RUSH PHILANTHROPIC ARTS FOUNDATION’S 17TH ANNUAL HAMPTONS GALA: “ART FOR LIFE” in Bridgehampton: July 16, 2016!

[Debbie Rodriguez]

Saturday, July 16, 2016

RUSH PHILANTHROPIC ARTS FOUNDATION’S

17TH ANNUAL HAMPTONS GALA: “ART FOR LIFE”

6pm Cocktails. 7pm Dinner & Program Fairview Farms, Bridgehampton.

Honoring: FRANK COOPER III, CMO/CCO, BuzzFeed; JAMES CRUZ, President Bad Boy Management & Strategic Alliances; SUZANNE DE PASSE, Co-Chair, de Passe Jones Entertainment; STAR JONES, Attorney, Advocate, Television Personality & Producer; DEBRA L. LEE, Chairman and CEO, BET Networks; SOLEDAD O’BRIEN, Journalist & CEO, Starfish Media Group; ALEX WAISLITZ, Founder & Chairman, Thorney Investment Group Australia & Waislitz Family Foundation

NARI WARD, 2016 Featured Artist.

Hosted by Anthony Anderson. Music by DJ  M.O.S. & DJ KISS with special performances. Individual Tickets $1,500; Tables from $15,000. To become a sponsor and purchase tables/tickets please contact: Tracey Doolin, Inez Weinstein Special Events Inc. at 212.254.6677 or [e-mail] or purchase online at rushphilanthropic.org/artforlifehamptons. 

Our 17th Annual ART FOR LIFE gala is held in celebration of the creative energy of our inner-city youth, honored exemplary individuals for success in their respective fields and good works to better our communities. Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation (RPAF) is dedicated to providing inner city youth with significant exposure to the arts, as well as to supporting emerging artists with exhibition opportunities. Rush was founded in 1995 by three brothers: Danny Simmons, visual artist and community builder; media mogul Russell Simmons; and Joseph “Rev. Run” Simmons of the legendary hip-hop group Run-DMC. Their goal was to fill the gap that the disenfranchised and people of color faced in both accessing the arts and exhibition opportunities. Art saves lives, it is that simple. Rush Philanthropic believes that if you give young people the opportunity to practice and appreciate art — whether poetry, music, dance, or the visual arts — then you will see lives transformed as young people learn to value their own unique voices and visions. It is this type of impact we aspire to see happen and that your support will make possible.