Sat Mar 9 - Armory Week Brooklyn
RABBITHOLE, in association with United Photo Industries and the Dumbo art district, presents a massive group show and silent auction for the Armory Week’s Brooklyn Night, featuring works from 30 artists, live performances from Monogold, Jason Bartell, CC Carana and many others.
Click here for a full list of artists
In response to damage and losses caused by Hurricane Sandy, Rabbithole is holding this fundraising benefit to help the space and its partners recover from November’s catastrophe. Right now, Rabbithole is in jeopardy. Its primary life force and partner, Rabbit Movers, suffered severe losses during Hurricane Sandy, losing all of its vehicles as well as flood damage to spaces in both Dumbo and Gowanus. Emergency funds have been stretched and run dry, and without immediate help, Rabbithole runs the risk of going under.
If you believe in the extraordinary power of artist generated community and what Rabbithole does, and you want its cultural and educational programming to continue to evolve and flourish, please support this Benefit and join us to raise money to keep this institution alive.
Rabbithole has recently received fiscal sponsorship from Fractured Atlas, a 501(c)3 art organization and public charity, which enables donors to make tax-deductible contributions.
The benefit: Benefit & Silent Auction for Hurricane Sandy Recovery (Armory Week)
On Saturday 9 March 2013, Armory Week’s Brooklyn Night, Rabbithole and United Photo Industries held a silent auction and benefit to help Rabbithole recover from Hurricane Sandy, which in October 2012 had destroyed the trucks of Rabbit Movers (founded by Shawn Lyons, 2003; sold in 2020) and flooded spaces in DUMBO and Gowanus. Since 2011 “Rabbithole” had meant the whole basement at 33 Washington Street: the gallery and photo studio, Rabbithole’s own series, and the independent schools, studios and practices based there, listed in the guide as “Total Rabbithole” (below). The night was hosted by Paul H-O (GalleryBeat); Sono Osato, who designed the program guide, closed the auction from the stage. It raised almost $3,000 (see the thank-you post and video).
Related: DUMBO Improvement District appeal “Help Rabbit Movers While Supporting Artists!”: Hurricane Sandy (Oct 2012) destroyed the Rabbit Movers trucks; $20,000 sought for a new one; rewards included photo shoots at Rabbithole Gallery (Mar 2013; Wayback Machine copy). See also the gallery’s benefit announcement.
Auction artists (31)
Jason Bartell, Elaine Su-Hui Chew, Luca Chriani, Beth Dary, Chris Dasilva, Stephen Dirkes, Merav Ezer, Ben Finer, Jason Gandy, Max Gleason, Kerry Hassler, Yuriko Katori, Jsun Laliberté, Chrissy Lush, Ben Marxen, Lindsay Mound, Caroline Voagen Nelson, Nyahzul, Sono Osato, Rachel Ostrow, Marsha Owett, João Salema, Sylvia Sewell, Adi Shniderman, Tal Shpantzer, Phillip Stearns, Marilu Villanueva, Sarah Walko, Pete Watts, Leigh Wells, Dan Zeller
Performers
- Fang Island (Jason Bartell, solo set)
- CC Carana
- Jeanette Yew
- Jack Wilson
- Monogold
- Siobhan Towey (with Immediate Medium, the New York performance collective she belongs to)
Immediate Medium is a non-profit New York performance collective, founded in 2002, whose work crosses performance, dance, film, sculpture and architecture.
The evening’s program
| 8:00 | Introduction by the host, Paul H-O of GalleryBeat |
| 8:15–9:30 | Performances: Jason Bartell (Fang Island), CC Carana, Jeanette Yew, Jack Wilson |
| 9:30 | Raffle |
| 10:00 | Auction closes (Sono Osato closed each gallery from the stage: Gallery C, then B, then A) |
| 10:45 | Monogold |
| All night | Open studios: Creatively Wild (meet the staff, sample workshop), Luca Chriani (drawings), Siobhan Towey (performance), Marilu Villanueva (jewelry & metalwork) |
Total Rabbithole
Rabbithole’s own programs and the independent ventures based there in March 2013, as the guide describes them.
