SPACE on Ryder Farm | Gala 2017 FARM in the city Monday November 6th | 6:30pm | Metropolitan West SPACE on Ryder Farm creates an environment singular in its ability to invigorate artists and innovators and their work, and contributes to the sustainability and resourceful preservation of one of the oldest organic family farms on the East Coast. Founded in 2011, SPACE is a non-profit artist residency program located an hour north of New York City on the grounds of Ryder Farm, a 222-year-old working organic farm in Brewster, New York. In seven seasons, SPACE has become a premiere place for artists and activists to do their most important work. Since 2011, SPACE has hosted over 1000 residents, developed countless plays that have gone on to production in New York and across the country, held symposia on the intersection of creativity and activism, initiated and sustained a program that provides childcare for resident artists, integrated SPACE’s programming with the organic farm and nurtured 50 young professionals through our intern program. SPACE Alumni includes Dave Malloy Johnny Perez Sam Pinkleton Janicza Bravo Linda Cho Sarah Ruhl Tony Award Nominee Urban Justice Center Tony Award Nominee Sundance Film Festival Tony Award Winner MacArthur Genius Recipient Jury Award Winner SPACE on November 6th for our JOIN second annual gala as we bring the spirit of Ryder Farm to Manhattan for a Farm in the City celebration. The evening will feature a bespoke cocktail hour, farm-to-table dinner, performances from seven seasons of SPACE-developed work, and an auction. Hosted by Emmy and Tony nominee Carrie Coon. "SPACE On Ryder Farm is a pioneer in the field of residency programs, integrating a robust and diverse artistic community with a historic sustainable farm and support for social justice. I'm thrilled to bring their unique magic to New York City." Carrie Coon Carrie Coon is one of Hollywood’s most exciting emerging talents.This year, she received her first Emmy nomination for her work in FX’s Fargo, and made history by winning the first ever double TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama for Fargo and her work in the HBO series The Leftovers. Coon will return to the NY stage this fall in Amy Herzog’s Mary Jane at the New York Theatre Workshop. She recently wrapped production on Stephen Spielberg’s The Papers and on Steve McQueen’s heist thriller Widows. Coon’s breakout role was in the Oscar nominated film Gone Girl. On stage her credits include Magnolia at the Goodman Theater, Three Sisters, The March and Mary Page Marlowe at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Placebo at Playwrights Horizons, and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? on Broadway, for which she received a Tony Award nomination for Featured Actress. Help us Grow! Named after different varietals of tomatoes grown on Ryder Farm, each level provides a host of benefits that can be catered to your specific wishes. Jubilee Sponsor - $8000 + Premiere Table with nine (9) seats and a SPACE resident seated at your table + Your logo prominently featured on your table and during the cocktail hour, on all SPACE in the City marketing materials, and on our website + A personal on-stage thank you from host Carrie Coon, as well as social media acknowledgement + Inclusion in SPACE’s gala press releases $7,250 of your gift is tax deductible Beefsteak Sponsor - $4000 + Priority Table with ten (10) seats Sponsorship + Your logo prominently featured on your table and during the cocktail hour, on all SPACE in the City marketing materials, Opportunities and on our website + A personal on-stage thank you from host Carrie Coon, as well as social media acknowledgement $3,250 of your gift is tax deductible Cherry Sponsor - $2500 + Two (2) tickets at a Priority Table + Your logo prominently featured during the cocktail hour, on all SPACE in the City marketing materials, and on our website + Social media acknowledgement $2,350 of your gift is tax deductiblev SPACE on Ryder Farm is supported by: The Anne Anastasi Charitable Foundation The Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund The Deann Dylandale Foundation The Deupree Family Foundation Dramatists Guild Fund The Getter Foundation Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation The Lilly Awards Foundation The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation The National Endowment for the Arts New York State Council on the Arts The Puffin Foundation Putnam County Arts Council The Sustainable Arts Foundation The Tamarack Foundation The Tamara White Charitable Foundation UNCSA Foundation Westchester Community Foundation and hundreds of individual donors To learn more, contact Emily Simoness at [email protected]. SPACE on Ryder Farm is a non-profit 501c3 organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law..