de Youngsters 2017 Art Party
Event Information
Description
About the de Youngsters Art Party
January 6, 2017
Begin your New Year in 2017 with an evening of creativity and conviviality at the fourth annual de Youngsters Art Party, on Friday, January 6. All proceeds from this family friendly fundraiser support services (such as providing scholarships to Summer Art Camp and art supplies for free Saturday workshops), wayfinding, and free programs for children and their caregivers at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Come put the art in party at this dynamic event!
Activities
Photos courtesy of Drew Altizer Photography
Activities for guests both young and “young at art” include:
- Interactive digital activities
- Hands-on art making inspired by the works on view
- An animated flip-book photo booth station
- Memorable live entertainment
- A tween lounge
- Delicious nibbles and sips provided by McCalls Catering & Events
- More surprises!
Inspiration
Art Party's 2017 theme of Shapes is inspired by the Special Exhibition Frank Stella: A Retrospective, an exhibition featuring more than fifty major works that span the artists career, from his early Black Paintings to recent sculptural works created with cutting edge digital technologies.
Ticket Information
All tickets include admission to de Youngsters 2017 Family Art Party at 6 pm, as well as a complimentary de Youngsters membership for one year. Participation in the de Youngsters program is contingent upon an active membership in the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco at the Family/Dual level or above. Art Party tickets at the Orange level and above include a complimentary Family/Dual-level membership for one year. For more details on membership in the Fine Arts Museums, please scroll to the following section.
Please note the benefits associated with each ticket level, as follows:
Red Level ($500)
Includes four tickets (for children and adults)
- Admission at 6 pm
- Complimentary garage parking
Orange Level ($1,000)
Includes six tickets (for children and adults)
The above benefits, plus:
- Name recognition in the printed invitation as member of
- Host Committee*
- Early admission at 5:30 pm
- Complimentary valet parking
- Complimentary Family/Dual membership to the Fine Arts Museums for one year
Yellow Level ($2,500)
Includes six tickets (for children and adults)
The above benefits, plus:
- Private family-friendly docent tour of the de Young’s permanent collection (to be scheduled at a later date)
Green Level ($5,000)
Includes eight tickets (for children and adults)
The above benefits, plus:
- Special offer from the de Young Museum Café (to be redeemed at a later date)
- Complimentary exhibition catalogue for Frank Stella: A Restrospective
Blue Level Sponsor($10,000)
Includes eight tickets (for children and adults)
The above benefits, plus:
- Private behind-the-scenes exhibition tour (to be scheduled at a later date)
RSVP by December 30, 2016
*To be recognized on the printed invitation, purchase tickets to the de Youngsters Art Party by October 21, 2016.
Join the Fine Arts Museums’ FAMily
Membership
Experience the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco as only a member can. Along with unlimited free admission to special exhibitions and the permanent collections of the de Young and the Legion of Honor, members also receive invitations to private viewing hours, priority ticketing, and an array of additional benefits. For more information about membership in the Fine Arts Museums, click here.
The de Youngsters Program
The de Youngsters program is made up of families, primarily with children up to age 12, who are interested in deepening their engagement with the Fine Arts Museums while also championing family-friendly programming. Joining the de Youngsters requires a $100 payment and an active Fine Arts Museums membership at the Family/Dual level or above. For more information, click here.
The 2017 de Youngsters Host Committee
Thank you to our 2017 supporters!
Blue Level
Bogue Mayer Family
Harris Family
Holland and K.C. Lynch Family
McKnight Family
Dede Wilsey*
Green Level
Janet Barnes and Thom Weisel Family
Yellow Level
Carol and Shelby Bonnie
Barbara Brown*
Kate Harbin Clammer and Adam Clammer
Crabill Family Dolby Family*
Carrie and Greg Gretsch
Wheeler and Millen Griffith Family
Moment Family
Rothschild Family
Jeana Toney and Boris Putanec Family
Alexis and Trevor Traina Family
Wilhelmina and Daniel Turkovich
Wadhwani Family
Orange Level
Lelah Adler and Family
Agrawal Family
Colleen and John Amster
Louise and Max Armour
Evelyn Armstrong and William Marks
Bassin Family
Beischer Family
Bijur Family
Bou-Saba Family
Buchbinder Family
Lesley Bunim and Michael Jensen
Burris Family
Lorna Meyer Calas and Dennis Calas*
Char Family
Lucie and Mark Charkin Family
Chen Family
Juliana Bunim and Jeff Cretan
Cuggino Family
Michelle and Jody Harris
Patricia and Angelos Dassios Family
Davenport-Grosse Family
DiLullo Family
Dolev Cooperberg Family
Katherine Dowling and Marc Axelbaum
Duff Family
Dye Family
Eisler Family
Freckmann Family
Fullerton Family
Gaito Family
Gallo Family
Goss Family
Kirsten and Michael Green
GridleyFamily
Kiki and John Gunn
Sisitsky Family
Hartshorn Family
Michelle and Justin Hughes
Hyde-Schrumpf Family
Emily P. Johnson and Brad DeFoor Family
Kellogg Family
Kelly Family *
Letitia and Michael Kim
Knauf Family
Kowal Family
Krasnoff Family
Reiko and Yasunobu Kyogoku
Lamond Family
Lasater Family
Levy Family
Dagny Maidman, Molly Wood and Family
Manshel Rusitzky Family
Marchetti Family
Jennifer and Matt McCormick
Farell and Ashby McElveen
Miao Family
Monahan Family
Morfit Family
Malia and Jonny Moseley Family
Nagle Family
Ornani Family
Katie and Matt Paige
Patricia and Ian Picache Family
Podos Wais Family
Ramsay Family
Reisfield Family
Riedy Family
Rivera Family
Roberts Family
Segal Family
Julia and Shaban Shakoori
Kathy and Bart Shepherd
Sickel Family
Ellen C.L. Simmons
Evie and Ryan Simon Family
Katherine and Dan Simon
Spaulding Family
Sugar Family
Lisa Tarter and Sean Carroll Family
Thompson Family
Christina Toy and Sheldon Lim Family
Traeger Family
Abigail Turin and Jonathan Gans
Waltermath Family
Wender-Hoch and Hoch Family
Zeches Family
Zola Family
*Grandparent Committee
2017 de Youngsters Sponsors and Partners:
