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LACE 2022 Benefit Art Auction


Renovate and Relaunch:  LACE Benefit Art Auction
Join our community of supporters and artists for an exclusive party to benefit LACE and its dedication to emerging artists, curators, and cultural workers. For more than 40 years, LACE has championed art that focuses on freedom of expression, experimental new ideas, and socially engaging content. This year 100% of Benefit proceeds are in support of our Renovate and Relaunch Campaign as the LACE gallery is being transformed. In its next design, LACE anchors the new Hollywood Arts Collective complex, retaining its street-level storefront location on Hollywood Blvd.

Click here for more information about LACE’s renovations.

Thursday, October 13, 2022, 7-9pm
Party at the Silverlake home of Karen Hillenburg and Sebastian Clough
Valet Parking
DJ set by Linda Nuves
With a special vocal performance by Carmina Escobar
Reception features drinks from Omar Whiskey

Benefit Co-Chairs:
Charlene Fitzgibbon, Chair, LACE Board of Directors
Stefano di Paolo, Partner/Senior Director, Anat Ebgi Gallery

More About the Online Auction
In addition to the party, you may also bid on one-of-a-kind works by emerging and established artists with our online benefit auction in partnership with ARTSY. The auction opens September 30th at 9am and closes at 11am on October 14th.

Bidding will be open exclusively on Artsy and lots will begin to close on Friday, October 14th at 11:00am PDT (2:00pm EDT).

Featured Artists

Carmen Argote
Chelle Barbour
Amelia Baxter
Rebecca Campbell
Danie Cansino
Carole Caroompas
Jonathan Casella
Jacci Den Hartog
Karla Diaz
Roy Dowell
Daniela García Hamilton
Ken Gonzales-Day
Hely Omar Gonzalez
Mark Steven Greenfield
Ken Gun Min
Carla Jay Harris
Julian Hoeber
Salomon Huerta
Cisco Jimenez
Wes Jones
Ozzie Juarez
Barbara Kruger
Young Joon Kwak
Steve Lambert
Tidawhitney Lek

Nery Gabriel Lemus
Manuel López
Larry Madrigal
Leticia Maldonado
Lilian Martinez
Narsiso Martinez
noé olivas
Pau S. Pescador
Joshua Petker
Lari Pittman
Kristopher Raos
Heather Rasmussen
Christopher Richmond
Candice Romanelli
Gabby Rosenberg
Samantha Roth
Ed Ruscha
Robert Russell
Ana Serrano
Cole Stenberg
Samantha Thomas
Aryo Toh Djojo
Hana Ward
Mia Weiner
Emerson Woelffer

Ticket levels

This year your tax-deductible gift supports our Renovate and Relaunch Campaign – your event contributions and artwork purchases make this 2023 relaunch possible!

$5,000 VISIONARY Renovate and Relaunch Friend

Tickets for 4 and invitation to special Director’s 6 pm welcome toast and full home tour with hosts Karen Hillenburg and Sebastian Clough. Visionary friends support creating a warm and welcoming space for innovative art presentation for the new LACE Gallery!

$2,500 VANGUARD Renovate and Relaunch Friend

Tickets for 2 and invitation to special Director’s 6 pm welcome toast and full home tour with hosts Karen Hillenburg and Sebastian Clough. Vanguard friends support creating beautiful light and space for the new LACE gallery!

$500 DEFENDER Renovate and Relaunch Friend

Individual ticket for in-person celebration, includes a one-year LACE membership

Get your tickets here

To save on online processing fees, you may reserve a space by emailing claudia@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.

Experiences up for Auction

A special Redbird Experience
Dinner for 10 by Neal Fraser. Redbird | Vibiana chef and owner Neal Fraser will cook for you and 9 of your closest friends in the privacy of your own home. Includes passed hors d’ oeuvres and 4 course dinner with Redbird Sommelier wine selection. (Terms & Conditions 1. Date subject to Chef Fraser’s availability. Not valid for holidays. Must book at least 6 weeks in ad vance. 2. Server will be provided at a cost of $200. 3. Housekeeper will be needed to assist with kitchen, dishes and clean up.)

Hollywood Getaway
Enjoy a Hollywood getaway with a one-night stay at the newest Luxury Hotel in Town, the Thompson Hollywood and tickets to a Film screening  at the legendary American Cinematheque. (Restrictions may apply. Four (4) complimentary tickets to a regular priced screening. Redeemable at the Aero Theatre (Santa Monica) and Los Feliz Theatre (Los Feliz). Tickets cannot be redeemed for any sold-out screenings.)

THANKS TO SUPPORTING GALLERIES AND FRIENDS

Anat Ebgi
Bermudez Projects
Blum & Poe
Cliff Benjamin and the Carole Caroompas Estate
Commonwealth and Council
Rick Garzon
Charlie James
Ed Ruscha Studio
Harper’s
LA Louver
Li Wen
Luis De Jesus
Luna Anaïs Gallery
Moskowitz Bayse
Nicodim Gallery
Ochi Projects
Praz-Delavallade
Stars Gallery
Steve Turner
Shulamit Nazarian
Sow & Tailor
The Pit
Tyler Parks Presents
Emerson Woelffer Estate at Otis College of Art and Design

Board of Directors

Charlene Fitzgibbon, Board Chair, Benefit Committee Chair
Andrea Collins, Vice Chair
Margaret Reeve, Secretary
Elisabeth Forney, Treasurer, Benefit Committee Member
Erin Adams
Michael Delgado
Roy Dowell, Benefit Committee Member
Jessica Fleischmann, Benefit Committee Member
Mark Steven Greenfield, Benefit Committee Member

Young Joon Kwak
Michael Gonzales
Ken Gonzales-Day
Grace Oh, Benefit Committee Member
Sarah Russin, Executive Director, Benefit Committee Member
Bryan Smiley, Benefit Committee Member
Li Wen
Kathie Foley Meyer, Chair Emerita

Click here to see photos from LACE’s 2021 Auction.

Click here to see video from LACE’s 2020 Auction.

Click here to see photos from LACE’s 2019 Auction.

Click here to see photos from LACE’s 2018 Auction.

Click here to see photos from LACE’s 2017 Auction.

Click here to see photos from LACE’s 2016 Auction

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On Saturday, August 2 from 2–7pm, join LACE for On Saturday, August 2 from 2–7pm, join LACE for this year's Artists’ Film International (AFI'25) at the Philosophical Research Society (@philosophical_research_society).

This touring film program is collectively curated and presented by 16 international arts organizations and convened by Forma (@formaartsmedia). AFI’25 introduces the work of talented moving image artists to worldwide audiences, and will be live over 300 days, with exhibitions, screenings and public programs hosted across 4 continents.

LACE’s selection for AFI’25 is "Leymusoom Garden: New Sun" (2024) by Heesoo Kwon (@leymusoom). Kwon’s oneiric visual language and unique animation style allow her to create memoryscapes of personal and community liberation. The film rewrites mythical matrilineal histories through utopian and whimsical abstractions of time, space, and memory to ultimately bring forth healing and transformation. 

Admission is free! RSVP at the link in our bio.

Image caption:
Still from Heesoo Kwon, Leymusoom Garden: New Sun, 2024. Courtesy the artist
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Learn more and RSVP at the link in our bio!
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