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Renovate and Relaunch: LACE Benefit Art Auction 

Renovate and Relaunch: LACE 2024 Benefit Art Auction
Thursday, October 24, 2024, 7–9PM
Party at the Hollywood Hills home of Michael Skloff
Light Spanish fare by Chef Phillip Martin
Drinks by Chicas on the Rocks
Music by CalArts Jazz Trio
Special Performance by Beck+Col
Valet Parking

Benefit Co-Chairs
Grace Oh, Chair, LACE Board of Directors
Gan Uyeda, Partner, François Ghebaly

Join our community of supporters and artists for an intimate party to benefit LACE. As the city’s longest-running incubator for contemporary artists, curators, and cultural workers, LACE champions art that focuses on freedom of expression, experimental forms, and socially engaging content.

This year 100% of Benefit proceeds are in support of our Renovate and Relaunch Comprehensive Campaign as the LACE gallery is transformed and the organization builds its inaugural three-year Program Fund. In its next design, LACE anchors the new Hollywood Arts Collective complex, retaining its street-level storefront location on Hollywood Blvd.

Online Auction on ARTSY 

From October 10–October 25, 2024 art lovers and supporters can bid on 50 works by iconic artists such as Roberto Gil de Montes, Billy Al Bengston, and Analia Saban, as well as exciting emerging Los Angeles artists such as Jackie Amézquita, Jessica Bellamy, and Young Joon Kwak.

Bidding open exclusively on Artsy at www.artsy.net/lace. Online auction closes on Friday, October 25th at 12:00pm PDT (3:00PM EDT).

Featured Artists

Jackie Amézquita
Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio
Deanna Barahona
Jessica Taylor Bellamy
Billy Al Bengston
Jenny Hata Blumenfield
Nao Bustamante
Jackie Castillo
Alan Chin
Ánima Correa
Kenturah Davis
Einar and Jamex de la Torre
Lisa Edelstein
Simone Gad
Harry Gamboa Jr.
Daniela García Hamilton
Roberto Gil de Montes
Ken Gonzales-Day
Mark Steven Greenfield
Karl Haendel
Lizette Hernandez
Shana Hoehn
Pearl C. Hsiung
iris yirei hu
Patricia Iglesias Peco
Texas Isaiah
Kysa Johnson
Kara Joslyn
Christine Sun Kim
Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork
Young Joon Kwak
Suhn Lee
Larry Li
Matt Lipps
Charles Long
Manuel López
Narsiso Martinez
Patrick Martinez
Jean Nagai
Jacob Rochester
Ruben Ulises Rodriguez Montoya
Ed Ruscha
Robert Russell
Analia Saban
Kim Schoenstadt
Kyungmi Shin
Linnéa Spransy
Hana Ward
Garry Winogrand
Erin Wright

Ticket levels

This year your tax-deductible gift supports our Renovate and Relaunch Campaign – your event contributions and artwork purchases make this relaunch possible!

$5,000 VISIONARY Renovate and Relaunch Friend
Tickets for 4 and invitation to special Director’s 6 pm welcome toast and home and music studio tour with host Michael Skloff. Visionary friends support creating a warm and welcoming space for LACE’s signature programming, including the Emerging Curator Program and Artist-in-Residence!

$2,500 VANGUARD Renovate and Relaunch Friend
Tickets for 2 and invitation to special Director’s 6 pm welcome toast and studio tours home and music studio tour with host Michael Skloff. Vanguard friends support creating a beautiful and flexible space for artists who push the boundaries of contemporary art!

$500 DEFENDER Renovate and Relaunch Friend
Individual ticket for in-person celebration, includes a one-year LACE membership

To save on online processing fees, you may reserve a space by emailing nadia@welcometolace.org and mailing your event check to: Sarah Russin, LACE, 6464 Sunset Blvd. Ste 1070, LA, CA 90028. Make checks payable to LACE.

Want to do more for LACE? Contact Executive Director, Sarah Russin, at sarah@welcometolace.org for more information about corporate sponsorship opportunities at a higher level.


VISIONARY

Leah + Sam Fischer
Lauren Kasmer
Michael Skloff

VANGUARD

Don Bacigalupi + Dan Feder
Allison Berg
Annie Brose + Chris Anzalone
Kathie Foley-Meyer + Irv Meyer
Sam + Stacy Freeman
Betsy Greenberg
HGA-LA
Grace Oh + John K. Chan

DEFENDER

Anne Brilliant
Tiffany Barber
David Conney
Karyn Craven
John Frane + Chris Rudin
Kris From
Cami + Howard Gordon
Jerson Hondall
Tulsa Kinney
Linda Maggard
Bill Moreno

Board of Directors

Grace Oh, Board Chair, Benefit Committee Chair
Ken Gonzales-Day, Vice Chair
Margaret Reeve, Secretary, Benefit Committee Member
Annie Brose, Treasurer
Tiffany Barber
Michael Delgado
Jessica Fleischmann, Benefit Committee Member
Mark Steven Greenfield

Claire Haggarty
Jerson Hondall
Young Joon Kwak
Michael Gonzales
Sarah Russin, Executive Director, Benefit Committee Member
Bryan Smiley
Kathie Foley-Meyer, Chair Emerita

Check out photos from our previous auctions!

Renovate and Relaunch (2023)
Renovate and Relaunch (2022)
ReEmerge (2021)
LACE Benefit Art Auction (2020)
LACE Benefit Art Auction (2019)
Trailblazing at 40 (2018)
LACE. Now. More that Ever. (2017)
LACE Benefit Art Auction (2016)

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