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November 1st is Aperture’s 2010 Benefit and Auction. This year immediately following the Benefit will be the first ever SNAP! Benefit Party. Hosted by SNAP! The Aperture Foundation Young Patrons Program, this event is an exciting addition to the evening. Co-chaired by artist Hank Willis Thomas, Carolyn Francis and Giovanni Tomaselli of Polaroid, sponsor of SNAP!, there will be a silent auction of works by emerging artists including Jen Davis, Adam Krause, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Will Steacy, among others. The event will be spun by downtown fixtures, special guest DJs AJ Slim, Tim Barber of Tinyvices.com and Jeannie Hopper of LiquidSoundLounge.com and ArtOnAir.org. Featuring a raffle and a chance to win a number of luxury prizes, SNAP! Benefit Party will both be a celebration for Aperture artists, friends and patrons as well as a chance to support Aperture’s many valuable programs.

Click here for more information about the SNAP! Benefit Party and to buy your ticket

Click here for more information about Aperture’s 2010 Benefit and Auction

Click here to preview the Auction print list online. Online bidding on silent auction items begins October 18th!

Detail from Untitled, 2008 by Richard Misrach

Join Aperture for its 2010 Benefit and Auction on November 1st honoring photographer Richard Misrach; collector, philanthropist, former Aperture Trustee Steven Ames; and gallerist Julie Saul. This year’s auction will be Aperture’s largest ever with opportunities to bid on an exciting roster of prints by Diane Arbus, Bruce Davidson, Susan Meiselas, Joel Meyerowitz, Curtis Mann, Mickalene Thomas, Paul Strand, James Welling, Hank Willis Thomas and Kehinde Wiley among others.

Directly following the Benefit and Auction, the first-ever SNAP! Benefit Party and Emerging Artists Silent Auction hosted by SNAP!, Aperture’s Young Patrons Program will feature music spun by special guests DJs, an open bar, and great raffle prizes. The Emerging Artists Auction includes rising photographers such as Timothy Briner, Jen Davis, Adam Krause, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Will Steacy and many more.

Click here to preview silent and live auction items

Click here for more details and to purchase tickets to the 2010 Benefit and Auction

Click here for more details and to purchase tickets to the 2010 SNAP! Benefit Party