The Benefit supports our critically-acclaimed exhibitions, events, publications and educational programs!
We are thrilled to honor two outstanding contributors to our city’s cultural life:
Sarah McEneaney, artist and activist, who has made a special print in support of the Benefit
David Suro-Piñera, James Beard Award winner, philanthropist, restauranteur and photographer
BENEFIT AUCTION
Bid on fabulous artworks as well as other special items!
Opens Saturday, November 23, 12pm (ET)
Closes Saturday, December 7, 8pm (ET)
Bid on an extraordinary group of artworks donated in celebration of The Print Center, including works by: Mark Thomas Gibson, Henry Horenstein, Maira Kalman, Dr. Lakra, George Platt Lynes, Andrea Modica, Eileen Neff, Anne Noggle, Endi Poskovic, María Verónica San Martín, Katia Santibañez, Kiki Smith, Hiroshi Watanabe and Wendel A. White.
Check our newsletters, and Facebook and Instagram feeds to learn about all the spectacular works up for bid! Review the fine print below to learn more about the Auction and bidding.
We are pleased to offer payment options for artwork purchases. For more details, or to ask any other questions, call us at 215.735.6090 x2. We will be happy to help!
Bid Now!CLOSING CELEBRATION!
Champagne Reception + Main Event
Saturday, December 7
Bidding closes at 8pm (ET)
5pm Champagne Reception
Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and plenty of bubbly!
$120 (includes Main Event)
6pm Main Event
A celebration closing the Benefit Auction!
$30 Young Collector
$50 by December 6
$60 December 7
PREVIEW OPPORTUNITIES
Public Previews
Tuesday, Dec 3 – Friday, Dec 6, 11am – 5pm
Guided tour each day at 12pm
Free
Walk through The Print Center's galleries to see all the artwork up for bid!
Emerging Collectors Preview
Wednesday, Dec 4, 5 – 7pm
Free, RSVP required
Join The Print Center for a special evening where guests can preview the artwork up for bid, hear about the works from the artists who created them and get insight on art collecting strategies.
VIP Preview
Thursday, Dec 5, 5 – 7pm
Invitation only – Honorary Benefit Committee & Sponsors
Enjoy a glass of bubbly, as well as sweet and savory treats during our exclusive, intimately-scaled tour of the artwork up for bid with Executive Director Liz Spungen, Jensen Bryan Curator Lauren Rosenblum and a select group of donating artists!
Join the Honorary Benefit Committee or become a Sponsor to receive invitations to the VIP Preview, private previews and more! Email benefit@printcenter.org for more information.
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY
Sarah McEneaney has created a print just for supporters of the Benefit!
Ticket buyers have the opportunity to purchase Lana for $120, while supplies last! McEneaney's Lana, 2024, is a pigment print with hand-applied acrylic, 14" x 11", in a variable edition of 75.
FUND-A-NEED
Support the Artists-in-Schools Program (AISP)
Make a 100% tax deductible gift in support of The Print Center's highly acclaimed Artists-in-Schools Program. AISP provides valuable in-depth arts education, completely free of charge, to students in Philadelphia public high schools. Our goal is $20,000 – donations of any size are welcome and deeply appreciated!
MEET OUR HONOREES
Sarah McEneaney is a Philadelphia-based artist and community activist. She is a long-time, dedicated supporter of The Print Center, along with many other civic and cultural organizations. Sarah has a certificate from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA). Her artwork has been shown in over seventy solo and group shows over the last twenty years, notably at the Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, CA; Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA; and the List Gallery, Swarthmore College, PA. Sarah received a Pew Fellowship in the Arts and has had residencies at the Chinati Foundation, Marfa, TX; Joan Mitchell Center, New Orleans, LA; MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH; Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY; and Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Ireland. In 2007, she was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award from PAFA. Sarah’s artwork focuses on the details of daily life in her home, studio and neighborhood – as does her community activism. She formed the Callowhill Neighborhood Association in 2001, and co-founded the Reading Viaduct Project, now the Friends of the Rail Park, in 2003, where she currently sits on the board of directors. Her work is represented in collections including the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH; State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg; Mills College Art Museum; Free Library of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia Museum of Art and Woodmere Art Museum, all Philadelphia; Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence; and the Neuberger Museum, SUNY Purchase, NY. Sarah is represented by Locks Gallery in Philadelphia and Tibor de Nagy in New York City.
