Please join New City Arts for our annual fundraising soiree! This beloved annual event will feature drinks on the patio, family-style dinner, artist performances, and live and silent art auctions at The Wool Factory from 6-9:30PM on May 7, 2025.
Participating artists in the Art Auction include Clay Witt, Marisa Williamson, Dean Dass, Sarah Boyts Yoder, Frank Phillips, Tori Cherry, Tobiah Mundt, Mae Read, Kirsten Hemrich, Abigail Dudley, Neda Karar, Benita Mayo, Abby Kasonik, Lauren Williams, Elena Yu, Lara Call Gastinger, Kaki Dimock, Sam Abell, Hank Ehrenfried, Ceejay Renner-Thomas, Laura Josephine Snyder, Roger Williams, and more. Tables and tickets go on sale March 26.
Tables, Tickets, & Sponsorship!
Live Auction Title Sponsor: $5,000 (only 1 available)
Available for only one sponsor, our Live Auction Title sponsorship includes:
- “Presented by” designation for the art auction, with logo displayed on main event screen throughout the event
- Logo printed on all auction paddles
- Title-level recognition on our welcome board, and “presented by” designation on all relevant promotional media
- Table, dinner, and drinks for eight (8) guests
- Special acknowledgement at the event
- Special feature on social media
- Three (3) complimentary raffle tickets for each guest
Patron Table Sponsor: $2,500
Our Patron Table sponsorship includes:
- Table, dinner, and drinks for eight (8) guests
- Patron-level recognition on our welcome board
- “Co-presented by” designation on promotional media
- Special acknowledgement at the event
- Special feature on social media
- Two (2) complimentary raffle tickets for each guest
Enthusiast Table Sponsor: $1,500
Our Enthusiast Table sponsorship includes includes:
- Table, dinner, and drinks for eight (8) guests
- Enthusiast-level recognition on our welcome board
- “Sponsored by” designation on promotional media
- One (1) complimentary raffle ticket for each guest
Supporter (Individual Seat): $130
Includes dinner and drinks for 1 guest.
Sponsor a Seat for an Artist: $130
Can’t make it? Sponsor a seat for an artist! Includes dinner and drinks for an artist whose work New City Arts has presented through exhibitions, residencies, fellowships, or grants.
Photos by Jeffrey Gleason feature last year’s New City Arts Spring Dinner at The Wool Factory.
We envision the Charlottesville area as a place where a thriving group of local artists unsettles and transforms our community to work toward a more just, beautiful future.
Proceeds from this event support monthly exhibitions at our low-commission gallery, annual artist fellowships, biannual artist residencies, grantmaking events for artists, and artist-led programs, including events throughout our 15th exhibition season. Each exhibiting artist receives a $1,250 exhibition honorarium, professional show documentation, installation support, and expenses covered for artist-led programming like lunches, talks, and opening receptions. Curatorial power is held by artists and community members who select each season, and all events at the gallery are free to attend. Resident artists and artist fellows receive honoraria, studio space grants, and staff support for their project-based work. Our annual grantmaking event has awarded over $52,000 in funds for individual artists over the last 12 years. We support approximately 100 Charlottesville area artists and 5,000 community members each year through these core programs and events like artwork exchanges; arts education opportunities for all ages; internships; and opportunities to gather, rest, connect, and create.