Woven Together:
An Event in Support of SAORI Arts NYC

Left: Hand-woven fabric by artists from AHRC NYC
Middle: “Sitting Room on Monday”, Juliet Martin, hand-woven and machine-made fabric, inkjet prints on fabric, fabric paint
Right: Betty Davis from the Creative Center, multiple fibers and fabrics, hand-woven

Event Program

5:30pm

  • The event is open. Welcome!

6:30pm - 7:15pm

  • Opening remarks from SAORI Arts NYC co-founder and president, Ria Hawks

  • Tribute to honoree Darinka Vlahek of AHRC NYC by Maurine Packard, SAORI Arts NYC Board Member/Treasurer

  • Live Auction with Eric Shiner, former director of the Andy Warhol Museum, an expert on Japanese art and a former specialist at Sotheby’s

7:45pm

  • Silent Auction is closed

8:30pm

  • The event is closed. Thank you for coming! *Make sure to pick up your auction items!*

Date, Time and Location

Thursday, October 13, 2022

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM EDT

The Caelum Gallery, 516 West 26th Street, Suite 314, Chelsea, NYC

Between 10th and 11th Avenues,
1/2 block from the High Line



Join us for our first fundraising event!

Our goal is to raise $25,000+ in support of our workshops and virtual weaving programs, designed for people of all ages with cognitive or physical disabilities or chronic illnesses. The event will include:

  • A live auction of woven pieces created by renowned textile artists, with Eric Shiner as auctioneer

  • A silent auction of art created by program participants as well as donations from supporting institutions

  • An exhibition of our program participants’ achievements

  • The unique SAORI loom, adapted for use by all abilities, available for guests to weave

  • Celebrating our honoree, Darinka Vlahek

  • Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres

 

Our Sponsors

The donation is made in Eugene Colucci’s honor and memory.

 
 

Interested in
becoming a sponsor?

If you’d like to become a sponsor, you can learn about our tiers and submit an application by clicking the buttons below. Indicate in the Note box what tier you are submitting for.

 

For further information and coordination, you can email Marcia Kublanow at marcia@saoriartsnyc.org.


Our Supporters

 

Our Funders

Our Honoree


We will be honoring Darinka Vlahek, the Director of Curriculum Development and Community Initiatives for AHRC/NYC, the state’s largest nonprofit organization supporting children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and one of our valued partners in programming.

Three woman with arms around each other at a gallery event. On the left is SAORI Arts NYC founder Ria Hawks, in the middle is honoree Darinka Vlahek, and on the right is board member Marcia Kublanow.

Accessibility & Directions

The building is wheelchair accessible, with a ramp and railing leading to the entrance and an elevator to the gallery floor. You will enter the building at a door labeled 516, and take the freight elevator to the 3rd floor with assistance from an elevator operator. The operator will have equipment to fill the gap between floor and elevator if needed. The elevator will open just outside of the gallery space. There is also a bathroom down the hall from the gallery, and a coat rack inside the space. Please contact Danaleah at danaleah@saoriartsnyc.org for access questions or accommodation requests.

Transportation Options:

  • To arrive at the gallery you can take any train stopping at 23rd Street, including the C, E and 1 trains.

  • There is also an option to take the 23rd St. crosstown bus going West.

  • The cross streets are W 26th and 10th. There are multiple parking garages on W 25th street.

Above is the metal ramp with rails in front of the gallery building, that leads to the door to the building.

This is the door labeled 516 at the top of the ramp, leading to the freight elevators.

Above are the two freight elevators, which will be manned by an elevator operator. They will have equipment to fill the gap between floor and elevator if needed.

If you’d like to learn more about our work, click here for our Annual Report.