Event Details Tuesday November 4th, 2025 The Grill | The Pool 99 East 52nd Street, NYC
Program Cocktail Party & Silent Auction: 6pm – 8pm VIP Seated Dinner & Live Auction: 8pm onwards
Artist Honoree Sheree Hovsepian
Philanthropic Honoree Michelle Hellman
Presented by Max Mara
Music by AKU
ARTWALK NY will bring together artists, art lovers, and other compassionate New Yorkers to celebrate the profound impact of the arts community on our society and support the vital work of the Coalition for the Homeless. This year’s event will feature not only silent and live art auctions and a cocktail party, but also a special seated dinner during the program. Our silent auction will feature original plates created by nearly 100 artists and will be available for bidding online.
The Coalition for the Homeless is a leading New York direct service and advocacy organization providing assistance to over 3,500 homeless individuals daily. Since 1981, the Coalition has helped more than one million New Yorkers transition from homelessness to housing security through comprehensive services including emergency food and clothing distribution, eviction prevention, crisis intervention, permanent housing solutions, vocational training, and specialized youth programs.
If you would like to find out more about sponsoring ARTWALK NY 2025, contact events@cfthomeless.org.
Artist Honoree – Sheree Hovsepian
Sheree Hovsepian is an Iranian-born, New York-based artist whose multidisciplinary practice combines photography, sculpture, and collage to explore themes of identity, the body, and materiality. Her layered, sculptural compositions incorporate tactile materials and photographic elements, creating works that blur the boundaries between object and image, offering an embodied experience of photography.
Her work was featured in the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, The Milk of Dreams, curated by Cecilia Alemani. Recent exhibitions include solo presentations at Rachel Uffner Gallery in New York and Halsey McKay Gallery in East Hampton, NY. She has also been included in major group exhibitions such as Love Songs: Photography and Intimacy at the International Center of Photography, NYC, and Affinities for Abstraction: Women Artists on Eastern Long Island, 1950–2020 at the Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY.
Hovsepian’s work is held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Bronx Museum, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the Everson Museum of Art, among others. She currently lives and works in New York City.
In addition to her artistic practice, Hovsepian has been an ongoing supporter of the Coalition for the Homeless, contributing to the organization’s efforts to support and advocate for New Yorkers experiencing homelessness.
Philanthropic Honoree – Michelle Hellman Co-Founder & Curator of the Artist Plate Project
For more than 12 years, Michelle has been a dedicated member of the Art Advisory Board for the Coalition for the Homeless. In 2020, she launched and curated the Artist Plate Project, an initiative that has since partnered with over 150 world-renowned artists to create limited-edition, artist-designed dinner plates. To date, the project has raised over $8 million in support of the Coalition’s life-saving programs.
Looking ahead to our ARTWALK NY 2025 event, Michelle has envisioned a bold new chapter for the Artist Plate Project: a collaboration with 100 artists to produce 100 original, one-of-a-kind plates. These unique works will be auctioned as part of a special celebration of art, activism, and community — all in support of New York’s homeless population. Michelle has generously committed to securing all 100 participating artists, helping to make this ambitious project a reality.
See works and bid on the silent auction today on The Auction Collective.
Tahnee Lonsdale Karyn Lyons Eddie Martinez Tomokazu Matsuyama Violeta Maya Joel Mesler Jo Messer Keita Morimoto Annie Morris Sam Moyer Jochen Mühlenbrink Yoshitomo Nara Ludovic Nkoth Angel Otero Laura Owens Jose Parla Robert Peterson Hilary Pecis Eli Ping Kour Pour Hayal Pozanti Elliott Puckette Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe Dylan Rose Rheingold Rachel Rossin Hasani Sahlehe Sean Scully Mindy Shapero Ferrari Sheppard David Shrigley Marcus Leslie Singleton Sarah Slappey Josh Smith SOCKO Lily Stockman Donald Sultan Mika Tajima Hank Willis Thomas Mungo Thomson Fred Tomaselli Carlos Vega Caroline Walker Austyn Weiner Dustin Yellin Coco Young
Presented by
Benefactor Barrie Glabman Helen Lee & Mark Dreyfus Nancy Rogers Jacoba Urist & Dr. Marshall Urist
Patron Alison & Barry Berke Mike De Paola Ronald Hellman The Holly Peterson Foundation Michi Jigarjian Rashid Johnson & Sheree Hovsepian Nardello & Co. Peter Jennings Foundation Marlies Verhoeven
Advocate Risk Strategies Amos Friedland, Phoebe Ryder, & Freedman Normand Friedland LLP
Supporter Aileen Agopian Sarah Arison Pippa Cohen Lucy Fato Elizabeth Fearon Pepperman Agnes Gund JANE HAIT David Kordansky Gallery Christine Mack, Mack Art Foundation Joan M. Sapinsley & Richard H. Lewis
Friend A Hug from the Art World Berlin Rosen Kristin Cederholm Lira & Jon Cohen Shelly & Vincent Fremont Gabriela Palmieri & Scott Harford Sarah Harrelson Sarah Hoover Halsey & Doug Keller Jesse Lazowski Kimmy Scotti Marcia Lynn Sells Peter Beard Foundation Debbie Wilpon
Special Thanks BFA Construct Fremont Blue Events General Art Company Rashid Johnson Major Food Group Third Eye
Art Stewardship Partner UOVO | Art, Fashion, Wine
Auction Partner The Auction Collective
Plate Production Partner Atelier Eighty-Eight
PARTNER — $50,000 2 VIP dinner tables of 12 with premium seating An Artist Plate Project dinner plate for each one of your dinner guests Logo and name listed as a Partner on all event materials, invitation, evening program, & remarks
BENEFACTOR — $25,000 1 VIP dinner table of 12 with premium seating An Artist Plate Project dinner plate for each one of your dinner guests Listed as a Benefactor on all event materials, invitation, evening program
PATRON — $15,000 1 VIP dinner table of 8 with premium seating An Artist Plate Project dinner plate for each one of your dinner guests Name listed as a Patron in event materials
ADVOCATE (MEZZANINE TABLE) — $10,000 1 Mezzanine dinner table of 8 NOTE: Dinner seat is located on the Mezzanine with a partially obstructed view. An Artist Plate Project dinner plate for each one of your dinner guests Name listed as an Advocate in event materials
SUPPORTER — $5,000 4 dinner seats OR 15 cocktail ONLY tickets An Artist Plate Project dinner plate for each one of your dinner guests Name listed as a Supporter sponsor in event materials
FRIEND — $3,000 2 dinner with cocktail tickets OR 8 cocktail ONLY tickets An Artist Plate Project dinner plate for you & your dinner guest Name listed as a Friend sponsor or Host Committee in event materials
HOST COMMITTEE — $1,250 1 dinner with cocktail ticket An Artist Plate Project dinner plate Name listed on the Committee in event materials
MEZZANINE DINNER TICKET — $1,000 1 dinner with cocktail ticket – NOTE: Dinner seat is located on the Mezzanine with a partially obstructed view. An Artist Plate Project dinner plate
COCKTAIL ONLY TICKET — $350 1 cocktail only ticket Limited availability
If you are unable to attend, please consider making a donation.
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