Tag: Special Event

In today’s increasingly polarized cultural and political landscape, arts professionals are grappling with urgent questions: How do institutions remain true to their missions while navigating the risks of presenting complex or controversial narratives? What role does censorship play in shaping the stories we tell through exhibitions, acquisitions, publications, and programming?

ArtTable’s 2025 Annual Leadership Series returns with a timely conversation on the evolving responsibilities of arts institutions in an era of heightened scrutiny and constrained freedoms. This year’s panel features acclaimed artist Marilyn Minter, cultural leader and curator Sara Reisman, and art lawyer Katherine Wilson-Milne, in conversation with moderator Elizabeth Larison, Arts and Culture Advocacy Program Director at National Coalition Against Censorship. Scroll down to learn more about our panelists!

Together, these thought leaders will explore the challenges and strategies involved in sustaining truthful, inclusive storytelling across all areas of the arts ecosystem. From debates over funding and institutional values to efforts to protect curatorial independence and artistic freedom, the discussion will offer insights for anyone invested in the future of the arts.

Whether you work in a museum, manage a gallery, support artists through legal or philanthropic means, or collect and preserve art, this event offers critical perspectives and practical strategies for navigating today’s cultural crossroads.

Join us on September 25, 2025, for this vital dialogue and an opportunity to engage with leading voices at the intersection of art and public discourse. Immediately following the panel, we invite you to stay for a 40-minute in-person networking reception with light refreshments. This reception is a rare chance to continue the conversation with our esteemed panelists, ask follow-up questions, and build meaningful connections with fellow attendees across the arts industry.

About the Annual Leadership Series: This signature ArtTable program was initially launched in 2016, and since its inception, the series has fostered engaging conversations among prominent women and nonbinary professionals. It has provided a platform for these influential voices to discuss the most pressing and relevant topics within our industries.

Program Admission: This program is open to ArtTable members and member guests through September 1. If space allows, this program will open to the public on September 2.

• ArtTable Members – $45
• ArtTable Member Guest – $50
• General Admission – $55
• Virtual (ArtTable Member) – $20
• Virtual (General Admission) – $30

Not a member? Join today!

All program registration fees go toward event expenses and administrative costs for the organization.

Meet Our Panelists

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ArtTable VIP Access Passes for fairs taking place during New York Armory Week are now live and available to all ArtTable members for purchase! To secure your pass, click the button below, login to the member portal and select your preferred available pass option. Participating fairs and remaining pass types indicated below; we look forward to seeing you in in New York in September!

Participating Fairs:

• The Armory Show
• Independent 20th Century
• Art on Paper

VIP Access Pass Levels Available:

• Platinum Level – $100
  • 2 Armory Show VIP passes
  • 2 Independent VIP passes
  • 2 Art on Paper VIP passes
• Gold Level – $70
  • 1 Armory Show VIP pass
  • 1 Independent VIP pass
  • 2 Art on Paper VIP passes
• Silver Level – $40
  • 1 Armory Show VIP pass
  • 2 Art on Paper General Admission passes
• Bronze Level – $20
  • 2 Art on Paper General Admission passes

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Board Members of ArtTable past and present are invited to join us for a special evening of conversation and connection! We will gather at the Manhattan home of noted gallerist, curator, advisor, and artists’ career coach Lesley Heller, whose personal art collection includes contemporary works by Carl Ostendarp, Alexis Rockman, Judy Pfaff, Ernesto Neto, and Delano Dunn, among others.

Join us in celebrating ArtTable’s past, present, and future! Wine and light bites will be served.

Current and former members of ArtTable’s national Board of Directors are welcome to register below.

Details on Ticket Levels Below

Please join us at the Bohemian National Hall in New York City, honoring ArtTable’s 2025 Distinguished Service to the Visual Arts Awardee Komal Shah, and New Leadership Awardee Danielle Amodeo. 

ArtTable’s Annual Benefit & Award Ceremony was launched in 1993, 13 years after the organization was founded. The inaugural event honored actress, singer, television personality, spokesperson for the arts, and then Chair of the New York State Council on the Arts, Kitty Carlisle Hart, with the first-ever Distinguished Service to the Visual Arts Award. In following years, the event would go on to honor trailblazers and powerhouse women in the arts, including Agnes Gund, Marcia Tucker, Yoko Ono, Thelma Golden, Lowery Stokes Sims, and many more. In 2005, the New Leadership Award was introduced to honor and celebrate emerging women leaders in the arts. Click here to learn more about ArtTable’s Annual Benefit & Award Ceremony.

Register to be a part of one of the year’s most celebrated art world events and contribute to ArtTable’s vision for a more equitable art world!

This program is a standing cocktail reception with refreshments, light bites, and remarks from our honorees. Limited seating is available. ASL interpretation will be provided.

Details on Ticket Levels Below

ArtTable is a 501.c.3 organization and all events are non-refundable. A portion of all ticket levels is tax-deductible; mentorship tickets are fully tax-deductible for the purchaser. Registrants will receive an acknowledgement letter confirming the tax-deductible donation amount after the event. Please email [email protected] with any questions.