The Southampton Arts Center SummerFest Brought Hamptonites Out for a Cause

On August 19, it seemed as if all of the Hamptons turned out to toast Simone Levinson’s Champion of the Arts award from the Southampton Arts Center. Levinson was joined by 450 benefit guests who enjoyed dinner and a private visit to the center’s current exhibition, “Change Agents: Women Collectors Shaping the Art World,” along with performances by Ariana DeBose and Jessica Vosk. An afterparty organized by Andrew Warren and Alexander Hankin gave night owls the chance to keep the festivities going with Mortlach whisky, caviar by Meredith Marks, and an astounding fundraising sum of nearly $1 million from the entire evening, to go towards the arts center. Notables in attendance included Gaia Matisse, Riley Burruss, Ivy Getty, Ming Lee Simmons, Aoki Lee Simmons, and more. Photos by Madison McGaw/BFA and Patrick McMullan/Getty Images.