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
Jeanne Lutfy*
Aidan Quinn
Lisa Rinzler
Hahn Rowe
Lucy Sexton
Elliott Sharp
John Turturro
Yuko Otomo
Kate Valk
Tom van den Bout*
John Vlahoplus
Steve Wax*

SUPPORT

_{ISSUE Project Room's 2024 Gala is at capacity. Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution. A gift of any size helps to support our programs and community of underserved artists.}

The evening includes a pre-concert cocktail reception with catering from Pixie Scout, beverages from Threes Brewing, Slope Cellars & Topo Chico, plus desserts from EventfullNYC.

The Gala concert features presentations by: Laurie Berg, Steve Buscemi, Sara Driver, Neil Greenberg, Paul Hamilton, Mimi Goese, Axine M, Katie Porter, Hahn Rowe, Lucy Sexton, Elliott Sharp, Kate Valk, and a one-night only presentation from Holobiont Ensemble plus a video tribute from IONE.

Co-curated by Laurie Berg, ISSUE’s 2024 Gala includes offerings from friends, collaborators, and artists deeply influenced by Jo Andres. Mimi Goese, Hahn Rowe & Elliott Sharp will assemble as the Gala house band "Holobiont Ensemble," performing in different configurations with special guests, including several 2024 Artists-In-Residence. In addition to the presentation of rarely seen installations, the evening will feature a duet of Jo's work from dance legends Neil Greenberg & Paul Hamilton. Guests will be greeted by artwork and media from Jo’s archive, including Liquid Tara and never before seen documentation of a 1985 performance of Pantar Paradox at famed East Village Club 8BC. Ticketed guests will also receive a special Gala gift bag housed in a unique cyanotype-blue ISSUE tote.

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.

For more information, please contact ISSUE's Director of Advancement & Administration, Monica Pabelonio at monica@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.’