Barbara Tober wearing one of her Linda MacNeil necklaces
I was very proud to see Barbara wearing one of my necklaces in the invitation and news about this year’s URBAN GLASS GALA and AUCTION.
URBAN GLASS
UrbanGlass, the nonprofit art center that publishes the Glass Quarterly Hot Sheet, held its 2021 Gala and Auction on May 12th, where it will celebrated glass as a medium for contemporary art. A virtual event, this year's fundraising gala was unique for its distinctly New York flavor with contemporary art stars such as Kiki Smith, a co-chair, and honorees arts philanthropist Barbara Tober and artist Deborah Czersko who shared their personal takes on the material and how it is used by contemporary artists.
The event kicked off at 6:30 PM for VIP ticketholders, who received a special "House Party Box" that included the makings of a Mojito cocktail to be sipped from a hand-blown glass, also provided. All ticketholders were welcomed at 7 PM, when performance artist Grace Whiteside emcees the evening alongside co-chairs Kiki Smith and Margaret Rose Vendryes. Guest appearances by Heller Gallery's Katya Heller, chair of the UrbanGlass board, as well as Leslie Jackson Chihuly, Beth Lipman, and board member Cynthia Manocherian.