- Rabbithole Gallery — four to five solo and group exhibitions a year, of emerging and established artists
- Rabbit Tales — a reading and performance salon combining literary readings with music and performance; curated by Kate Hill Cantrill, with production assistance by Blair Waldmann, Terence Degnan, Jack Wilson, Shawn Lyons and others
- Movie Nights — a monthly series of film screenings and live music, curated by the artist Caroline Pham
- Brooklyn Central (BKC) — founded in 2011 by Justin William Lin; classes in photography, DIY arts, creative software, video and editing
- Creatively Wild Art Studio — art classes for ages 2–100, art-therapy sessions, workshops, parties and art camps
- NYC Massage and Healing — massage therapy (the private practice of Siobhan Towey, LMT, per its logo in the guide)
- Rabbit Vinyasa Yoga — yoga for all levels, every day of the week, by donation
Sponsors
Armory Art Fair (The Armory Show), Brooklyn Brewery, Carlos Vidal Catering, DUMBO Gallery District, GalleryBeat, Peas n’ Pickles, United Photo Industries
Raffle prizes (each a $100 value) were given by Blanc & Rouge (two bottles of fine wine); Brooklyn Central (two vouchers for the 6-hour Field Guide; two vouchers for a 3-hour workshop); Creatively Wild Art Studio (vouchers for a toddler, kids–teens and adult class); NYC Massage and Healing (two 60-minute massages); Rabbit Movers (two coupons for any service); Rabbit Yoga (twenty free classes); Superfine (dinner for two).
Roster of RH Artists 2010–2013
As printed in the guide (61 names).
Vika Adutova, Mira Alibek, Danny Arenas, William Arnold, Al Baio, Jason Bartell, Tamara Bogolasky, Andrew Bovasso, Boris Brenman, Phil Buchanan, Elaine Su-Hui Chew, Mary Corman, Marcy Cruthirds, Elisa Dallas, Stephen Dirkes, Robert Doherty, Pierre Fichefeux, Angelo Franco, Corrie Glenn Ferguson, Cristina Garcia, June Glasson, Emiliano Granado, Ivania Guerrero, Camilo Hernandez, Cannon Hersey, Todd Jokl, Jason Kass, Sarah Kelly, Jun Pyo Kim, Rose Klabin, Raymond Klecker, Knoll+Cella, Eun Gyeong Ko, Anouk Kruithof, Chrissy Lush, Kendrick Mar, Marina Markovic, Alfredo de Matteis, Visakh Menon, John Paul Morabito, Lynn Muane, Paola Núñez Solorio, Johannah O'Donnell, Rachel Ostrow, Marsha Owett, Rodolpho Parigi, Camilo Pinto, Dave Rittinger, Nu Ryu, Julieta Sans, Sylvia Sewell, Bryan Solarski, Aksel Stasny, Phillip Stearns, Pam Treadwell, Catalina Toro, Pete Watts, Leigh Wells, Mel Xiloj, Arin Yoon, Chito Yoshida
Program guide
The printed guide, designed by Sono Osato. Download the guide as a PDF (6 pages).
Cover: “The Rabbithole Silent Auction — a recovery benefit. Program Guide”
“The Story of Rabbithole” and the silent auction: rules, closing order and the 31 artists Correction: the story calls Art Attack “an artist registry for his employees”. Rabbit Movers did keep an artist registry, but Art Attacks were pop-up exhibitions in Rabbit Movers trucks converted into galleries.
The evening’s program and “Total Rabbithole”
Roster of RH artists 2010–2013, and a map of the space
Raffle prizes and sponsors
Websites of the auction artists, performers and sponsors
Video
Rabbithole Benefit Video (feat. Jason Bartell) - Armory Week. Watch on YouTube.
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