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Color, Creativity, and Community at RxART’s Annual Gala

On Feb. 8, RxART hosted its annual gala to celebrate the work of the nonprofit’s collaborating artists, hospital partners, and major supporters. Held at Nine Orchard in New York, the festivities honored artists Nina Chanel Abney and Derrick Adams with the RxART Inspiration Award to recognize their recent installations in the pediatric departments at NYC Health + Hospitals Elmhurst and Harlem, respectively. RxART founder and president Diane Brown welcomed the chic “color-block”–attired crowd, who sat down for a family-style dinner and sipped negronis by Doce Mezcal before enjoying a soulful music performance by singer-songwriter Madison McFerrin. Notable attendees included Brian Donnelly, Mickalene Thomas, Neil Blumenthal, Jasmine Wahi, Jack Shainman, Nicolas Party, and more. Photos by Neil Rasmus/BFA.
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Nina Chanel Abney, Derrick Adams
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Jahmir Duran-Abreu, Alyssa Alexander
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Chris Salgardo, Neil Blumenthal
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Brian Donnelly
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Christine Mack, Freja Harrell
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Derrick Adams, Mickalene Thomas
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Jasmine Wahi
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Nina Chanel Abney, Jack Shainman, Joeonna Bellorado-Samuels
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Sarah Arison, Angela Goding
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Rafferty Swink, Donis, Brooklynn Skye
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Diane Brown
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Tomokazu Matsuyama, Pete Brockman
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Angela Goding, Deana Haggag, Dee Dee Sides, Mia Tonelli, Gabriella Lauren
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Nina Chanel Abney, Jet Toomer, Kiyanna Stewart, Jannah Handy
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Hannah Kolb, Megan Skidmore, Sara Robertson
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Michi Jigarjian, Sarah Arison

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