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God and Me at Yale

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James writes: 

Please join me on October 18 for the "The Future of Conservatism," the third annual conference of the William F. Buckley Jr. Program at Yale. I will be speaking about Buckley's mentorship on a panel alongside Neal B. Freeman and Lawrence Perelman, moderated by Linda Bridges. I am honored to join an afternoon and evening lineup that includes Jonah Goldberg, Michael Barone, Craig Shirley, Professor Robert P. George, Bret Stephens, Roger Kimball, Rich Lowry, Heather Mac Donald, Professor Steven Smith, and Professor E. Donald Elliott. Those interested in attending this free event should contact Lauren Noble (Lauren [at] BuckleyProgram.com).

The William F. Buckley, Jr. Program was founded in 2010 by a group of Yale undergraduates under the guidance of Professor Donald Kagan. The program officially launched in the spring semester of 2011 with a mission is to promote intellectual diversity on Yale's campus. Affiliated with Yale, The Buckley Program is an independent non-profit that relies on the support of individuals in order to operate programs like this every year.

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NURTUREart benefit 2013

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I have long admired the work of NURTUREart, an art non-profit now located in the heart of Bushwick at 56 Bogart Street that is "dedicated to nurturing new contemporary art by providing exhibition opportunities and resources for emerging artists, curators and public school students." One way that NURTUREart connects to the greater arts community is through its annual benefit, where hundreds of artists and collectors come together each year and, for the price of admission (as little as $225), you get to take home a work of art.

I am always excited to see the artists selected for exhibition, which includes many familiar names from the Bushwick art scene. These benefits therefore offer an excellent way to assemble an art collection on a budget. In a recent interview with Artspace, Barry Hoggard and James Wagner describe how they have built a major collection through benefits "like NurtureArt or Momenta. Those are the main ones we've been involved with."

This year I am honored to serve as a juror reviewing artist submissions to the benefit. The call for artists is open until September 1. Tickets are also now on sale for the gala evening on October 28. Don't miss out on this fun event for a worthy cause.

 

-IN THE PRESS

Take a look at the Wall Street Journal's account of the great benefit evening, "Throwing Elbows at an Art Show." 

Attendees of NurtureArt's annual benefit on Monday night maneuvered a juried collection of 265 works of art with focus and diligence, quickly claiming pieces to call their own. For $275, ticket holders could bring home a work of art of their choosing, and for $175 more, they could select a second work.

"The ability to get art from NurtureArt is one of the best things you can do as a collector," James Panero, one of the event's four jurors, said. "The artwork that is donated is at a very high quality and it tends to represent many Brooklyn and Bushwick artists."

Read the entire account here

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Hyperallergic: In the Know

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James writes:

This week I am delighted to write the "In the Know" column for Hyperallergic.com. Who knew? What follows is my cross-borough survey:

Could there be anything better than New York City in the summer? The answer is assuredly, yes. Still, the five boroughs are an eden, and the Big Apple has never tasted sweeter, even when fully baked.

From the top, here are some recommendations. I should add that my three-year-old daughter had a hand in this list.

Let’s begin with Wave Hill in the Bronx. This garden estate overlooking the Palisades is Tuscany on the Hudson. On July 6 and 7, Target is offering “Welcome Home Weekend,” with free admission to mark the reopening of the Wave Hill House. It should be said that Wave Hill is perfect to visit anytime, because here is an institution that has bucked the trend of New York nonprofits and continues to offer tickets priced in the single digits. In addition to the gardens, Wave Hill supports an impressive exhibition program, family art projects every weekend, a charming shop — why would you leave, except to …

… visit Arthur Avenue, the Little Italy of the Bronx. This neighborhood just south of Fordham University is where we get our supply of burratahand-cut linguinicoal-fired Italian bread, and street-shucked clams.

Moving inside, enough good things can’t be said about the Metropolitan Museum’s rebooted European Paintings Galleries, 1250–1800. These rethought, reconfigured, reenergized rooms are an unassuming masterpiece. They look like they were always meant to be, familiar but better than you remembered. The Southern Renaissance now has a beginning. The Northern Renaissance now never ends. And while the tourists are getting punked, you have Vermeer, Bruegel, Velazquez, and Fragonard (daughter’s fav) just about all to yourself.  

Finally, a word about The Rockaways. They are back. While the beach at Fort Tilden remains closed, the west end of Jacob Riis Park, rehabilitated after Sandy, seems to have picked up the slack. The sand is freshly sifted. The plovers are nesting. I understand there is a bus. My daughter proclaims this to be the new “hipsah beece." After the year we've all had, it's a great thing to see.

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