We were proud to plan the 2009 Henry Art Gallery benefit, See Listen Taste Feel! We worked with a group of the most amazing people at The Henry and elsewhere, including Jeppe Hein, the Berlin-based visionary behind the event, to transform a light industrial space in South Lake Union into party central. The party was as delicious as it was beautiful, featuring incredible food by Johnathan Sundstrom from Lark and glam desserts from Bakery Nouveau’s chef/owner William Leaman, Champion De Monde de la Boulangerie. Jeppe Hein created a vision complete with burning barrels in the parking lot to 30 secret ping-pong tables and a large site specific installation entitled 360º Illusion to enchant all who wandered in from Chihuly to SHAG members (Student / Henry Advisory Group). Entertainment was a beautiful chaos including composer Zeke Keeble and bassist Evan Florey-Barnes, Orkestar Zirconium
, Mark Siano and The Freedom Dancers, Merce Cunnigham Duo, bacon suits, and a fabulous troop of fashionable volunteer table tennis enthusiasts.

Photos by Jenny Jimenez.

Grand Geometrician’s Ball by Patrick Wright .

On November 17, 2007 influential art collectors, curators, artists and art celebrities gathered together for a night of sequined and feathered debauchery including art, food, drinks and dancing to benefit Crawl Space Gallery. DJs Sam Rousso Soundsystem and DJ Glitterpants and played enthusiastic tunes as Monika MoSure applied psychedelic glam warrior face paint to all those interested. Attendees sipped on 15 years worth of exquisite wines from a private wine cellar and documented their looks in a photo booth constructed by Crawl Space Gallery Director, Anne Mathern. The girls of Shimmy Deluxe served ‘cockatiels’ and Hors d’Å“uvres to such Seattle notables as Jim Harris, Greg Lundgren, and John Behnke. This fundraiser was hosted by Seattle Art Museum Jon and Mary Shirley Curator of Modern and Contemporary art Michael Darling, internationally recognized video art pioneer Gary Hill, and The Crawl Space Booster Club Kids Jim and Molly O’Donnell, Betsey Brock, Eric Frederickson and Greg Kucera. The Adventure School helped raise over $10,000 for Crawl Space Gallery from internationally known arts philathropists Bill and Ruth True, John and Charlotte Behnke, Jon and Mary Shirley.

On November 4th, 2006 top members of the Seattle arts community including name-makers, collectors, gallerists, curators and artists gathered for a cocktail party to raise funds for Crawl Space, a nonprofit artist-run exhibition space dedicated to cultivating artwork by emerging artists. After a keynote speech by managing director Anne Mathern, cheerleaders, mimes, performance artists and DJ’s entertained guests while everyone enjoyed white food and drinks. Hosted by Betsey Brock & Eric Fredrickson and Bill & Ruth True, the event was held in the Crawl Space Gallery in the cutting edge Capitol Hill neighborhood in Seattle.

Photography by Justin Gollmer.