Guild Hall Lifetime Achievement Awards
- Jessica Mackin
- Mar 1, 2016
- 2 min read
Photo of Sarah Jessica Parker by Jem Mitchell
Guild Hall’s greatly anticipated annual Academy of the Arts Lifetime Achievement Awards & Dinner will be held on Tuesday, March 8, from 6 to 10 PM at The Rainbow Room in New York City.
The event celebrates an evening of artistic achievement honoring Mary Heilmann for Visual Arts presented by Adam Weinberg; A.M. Homes for Literary Arts presented by Rosanne Cash; Sarah Jessica Parker for Performing Arts presented by Eric Fischl; and Charlotte Moss and Barry S. Friedberg for Special Award for Leadership and Philanthropic Endeavors presented by Howard Milstein.
The evening is hosted by artist Eric Fischl, President of Guild Hall’s Academy of the Arts, and honors both summer and year-round East End residents who have demonstrated excellence in the arts.
Welcoming guests will be Marty Cohen, Board Chair, along with Ruth Appelhof, Ph.D., Guild Hall’s Executive Director.
“Since 1985, Guild Hall’s Academy has celebrated the artistic endeavors of those in our community whose work and commitment consistently inspires us,” explained Appelhof. “We are very excited to acknowledge this year’s impressive awardees.”
Elected by over 250 Academy members, this years recipients are in good company with past recipients including Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Laurie Anderson, Jon Robin Baitz, Steven Spielberg, Billy Joel, Elaine Stritch, Mel Brooks and Guild Hall board member Alec Baldwin for Performing Arts; John Alexander, Ralph Gibson, Julian Schnabel, Willem de Kooning, Roy Lichtenstein, Bruce Weber, April Gornik and Chuck Close for Visual Arts; Jules Feiffer, Walter Isaacson, Kurt Vonnegut, E. L. Doctorow, Edward Albee, Joseph Heller and Joe Pintauro for Literary Arts; and Special Awards to Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Dina Merrill and Peter Jennings.
During the event Fischl will announce that the Academy is taking steps to further Guild Hall’s mission with the introduction of The Artist in Residence Program at Guild Hall, a new initiative to ensure and sustain the East End’s legacy as a thriving artists’ colony and to help further cultivate, nourish and celebrate the arts throughout the community.
Funds raised from the Award’s dinner benefit Guild Hall’s mission of celebrating the artistic spirit on the East End by educating, inspiring, and enriching diverse audiences with excellent and engaging year-round programming.
For tickets visit www.GuildHall.org or call 631-324-0806.