ISSUE Project Room 2024 Gala

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 - 7:30 pm,

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

ISSUE Project Room is delighted to honor the renowned performance & visual artist Jo Andres at our 2024 Gala taking place on Wednesday, October 9th at the organization’s 22 Boerum Pl. theater. This year’s Gala recognizes Jo on the heels of Jo Andres: Before Your Eyes - a solo exhibition spanning 40 years, presented by SPRING/BREAK Art Show promoting the first expansive exhibition of the artist’s work, including ISSUE’S co-presentation of the Liquid TV Salon. Jo stalwartly supported ISSUE since the organization’s early days in the East Village, and was a longtime friend and ally to ISSUE’s founder Suzanne Fiol. Alongside her husband and long-standing ISSUE Board Member Steve Buscemi, the brilliant artist, filmmaker, choreographer and member of ISSUE’s Artistic Advisory Council crucially advocated for the organization as it grew and established itself in Brooklyn. ISSUE remains truly grateful for her ardent commitment to experimental art, and for her belief in the organization as “the pulse of the culture.”

Host Committee:

Laurie Berg
Elizabeth Bracco
Marcus Brauer
Kathy Brew
Steve Buscemi
Mike Diamond
Toni Dove
Sara Driver
R. Luke DuBois
Alexandra Eldridge
Sarah Fiol
Mimi Goese
Neil Greenberg
Cynthia Hedstrom
IONE
Jim Jarmusch

John Jesurun
Richard Kamerman
Diana Krall
Elizabeth LeCompte
Charmaine Lee
Robert Longo
Aidan Quinn
Lisa Rinzler
Hahn Rowe
Lucy Sexton
Elliott Sharp
John Turturro
Yuko Otomo
Kate Valk
Tom van den Bout*
John Vlahoplus
Steve Wax*

^{*ISSUE Board Chair Emeritus}

TICKETS SUPPORT

Limited tickets remain: $1,000 each*

_{* In addition to the cost of the ticket, a 4.1% processing fee is associated with each ticket purchase. $750 of each ticket sold is tax deductible. If you wish for your ticket purchase to be coordinated directly via check or ACH transfer, please contact ted@issueprojectroom.org.}

ISSUE’s Gala is an opportunity to recognize important figures in the experimental arts community and serves as a critical fundraising initiative towards ongoing commissions, international artist appearances, residencies, and premieres. The evening reinforces the organization’s investment in underrepresented artists, while continuing to develop new ways of supporting experimental work.

If you are unable to attend, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution. A gift of any size helps to support our programs and community of underserved artists.

For more information, please contact ISSUE's Development Director, Ted Dodson at ted@issueprojectroom.org or (718)-330-0313.

Jo Andres (1954-2019) first became known on the kinetic downtown New York performance scene of the 1980s for her film/dance/light performances. Her works were shown at the reigning venues of the era, among them The Performing Garage, La Mama E.T.C., P.S. 122, St. Marks Danspace, and the Collective for Living Cinema. Black Kites, Andres’ 1996 award-winning film, aired on PBS, RAI Italian TV and screened in Sundance, Berlin, Toronto, London and Human Rights Watch Film Festivals. Andres directed music and art videos, as well as her own film performance works. Andres was a dance consultant to the acclaimed Wooster Group. She was an artist in residence at leading universities, museums and art colonies, including Yaddo and The Rockefeller Study Center in Bellagio, Italy.

Jo was extremely important to the founding of ISSUE, and an active member of ISSUE's Board of Directors. She was passionate about supporting artists, and played a pivotal role in the realization of the organization’s mission alongside its founder, Suzanne Fiol. She later joined the Artistic Advisory Council, on which she remains a member ‘In Memoriam.’