Tuesday, May 23, 3006, 7:00pm-10:00pm at Phillips de Pury & Company, 450 west 15th Street, Free Arts NYC, Vanity Fair & Emporio Armani presented the 7th Annual Free Arts NYC Art Auction: Free Arts NYC is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the healing powers of the arts into the lives of abused, neglected, and at-risk children and their families. The Free Arts Annual Art auction provides funds for the organization to continue the many important programs that Free Arts NYC offers these children throughout New York City. Co-chairs: Amy Sacco and Mary Alice Stephenson. Honorary Chairs: Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen. Other celebrity guests included Eva Mendes, Frederique Van Der Wal, and Free Arts NYC ambassadors Liv Tyler and Royston Langdon. The event featured a live auction of 20x24 Polaroids, as well as a silent auction of photography. Participating artists included John Baldessari, Ross Bleckner, Chuck Close, Chris Burden, Philip-Lorca di Corcia, Gary Hume, Elizabeth Peyton, Kiki Smith, Donald Sultan, James Welling, Chris Williams, and Christopher Wool among others. The evening’s highlights included the live auction of a seminal self-portrait Polaroid by long time Free Arts supporter Chuck Close, which sold for $41,000! Guests also enjoyed cocktails courtesy of Grey Goose vodka, and delectable hors d’oeuvres provided by Bryan Calvert. MEDIA/PRESS INQUIRIES contact Mohammed Alladin | COMPANY AGENDA |tel: 212-358-9516 |e-mail: Mohamed@companyagenda.com. For more information about Free Arts NYC please contact Lindsay Taylor of Free Arts NYC at 212-974-9092 or lindsayt@freeartsnyc.org PHOTO CREDIT: ©Manhattan Society.com 2006 by Karen Zieff |tel: 718-852-1884 |e-mail: zieffphoto@aol.com