The Open City Benefit is a celebration of the power of place and new possibilities for our city.
On May 18, the Open City Benefit brought together hundreds of New Yorkers for a festive evening at Powerhouse Arts—a 117-year-old power plant that has been transformed into a contemporary art center and fabrication space on the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn.
Thank you to our community of supporters for making the 2023 Open City Benefit possible and supporting our work to promote broad, unparalleled access to the city.
Photos by Jenna Bascom Photography
Powerhouse Arts
322 3rd Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
6:00-10:00 PM
6:00-7:30 pm | Cocktail Reception
7:30-8:30pm | Seated Dinner + Award Ceremony
8:30-10:00pm | Dessert + Mingling
10:00pm | Event Concludes
Inspired by the “before” version of building—when it was an underground mecca for graffiti artists—the dress code is “Batcave chic.” Think: bold color!
Please note that rideshares will be dropped off on Third Avenue. There is no on-site parking.
Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions or for more information.
Honoring
Open City Award
Powerhouse Arts design and development team led by
Powerhouse Arts
Herzog & de Meuron
PBDW Architects
Urban Atelier Group
Buro Happold Engineering
Ken Smith Workshop
Silman
Our Hosts
CO-CHAIRS
James Palace
Adam Rolston
James Seger
Josh Wiener
HOST COMMITTEE
Paul Bauer
Ian Booth
Justin Den Herder
Dorothy Dunn
Louise Harpman
Stephan Jaklitsch
Elizabeth Kubany
Sara Lopergolo
Eric McLaughlin
Ruchika Modi
Liz Neumark
Liz O’Connor
Caroline Otto
Rob Rogers
Philip Schmerbeck
Eric Shiner
Simone Vingerhoets
Our Supporters
POWERHOUSE
CREATOR
BUILDER
Herzog & de Meuron
GENERATOR
Anonymous
Bob Baker
Mark Diffley
Dorothy Dunn
Eastern Air
Amy Gilfenbaum
Sara Lopergolo & Edward Wood
Ed & Yvonne Reis
Rob Rogers & Alissa Bucher
OPEN HOUSE NEW YORK DUO
Amanda M. Burden
Cooper Robertson
Cristobal Correa and Michael O’Loughlin
Entro
Hausman
HOK
Jaklitsch/Gardner Architects
Ken Smith Workshop
Erin Lindsay
The Marin Organization
MNDPC
New York University
Clare Newman
Caroline Otto
Adam Rolston & Martin McElhiney
Roux
Silman
Saundra Thomas & Susan Siegel
Walter P Moore
Robert White & David Mager
WXY
Yale Tile & Stone
OPEN HOUSE NEW YORKER
Apollo Electric
Architecture Research Office
ART+Strategy
Atelier Ten
The Bauer Family
Bettina Equities Management
M & B Bryt
Derek Chan
DADA Goldberg
Eaglestone
Envoie Projects
Suzanne Frye, M.D.
Timur Galen
Jonathan Gouveia
Randy Goya
Louise Harpman & JML Stone
Michael J Hirschhorn & Jimena P Martinez
Jacob Feinberg Katz & Michaeli Consulting Group
James Lima Planning + Development
JB&B
Mary Margaret Jones
Katz Architecture
Eve Klein
Kubany
Langan
Scott Lauer
Eric S. Lee
Dennis Lin
Lubrano Ciavarra Architects
MADE Design/Build
Margaret Sullivan Studio
Maspeth Welding
offit kurman
The Pace Companies
Anne Rieselbach & Grant Marani
Julia Robbins
Ameel Somani & Faaiza Lalji
David van der Leer
Meg Walker
We The Roses
Zubatkin Owner Representation
About Powerhouse Arts
Powerhouse is a not-for-profit organization committed to creative expression. Housed in a purpose-built facility in Brooklyn, the organization hosts an extended network of art and fabrication professionals and educators who work together to co-create and share artistic practices vital to the wellbeing of artists and the communities to which they belong.
