You're Invited...

Step into the world of The School of Making Thinking, where immersive art and experimental pedagogy coalesce in a community of practice. This year’s benefit party for SMT will be an exploration of artist Rita Rui Ting Wang’s Whoreticulture Archive - a softer, wetter and more vegetal approach to archival practice…

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Thursday, October 17th, 2024
Time: 6-9pm ET
Venue: Abrons Arts Center, Room 201
Address: 466 Grand Street (at Pitt Street), New York, NY 10002

“Whoreticulture is concerned with a non-reproductivity driven model of feminized nature: nature as mother vs. nature as whore.” - Artist Rita Rui Ting Wang 

Join us for an evocative event that promises to challenge conventions, titillate your senses and provoke rich conversation, all in support of a vital organization. 
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Here’s what you can look forward to:

Art Installation: Take part in The Whoreticulture Archive through an immersive art installation and living body of research by Rita Rui Ting Wang. 

Bites & Sips: Theme-inspired, curated food by Kate Ray & drinks designed around a Kings Distillery sponsorship, to please your taste buds. Drinks and food included in ticket prices.

Music & Entertainment: Enjoy the beats of DJ A²Z, the comedic flair of Emcee Carrie Hawks, personalized Tarot readings, and an exclusive preview of an exciting new live performance.

Live Auction: Participate in our enticing live auction of unique items and experiences.

Community: Embed and entwine yourself in The School of Making Thinking’s deep network of brilliant artists and thinkers.
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"Field Work" Experiments: It wouldn’t be SMT without a little dose of social connectivity. Invitations to unlock your own thinking and making will propagate the space and the evening.

​Notes on Attire: We invite you to bring an embodied proposal of what Whoreticulture inspires for you in the form of an outfit. “[W]hy [does] the homophone “whoreticulture” evoke both resonance and discomfort[?]” - Rita Rui Ting Wang . Archival inspiration below, should you need it...

TICKET PRICES (drinks and food included in ticket prices)

  • $250 Sponsor Ticket: Help us reach our fundraising goal out of the gate! By supporting at this ticket level, you will enable another person to attend for free, as well as resource The School of Making Thinking as we pursue our mission of supporting artists as cultural leaders...thank you for watering the garden!
  • $125 Supporter Ticket: This ticket level allows us to cover the costs of throwing a party AND helps us help artists level up their making and thinking by offering scholarships and subsidies to advance their careers through our programs…rich compost for our soil!
  • ​$95 Community Ticket: This ticket helps us cover the costs of throwing this party, which helps us build relationships that support our network…fertilizer for our plants! 
  • ​$35 Solidarity Rate: Access this rate if purchasing a higher level ticket is truly not feasible for you at this time. Your presence at this party helps us build the community we are trying to create. We value you tremendously and we want to cross-pollinate with you!
  • $0 Volunteer: We have a few volunteer positions available, which will enable you to donate your time and plant seeds with SMT! Please reach out to [email protected] to secure a position.

Part of our mission at SMT is to foster community for and by artists and we know the cost of living is high, and that a high percentage of artists experience  precarity and economic vulnerability.  AND WE WANT YOU AT THE PARTY. Thank you for supporting us at a level that makes sense for you.

Purchase your ticket to reserve your spot. 
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We look forward to sharing this very special evening with you!

Sophie Traub
Artistic Executive Director
The School of Making Thinking