2005 Larry Aldrich Award recipient Kara Walker and Aldrich Director Harry
Philbrick
Silver $5,000 / Gold $10,000 / Platinum $20,000
I would definitely include Larry among the great philanthropists—from Emily Fisher Landau to Les Wexner to Roy Neuberger—who have contributed immeasurably to our understanding and preservation of contemporary art.Aldrich major gifts constitute a significant way to support the Museum's mission of championing emerging and mid-career contemporary artists by providing a major source of operating support for curatorial and educational programming. Larry Aldrich, the Museum's founder, began supporting contemporary art by acquiring works for his own collection, then moved on to funding The Museum of Modern Art and Whitney Museum of American Art, enabling them to acquire contemporary art for their own permanent collections. In 1964, his ultimate gift was the incorporation of The Aldrich Museum. We share Mr. Aldrich's vision of supporting contemporary art, and we look to your support to help us to continue his vision.
—Agnes Gund, President of the Board of Trustees, The Museum of Modern Art, on the occasion of Larry Aldrich's memorial service in October 2001
As an Aldrich Member you will receive unique opportunities, including special invitations to privately view The Aldrich's exhibitions with the artists, visit private collections and artists' studios, and intimately understand the world of museum curators, art scholars, collectors, and dealers. Aldrich Members at the Silver level and above can elect to support specific Museum projects from group or solo exhibitions to events, children's and family programs, Museum publications, and much more.
Major Donors receive:
- Sponsorship and naming opportunities tailored to gift amount
- Acknowledgment in exhibition catalogues, on the Aldrich Web site, and on
the Museum donor plaque
- Unlimited free admission to The Aldrich for you and your guests
- Private exhibition tours with curator (by appointment)
Call the Museum and have them arrange a private exhibition tour with a curator around your schedule. - Director's picks of gallery exhibitions in NYC and CT
The Aldrich's director and curators scour NYC galleries and beyond. Be privy to their insights and interpretations of the state of contemporary art today. - Preview access to purchase Aldrich Editions
Be the first to purchase limited edition art works before the public! Participating artists have included Janine Antoni, Markus Linnenbrink, Paul Henry Ramirez, and John F. Simon, Jr. - Invitations to Aldrich VIP events:
gallery tours • artists' studio visits • private exhibition receptions
Travel with the curators to artists' studios and galleries and receive invitations to our most exclusive events. Be among the guests at our annual Larry Aldrich Award reception, such as the one at which 2005 recipient Kara Walker was recently introduced at the home of collectors Jerry Speyer and Katherine Farley in New York. - Complimentary Aldrich exhibition catalogues
The Aldrich is known for well—designed and thought-provoking exhibition catalogues-you will receive one for each exhibition. Recent catalogues have included, Contemporary Erotic Drawing, Karkhana, and Into My World: Recent British Sculpture.
