The National Academicians, the Council and the Advisory
Board request the pleasure of your company on

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

to honor

Philip Pearlstein
Distinguished artist, perhaps the leading American realist painter of our time, represented by the Betty Cuningham Gallery, NYC, who will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award

Ira Spanierman
Founder and Managing Director of Spanierman Gallery, LLC, active in the art business for more than half a century, for his contribution and commitment to the study, preservation, and exhibition of American art

Annette Blaugrund
Director, National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts 1997-2007, renowned art historian, lecturer, and author, who will receive the Honorary Achievement Award


5:00 p.m. Pre-Party
Meet and Greet exclusively for Honorees, Co-Chairs,
Leadership, Sponsor, & Benefactor Tables

6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception

7:30 p.m. Dinner and Awards Ceremony

9:30 p.m. After Party – Dessert, Drinks and Dancing


For more information, please call 212.369.4880, ext 202
or email nbrody@nationalacademy.org.

TICKET PRICES:
TABLE (seating for up to 12)
Leadership Table $25,000
Sponsor Table $15,000
Benefactor Table $12,000
Patron Table $7,500

INDIVIDUAL TICKETS
Sponsor Ticket $1,500
Benefactor Ticket $1,200
Patron Ticket $750

AFTER PARTY ONLY: desert, drinks, and dancing
Advance ticket purchase - $175.00
Ticket purchased at the door - $200.00

TAKE AN ARTIST TO DINNER (NEW!)
a. Buy a table (see levels) and make a seat available to a National Academician at no additional charge.
b. Buy an individual ticket and take an artist to dinner for an additional $450.00

GALA CHAIRS
Janet Y. Larose
Linda Arnold
Heide Herz
Lynn Syms
Elizabeth Farran Tozer

HONORARY CO-CHAIRS
Susan Shatter, PNA
Will Barnet, NA
Betty Cuningham Gallery
Rackstraw Downes, NA
John Driscoll, Ph.D., Babcock Galleries
Richard Estes, NA
Wolf Kahn, NA
Everett Raymond Kinstler, NA
Betty Krulik Fine Art Ltd.
Robert Kushner, NA
Robert Mangold, NA
Sylvia and Robert Mangold, NA
Joan Snyder, NA

DRESS – Evening Attire (Black Tie Optional)

Catering by Sonnier & Castle
Wine by Chatham Imports, Inc.
Crop Harvest Earth Organic Vodka
Music by Cracked Ice
Photography by Patrick McMullan

Guest list provided upon request


The National Academy Museum & School of Fine Arts was founded in 1825 to promote American art through exhibitions and education, 183 years later that mission endures. As an honorary association of professional artists, an active museum with an out standing collection of American art contributed by its members, and a dynamic art school, the institution continues to play a vital role in encouraging the practice and appreciation of the fine arts in this country. Academicians, elected by their peers, are some of America’s most prominent painters, sculptors, architects, and printmakers.

In fulfilling its mission, the Academy presents a regular schedule of exciting exhibitions of art and architecture, as well as educational programs. The Academy’s art school is the oldest in New York and offers a full range of instructions for serious students of all ages, from beginners to accomplished professionals.

Proceeds of this event benefit the institution’s museum and school.