Art Auction & Cocktail Party Honoring Doro Globus & Cynthia Wainwright

You’re invited to the celebratory reception of Children’s Museum of the Arts’ benefit exhibition and auction at David Zwirner Gallery honoring author and publisher Doro Globus and philanthropist Cynthia Wainwright on Wednesday, October 18 from 6–9 PM at the gallery's 34 East 69th Street location in NYC.

The evening benefits CMA's Emergency Arts Education Fund, which establishes utterly ambitious art programs in New York City schools that need it most, and marks the launch of the Ambassador Program, which allows patrons in-depth access to the schools and community-based organizations directly impacted by the fund.

When a child loses access to the arts, it's an emergency.

The Emergency Arts Education Fund was formed in response to continued DOE budget cuts (-$200M in FY23) and the decimation of art classes in local schools. Children’s Museum of the Arts believes the ongoing insecurity of arts education is a public health and creativity crisis deserving of immediate assistance.

The Emergency Arts Education Fund is an intentional expansion of CMA’s In-School Residency Program. For over 15 years, CMA has brought local artists to lead high-quality arts education curricula at low-income schools with dire need. Entirely free. CMA provides all necessary art materials to each school and develops a catered curriculum representative of the vibrant neighborhoods and cultures in the communities where our schools reside.

Ambassadors take an active role in promoting the utterly ambitious work our Resident Artists are doing in New York City classrooms. They receive behind-the-scenes access to the work of our Resident Artists at our three partner sites — Children’s Workshop School in the East Village, Sid Miller Academy in Crown Heights, and Hudson Guild in Chelsea — as well as digital tools to share their advocacy all year long.

Doro Globus is the managing director of David Zwirner Books and has worked in arts publishing for fifteen years. She is the author of (2021), an inside look at the life of an artwork from studio to exhibition geared for children ages 3-7. She has edited a wide variety of books from Michael Bracewell: The Space Between (2012) to About Bridget Riley: Selected Writings 1999–2016 (2017) and has written on Dawn Ades, Bridget Riley, Fred Wilson, and others. Having worked in art galleries and publishing throughout her career, Globus has an inside perspective on how artists work. As a mother of two, she has always been interested in sharing more about art and museums with kids.

Mine is a limited edition numbered letterpress print created by and printed by Archie’s Press in NYC. Your purchase directly benefits CMA’s Emergency Arts Education Fund, providing 100% arts education to NYC children.

Liana Finck is a cartoonist living in Brooklyn. She is the author of three graphic novels, a memoir, and has published several collections of her cartoons with Penguin Random House. Her work has been featured in numerous publications including regular contributions to the New Yorker. She is the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship, a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, and a 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship.

Children’s Museum of the Arts (CMA) unites children and artists to create and share ambitious works of art with their communities and the world. Since 1988, CMA has been changing the way people value our youngest artists and their aesthetic contributions to the world. By taking our programs directly into schools, community-based organizations, galleries, and public spaces, we continue to challenge and expand what a museum is. Entirely free.

David Zwirner is a contemporary art gallery with locations in New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, and Hong Kong, and currently represents more than seventy artists and estates. The gallery has been home to innovative, singular, and pioneering exhibitions across a variety of media and genres. Active in both the primary and secondary markets, David Zwirner has helped foster the careers of some of the most influential artists working today and has maintained long-term representation of a wide-ranging, international group of artists.

Custom packages available for corporate giving. Please email Genevieve at [email protected] to make arrangements.

The non-tax deductible portion of an individual ticket is $100. Contributions are fully tax deductible. Tax ID # 13-3520970

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

David Zwirner Gallery, 34 East 69th Street, New York, United States