I have a piece in this auction, the money goes to a program to help inmates on Rikers Island. I've gone to these Rikers fundraisers before and had a good time.

The Horticultural Society of New York invites you to the BLOCK PARTY Wednesday, November 12, 6 to 9pm  @  Sequoia - Pier 17, South Street Seaport BLOCK PARTY is an art auction and cocktail benefit that raises funds for the GreenHouse Program on Rikers Island. Hot 97 radio personality Minya Oh (aka Miss Info) will host the evening, DJ Chairman Mao will provide the music, and the silent auction will include original works by a collection of exceptional contemporary artists. So join us on November 12 and enjoy wonderful food, spirits, sweeping views of the river, and the company of artists, collectors, and other downtown luminaries—all in support of a truly good cause. Contributing Artists (Partial List) Henry Chalfant Martha Cooper Dear Raindrop Daze Ellis Shepherd Fairey HAZE Jo Jackson Todd James Chris Johanson KAWS Richard Kern Sue Kwon Barry McGee Steve Powers (ESPO) Dash Snow Ann Sophie Staerk Dondi White BLOCK PARTY Curator Dana Albarella James BLOCK PARTY Committee Pam Bristow Jamie Cadwell Zuhirah A. Khaldun Marc LaBelle Barbara Margolis Michael J. Rosenthal Event Chair Daniel Simmons All proceeds from BLOCK PARTY will support HSNY’s GreenHouse, our horticulture-based program that provides job training and therapeutic services to men and women incarcerated on Rikers Island. Individual tickets start at $100.

The Horticultural Society of New York | 148 West 37th Street, 13th Floor | New York, NY 10018 | (212) 757-0915

Photos from some previous Rikers fundraisers: