The Neuberger Museum of Art Planning an Amazing Benefit on November 5th

Great party! Great art! A special performance by Tony Award-winning actress and singer Joanna Gleason and an exclusive preview of "Pop! Prints" are among the highlights of the upcoming Benefête 2016, the Neuberger Museum of Art's largest fundraising event that will take place on Saturday evening, November 5. All proceeds will benefit the acclaimed education and exhibition programs at the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, SUNY.

Chaired by Ronni Rubin Bolger and Marilyn and Hugh Price, Benefête 2016 will honor artist Deborah Kass (“Passionate Artist”). The benefit takes place at the Museum, located at 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, New York. Cocktails begin at 7 pm; dinner is at 8 pm. Guests are invited to come in “festive attire." Tickets begin at $400 and sponsorship packages are available. For further information, please email RuthSchwartzandCo@rcspr.com or call 212-463-0684.

The Neuberger Museum of Art, which opened in 1974, is a teaching and learning museum for the twenty-first century that nurtures and supports the needs and aspirations of current and future generations. Its permanent collection contains more than 7,000 works of African, Latin American, modern and contemporary art.

Deborah Kass, whose work is in the Neuberger Museum's permanent collection, is an American artist who explores the intersection of pop culture, art history, and the self. She works in mixed media, and is most recognized for her paintings, prints, photography, sculptures, and neon lighting installations. Kass mimics and reworks signature styles of iconic male artists of the 20th century including Frank Stella, Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock, and Ed Ruscha. Her technique of appropriation is a critical commentary on the intersection of social power relations, personal identity, and the historically dominant position of male artists in the art world. Kass's Day After Day, a site-specific, large-scale digital print commissioned by the Neuberger Museum, will be on view beginning October 20 at Neuberger Museum of Art SPACE I 42, the Museum's new public space in Manhattan, located at 33 West 42nd St. This is the artist’s first wallpaper work, inspired, in part, by Warhol’s signature Cow (1966) and Mao (1974) wallpaper, and marks an exciting new direction in her practice.

Joanna Gleason, a Tony Award-winning musical theater actress, has won critical acclaim for the forthright intelligence of her performances and the elegant grace she brings to her roles. She made her Broadway debut in the 1977 musical hit by Cy Coleman "I Love My Wife," and her many roles have included the friend of the parents of a spastic child in "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg" (1985); the Baker's Wife, who movingly yearns for a child in the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical "Into the Woods" (1987); and the feminine half of the famed sleuthing team in the 1991 musical "Nick and Nora."

Pop! Prints from the Permanent Collection features significant Pop Art prints from the permanent collection of the Neuberger Museum of Art. Works by Jim Dine, Robert Indiana, Jasper Johns, Alex Katz, Nicholas Krushenick, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Lindner, Claes Oldenburg, Mel Ramos, Robert Rauschenberg, Larry Rivers, James Rosenquist, Ed Ruscha, Andy Warhol, and Tom Wesselmann, dating from the 1960s to the 1980s, will be on view.

The Neuberger Museum of Art opened on the campus of Purchase College, SUNY, in 1974, with a core collection donated by one of the greatest private collectors, philanthropists, and arts advocates of the twentieth century, Roy R. Neuberger. The collection contains important works by some of our best-known artists, including Milton Avery, Romare Bearden, Willem de Kooning, Edward Hopper, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Jackson Pollock. Housed in a building designed by Philip Johnson, the permanent collection now encompasses more than 7,000 works of contemporary, modern, and African art.

Today, the Neuberger is more active and vibrant than ever. Critically acclaimed exhibitions, regularly accompanied by catalogues, draw local, regional, and international audiences. Our signature biannual award, The Roy R. Neuberger Exhibition Prize, recognizes the work of exceptional young artists, continuing our founder’s dedication to supporting those in early careers. A wealth of educational tours, lectures, and interactive programs engage the many parts of our broad community. On any day, you can see Purchase College students and faculty, families with young children, K-12 school children and their teachers, and seniors. The Neuberger Museum of Art is a center of teaching and learning for all stages of life: a place where appreciating art is both active and interactive; where the student, the scholar, the artist and the art lover find common ground to experiment, question, and grow.

The Museum is located at 735 Anderson Hill Road in Purchase, N.Y. (Westchester)
914-251-6100. The Neuberger Museum of Art SPACE | 42 is located on the ground floor of 33 West 42nd Street, New York, N.Y. www.neuberger.org

Museum Hours (Purchase, NY)
Tuesday, Thursday through Sunday, 12 noon to 5 pm
Wednesday, 12 noon to 8 pm
Closed Mondays and major holidays
Group tours by appointment only on Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 am to 12 noon
For persons with special needs, designated parking is available at the south end of the Museum building. Call ahead for wheelchair accommodations.
SPACE | 42 Hours:
Monday-Friday, 9 am–5 pm
Saturday, 9 am–4 pm
Sunday, 10 am–6 pm

Museum Store
Open during Museum hours. The store features a broad selection of art books, art cards, handcrafted jewelry, children's items and one-of-a-kind limited edition gifts.

Admission
$5.00 General Public
$3.00 Seniors
Free admission for Museum members, children 12 and under, and Purchase College students, faculty, and staff

Directions
The Neuberger Museum of Art is easily accessible by car or bus, and may also be reached by Metro-North. By car: From the North or South - take the Hutchinson River Parkway to Exit 28. Head north on Lincoln Avenue to Anderson Hill Road. Turn right onto Anderson Hill Road. Left at first traffic light into Purchase College campus. From 684 - take Exit 2 South on Route 120 to Anderson Hill Road. Turn left onto Anderson Hill to 2nd traffic light. Turn left at Purchase College campus. From the East - take Route 287 (Cross Westchester Expressway) to Exit 8E. Take second left over Expressway onto Anderson Hill Road. Follow signs to SUNY Purchase.

Handicap Parking
On the Purchase College campus, park in Parking Lot #1 and proceed to the underpass at the Performing Arts Center. The handicap elevator is located across from the entrance to the Performing Arts Center. Take the elevator to the second level, then exit to the left. The entrance to the museum is located diagonally across, about a city block away.