digitally connected world. Her work has been showcased at gallery spaces in Seattle Washington and in Trinidad. Purchase your tickets today or make a donation at http://bit.ly/2FbYpno.

We are thrilled to present Artist Adrienne Elise Tarver whose work will be auctioned at our UnGala! Adrienne is an interdisciplinary artist living and working in Brooklyn, New York. She is known for her paintings, works on paper, watercolors and collages. She has exhibited nationally and abroad, including solo exhibitions at Victori + Mo in Brooklyn, BRIC Project Room in Brooklyn, AM Gallery in Sydney, Australia, and Art Matrix Gallery in Chicago. She was selected by artnet as one of “14 Emerging Female Artists to Watch in 2017” and has been featured in online and print publications including Brooklyn Magazine, Blouin Artinfo, Whitewall Magazine, Hyperallergic, and more. Purchase your tickets today or make a donation at http://bit.ly/2FbYpno.

Get ready to get down to the sounds of Brooklyn born DJ Tara, who will spin a collage of sounds that capture the eclectic vibe of modern New York life. More than just playing a mix of records, Tara seeks to build trust between herself and the crowd, sharing the knowledge and love she has for music and the feelings it projects onto listeners. Expect a taste of the familiar, and maybe a few new musical memories. For a sneak peek of DJ Tara’s sounds, turn up the volume. 💃 Join us at our 2018 UnGala on Thursday, May 31st! For more information, to purchase tickets, or to make a donation, click here!