AFA Spring Luncheon with Guest Speaker Adam Gopnik May 1, 2012

The American Federation of Arts (AFA) is pleased to announce that Adam Gopnik will be speaking at this year’s annual spring luncheon, to be held at the Colony Club on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at 11:30 a.m.

An astute and entertaining interpreter of contemporary life, Gopnik has been a writer for the New Yorker since 1986. He is also the author of numerous critically acclaimed books, most recently, "The Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food" (2011) and "Winter: Five Windows on the Season" (2011). In 1990, he collaborated with Kirk Varnedoe on the landmark exhibition "High & Low: Modern Art and Popular Culture" and co-wrote the book of the same name, which Robert Hughes called “the indispensable text on its subject.”

Chairs
Clare McKeon, Elizabeth Rohatyn, and Capera Ryan

Tickets
$250 Individual Ticket • $500 Supporter Ticket (only available until April 15). To purchase tickets, visit http://www.nycharities.org/events/EventLevels.aspx?ETID=4610 or call Tiffany Pak Carney at 212.988.7700 x247. Reservations will be held at the door. Please reserve your tickets by Monday, April 23, 2012.

About the American Federation of Arts
The AFA is a nonprofit institution that organizes art exhibitions for presentation in museums around the world, publishes exhibition catalogues, and develops various educational programs. The AFA’s mission is to enrich the public’s experience of art and understanding of culture by organizing and traveling a diverse offering of exhibitions embracing all aspects of art history. Over the years, millions of visitors in museums around the world have viewed more than 3,000 AFA exhibitions. For more information about the AFA’s exhibitions, publications, ArtTalks, and online resources, visit www.afaweb.org.

Media Contacts
Michaelyn Mitchell, Director of Publications and Communications, 212.988.7700 x228 or mmitchell@afaweb.org and Tiffany Pak Carney, Manager of Membership and Special Events, 212.988.7700 x 247 or tcarney@afaweb.org

American Federation of Arts
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212.988.7700

Official Website: http://www.afaweb.org/SpringLuncheon.php