4th ANNUAL TRANSFORMER SILENT AUCTION & BENEFIT PARTY
A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS!
Many thanks to all of the Artists, our Host Committee, Sponsors, and Guests for making the 4th Annual Transformer Benefit Party our BEST fundraising event yet!
The 4th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party on Saturday, November 17 was the latest and greatest in what has become a much-anticipated, fun and fabulous way to support DC's top artist-centered visual arts organization.
With sold out attendance just weeks into publicly announcing the event, Transformer's Board and Staff are so incredibly pleased to share that this year's Auction grossed a little over $150,000 - with 1/3 of proceeds going directly to participating Auction artists!! In addition to supporting artists through the event itself, the auction provides essential support for Transformer's year-round programming, exhibitions, and services for emerging artists and the community.
We were thrilled to hold this year's Auction at Halcyon House in the gorgeous studio of Washington's leading sculptor, John Dreyfuss. Many thanks to John, and all of the staff at Halcyon House for their wonderful support.
In addition to viewing and bidding on an eclectically curated mix of artworks by over 100 of Washington's top contemporary visual artists, guests were dancing to the beats of Djs Yellow Fever, Kalani of Punami Sound System, and Kid Congo Powers. Delicious complimentary hors d'oeuvres, ginger martinis, wine and beer were served throughout the evening provided by some of DC's finest restaurants, including: Bombay Club, Buck's Fishing & Camping, Cafe Saint-Ex, Comet Ping-Pong, Hook, Jaleo, Leopold's Kafe, Mate, Perry's, Rosa Mexicano, Sea Catch, Viridian and Zaytinya as well as Paisley Fig and Melt Catering.
Special thanks to Saied Azali of Perry's and his three sushi chefs for preparing and presenting fresh tuna and salmon sashimi on site!
The 4th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party Planning Committee:
(click here for 2006 information)
James Alefantis, Transformer Board President and Proprietor, Buck's Fishing & Camping and Comet Ping-Pong
Allison G. Cohen, Auction Co-Chair, Transformer Board Member and Founder, Sightline
Dave Gustine, Program Assistant
Philippa P.B. Hughes, Auction Co-Chair and Founder, The Pink Line Project
Veronica Jackson, Jackson Design Group
Angela Jerardi, Development Associate
Victoria Reis, Executive Director, Transformer
Ellen Tani, 4th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party Coordinator
Lisa Marie Thalhammer, 4th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party Artwork Coordinator
Bill Warrell, DCI Production
Artists selected to participate in this year's auction were nominated by Auction organizers and a Nominating Committee that included:
Fabian Bernal, Meat Market Gallery
Kendall Buster, Professor of Sculpture, Virginia Commonwealth University; Transformer Advisory Council
Leigh Conner, Conner Contemporary Art
Annie Gawlak, G Fine Art
Lauren Gentile, Irvine Contemporary
Kristen Hileman, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; Transformer Advisory Council
George Hemphill, HEMPHILL
Welmoed Laanstra, Public Art Projects Curator, Arlington County
Bill Newman, Professor of Painting, Corcoran College of Art; Transformer Advisory Council
Andrea Pollan, Curator's Office
Paul Roth, Curator of Photography, Corcoran Museum of Art
Sarah Tanguy, Curator, Writer & Critic; Transformer Advisory Council
Anne Surak, Project 4
Auction Co-Chairs:
Allison G. Cohen, Sightline
Philippa P.B. Hughes, The Pink Line Project
The 4th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party is supported by an esteemed Host Committee of area gallery and museum directors, collectors, and arts enthusiasts including:
Laurie Adamson, Adamson Gallery
Sylvia Ripley & Christopher Addison, Addison/Ripley Fine Art
Andrea Evers & Brian Aitken
James Alefantis
Season & Mat Appelget
Brian Baker, Bad Religion
Annie Lou Bayly
Shigeko Bork, mu project
David Brock, Media Matters for America
Kate Damon, kaze design
Jack Davies
Christina DePaul, Corcoran College of Art + Design
John Dreyfuss, Halcyon House
Izette Folger
Annie Gawlak, G Fine Art
Lori Graham, Lori Graham Design
Jan & Peter Hapstak, CORE architecture + design
Robert Harris IV
Mia Guizzetti Hayes, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Lenore Winters & George Hemphill, HEMPHILL
Lindsay Smith & Jason Herrick
Dr. David R. Hughes
Maria Hutcheson
Martin Irvine, Irvine Contemporary
Veronica Jackson, The Jackson Design Group
Greg Kearley, Inscape Studio
Kay Kendall, The Washington Ballet
Welmoed Laanstra, Public Art Projects Curator, Arlington County
Chris Marvin
Christopher Murray, Govinda Gallery
Zoe Myers, Heineman Myers Contemporary Art
Frederick P. Ognibene, M.D.
Allison & Bill Paley
Cindi & Michael Pollack
Andrea Pollan, Curator's Office
Patrick Jones & Rajeev Ramchand
Jodie Roussell, American Council on Renewable Energy
Scott R. Royster
Randall Scott, Randall Scott Gallery
Louis Cardenas & Marshall Stowell
Steve Sumberg
Sarah Tanguy
Paige Conner Totaro & John Totaro
Olga Viso, Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden
Bill Warrell, DCI Production
Septime Webre, The Washington Ballet
Corporate Sponsors include: (as of 9.20.07)
Optimus Prime
DC Magazine
The Lance Horsley Team - DC Loft Specialists
Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams
Scion
Elita One
Heidi Hatfield & Anne Hatfield Weir / Washington Fine Properties
kaze design
Ultra Magnus
BDO Seidman
Contemporaria
CORE architecture + design
DCI Production
element H2O
Hotel Palomar
PN Hoffman
Rippeteau Architects PC
shindig! events . design . catering
Timothy Paul Carpets + Textiles
Restaurant Sponsors Include: (as of 9.20.07)
Bombay Club
Buck's Fishing & Camping
Cafe Saint-EX
Christiania Vodka
Comet Ping-Pong
Jaleo
Hook
Leopold's Kafe + Konditorei
Mate
Paisley Fig
Perry's
Rosa Mexicano
Sea Catch
Viridian
Zaytinya