David Suro-Piñera is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, restauranteur, agave-enthusiast and photographer. Since arriving in Philadelphia in 1985, he has made a distinct impact on the city through his business and charitable efforts. He been a positive presence and a great neighbor to The Print Center in our Rittenhouse Square neighborhood since 1986 when he opened Tequila’s Restaurant. It has since become world-famous for serving authentic cuisine as well as offering a list of artisanal, sustainable brands of fine, 100% agave tequilas. David is always finding new ways to integrate education, celebration, and tradition into his life and business endeavors. In the 2006, David’s artisanal tequila, Siembra Azul was launched. Siembra Spirits has since expanded to include many tequilas and mezcals. Through this work, he was disturbed by the industry’s trends toward industrialization, cultural rejection and labor exploitation. He fights these trends by advocating for production transparency and consumer education. David’s passion for his culture and heritage continues to expand with every project he pursues. In 2010, he helped found the Tequila Interchange Project, a nonprofit organization that advocates for sustainable, traditional and quality practices in the tequila industry. He currently serves as their Board President. David also founded the Siembra Suro Foundation, a nonprofit that empowers Mexican migrant workers and Hispanics in the U.S. to achieve their goals. The Foundation addresses environmental and community issues through supporting clean water, solar energy and school-building initiatives. David has served on numerous other boards including Philadelphia’s Mexican Cultural Center, Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation, Puentes De Salud, the Board of Advisors for Drexel University’s Culinary School, Philadelphia Academies Inc. and Friends of Farmworkers (now Justice at Work). In 2006, the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce named David “Businessman of the Year” for his tenacity and entrepreneurial spirit. In 2010, Philadelphia Academies Inc. named him a CEO Ambassador for 21st Century Skills. Most recently, David received a 2024 James Beard Award for his book Agave Spirits: The Past, Present, and Future of Mezcals (with Gary Paul Nabhan; W.W. Norton). We look forward with great anticipation to the reopening of Tequila’s Restaurant, which has been closed since a fire in 2022.Sarah McEneaney
David Suro-Piñera
ARTISTS
James B. Abbott
Norman Ackroyd
Saleem Ahmed
Jaime Alvarez
Eleanor Antin
Cynthia Back
Glen Baldridge
Katie Baldwin
Jan Baltzell
John A. Benigno
Henry Bermudez
Jack Carnell
Jo Ann Chaus
Jason Chen
Matthew Colaizzo
Kevin Cummins
Gerald Cyrus
Ellen Erikson
Jon Feinstein
Harvey Finkle
Emma Foster
Julianna Foster
Mark Thomas Gibson
Rebecca Gilbert
Asuka Goto
David Graham
Will Harris
Kay Healy
Nancy Hellebrand
Jeffrey E. Holder
Henry Horenstein
Richard Hricko
Tom Hück
James Johnson
John Joyce
Maira Kalman
Dr. Lakra
Kakyoung Lee
George Platt Lynes
Jennifer Manzella
Tim McFarlane
Andrea Modica
Sophy Naess
George Nama
Eileen Neff
Matt Neff
Miosotis Negrón
Anne Noggle
Alexis Nutini
Lauren Pakradooni
Ted Partin
Stephen Perloff
Serena Perrone
Andrew Pinkham
Lucy Pistilli
Endi Poskovic
Mark Rice
Rosalyn Richards
Paul Rider
Stuart Rome
James A. Rose
Dieter Roth
Anna Rotty
María Verónica San Martín
Marta Sánchez
Katia Santibañez
Peter Saul
Anne Schaefer
Jenny Schmid
Wendi Schneider
Zorawar Sidhu & Rob Swainston
Ashley Catharine Smith
Kiki Smith
Nancy Spero
David Suro-Piñera
Krista Svalbonas
Ron Tarver
Steven CW Taylor
Amanda Tinker
Rochelle Toner
Vaune Trachtman
Stephanie Van Riet
Claire Van Vliet
Kate VanVliet
Terri Warpinski
Hiroshi Watanabe
Wendel A. White
DM Witman
Tamsen Wojtanowski
Andrew Jeffrey Wright
Rick Wright
