Letha Wilson, It Came Through the Trees, 2007, C-print,
Xerox transfer and gouache on paper, 7 x 8.5 inches.
Image reproduced from the Artists Space Night of 1,000
Drawings invite.

City Reliquary Museum and Civic Organization Fundraiser
7-9pm Monday 10 December
Automotive Highschool Auditorium –
On Bedford Ave. across from McCarren Park in Williamsburg
$30

On Monday, 10 December, the City Reliquary Museum and Civic Organization, a self-described for-the-people not-for-profit alternative history museum will be hosting its annual fundraiser. Located in Williamsburg at Metropolitan and Havemayer, the Reliquary Museum was originally conceived as a sidewalk museum and window display case where personal collections from community members could be displayed along with other local ephemera. Since then the organization has blossomed into a full non-profit that seeks to serve the people of New York City as a site for public events and where local history is celebrated and constituted by exhibitions of local artifacts. Admission to the fundraiser is $30, at which author Lawrence Weschler and sportswriter Paul Lukas will speak, while filmmaker JL Aronson will show excerpts from a new documentary about a South Williamsburg rooftop pigeon keeper. Admittance to the dinner afterwards costs $125, and will be hosted by Bamonte's, one of Williamsburg's historic Italian resaurants — RSVPs for the dinner are due tonight, and can be emailed in to rsvp at cityreliquary dot org.

Holiday Party and Reception at The LES Print Shop
6-9pm Wednesday 12 December 2007
306 W. 37th St, 6th Fl.
FREE

Night of 1,000 Drawings
Thursday 13 December 2007
Artists Space - 38 Greene Street, 3rd Fl., New York NY
$10

On Wednesday, 12 December, The Lower East Side Print Shop holds its annual holiday party and reception, and will feature an art sale of donated works to support the printshop, as well as a 10% discount on all other works on sale. Meanwhile Thursday, 13 December, is the date for Night of 1,000 Drawings, the Artists Space annual benefit auction. Admission to Night... is only $10 and offers patrons a chance to purchase original drawings by both emerging and established artists at $35-$60 a piece. Admission also includes access to an open bar from 7:30-9pm.

Young Collectors: A Panel Discussion
Aperture Foundation – 547 W. 27 St, New York NY
6:30pm Tuesday 11 December
FREE

Finally, on Tuesday 11 December Aperture Foundation hosts a panel on young collectors, with a focus, naturally, on collecting photography. The panel will be moderated by WM Hunt of Hasted Hunt Gallery and will include panelists Mike Hoeh of Modern Art Obsession, art consultants David Kronn and Gael Zafrany, and designer Todd Oldham.