The Auction begins closing at 8:00pm (ET) on Saturday, December 7, 2024. Lots will close in order of lot number, in ten second intervals. GETTING STARTED BIDDING You can bid two ways: LOT CLOSING Lot closing will be staggered – bidding ends for each item in a rolling order, ten seconds apart. Bidding will also be auto-extended, any new bid in the last minute before closing will extend that lot by ten minutes. Auto-extending will continue until there is no new bidding. This allows you to have ample time to counter, raising the most possible support for The Print Center. Please pay close attention to specific lot end times, as each lot closes individually. Refer to each lot’s countdown timer to keep track of pieces you are following. Bid Increments: Review Bidsquare’s Help & FAQs page here. MORE DETAILS Winning bidders will be notified by email as soon as the Auction closes. Buyer’s Premium – a standard charge of 5% of the hammer price will be added to each item. Winning bidders will be contacted by The Print Center on Tuesday, December 10 to settle any outstanding payments and make shipping or pick-up arrangements. The Print Center accepts PayPal, checks, cash or credit cards. After the Auction closes, any unsold lots will available at the minimum bid price until December 21, 2024 at printcenter.org/benefit or at The Print Center (1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103). All sales are final – no exchanges or refunds. All items are sold as is. By completing a purchase, a buyer waives any claims for liability against either The Print Center or the donor of the property or service. Neither The Print Center nor the donor is responsible for any personal injury or damage to property that may result from the utilization of property or services sold. The Print Center’s membership discounts do not apply to Auction purchases. Contributions to The Print Center are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Items that are left unclaimed for more than 90 days become the property of The Print Center. We are pleased to offer payment options for artwork purchases. For more details, or to ask any other questions, call us at 215.735.6090 x2. We will be happy to help!
Below $40: $10
$40 - $99: $20
$100 - $999: $50
$1,000 - $1,999: $100
$2,000 - $4,999: $200
$5,000 and above: $500
Bidsquare’s customer service can be reached by email at support@bidsquare.com, or by phone at 800-657-0092, 7 days a week, 9am – 5:30pm (ET).
HONORARY BENEFIT COMMITTEE
Yvette & Earle Bradford
Blanche Brown
Mary & James Brown
Julie Jensen Bryan & Robert Bryan
Fran Deitrich & Peter Capolino
Lynne Farrington
Alida Fish & Steve Tanis
Jeffrey Fuller
Ofelia Garcia
Kati Gegenheimer & Mark Thomas Gibson
Marguerite & Peter Gelfman
Frances & Elliot Gerson
Janice Gordon
Crystal Gurin
Susan Hagen & Aaron Goldblatt
Carol Larson & Pete Compo
Aldie Jennings Loubier
Karen Mauch & Diane Zilka
John McInerney
Paola Morsiani
Jeannie Pearce & Eric Gibson
Maureen Pelta & Alan Feldman
Sheree Petrone
Anne Ravert
Norma & Lawrence Reichlin
Ellen & Ralph Rosen
Mark Stockton
Judith Tannenbaum
Eileen Tognini
Peggy Wachs
Debra Ward
John Wind & Bill Osman
Spencer Zahn
DONORS
10 Grand Press
Brodsky Center at PAFA
Chanticleer Gardens
The Clay Studio
Estate of Joan Wadleigh Curran
C. R. Ettinger Studio
Cheryl & Allen Gorski
Helium Comedy Club
John & Kira's
Lantern Theater Company
Moon + Arrow
Estate of Robert J. Morrison
LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies, Columbia University
Nevelson x Wind
Estate of Anne Noggle
Oyster House
Pace Editions, Inc.
Paradigm Gallery + Studio
Paulson Fontaine Press
Philadelphia Independents
Philadelphia Orchestra
Ruth & Jack Solomon
Hester Stinnett
Suraya
Vif Home
Wessel + O'Connor Fine Art
Didier William
Spencer Zahn
Jay Zemel
Zulu Nyala
AUCTION COMMITTEE
James Johnson, Chair
Jaime Alvarez
Susan Coote
Jenny Drumgoole
Molly Gross
Leah Triplett Harrington
Sara McCorriston
George McNeely
William O’Connor
Ted Partin
Matthew F. Singer
Carrie Stavrakos