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 On Tuesday, May 9th, 2023, we celebrated 164 years of fellowship honoring

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and artists Audrey Flack.

 

Below are a few videos of the evening’s event and speeches.

Audrey Flack acceptance and song.

 

Charles Yoder introducing Joel Wachs, president of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Arts.

AF President Jessica Daryl Winer opening.

Audrey Flack acceptance speech.

 
 

The Artists’ Fellowship Annual Awards

 
 

The Artists' Fellowship Annual Awards is an evening of fellowship honoring distinguished individuals and organizations in the field of art with the presentation of the Gari Melchers Memorial Medal and The Benjamin West Clinedinst Memorial Medal. This year, 2023, the Gari Melchers Memorial Medal was accepted by its longtime board President Joel Wachs for the work of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and Audrey Flack received the Benjamin West Clinedinst Memorial Medal for her many contributions to the arts past and present. The event took place on Tuesday, May 9th at The Players 16 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY 10003. You can learn more about the 2023 event in our newsletter.

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The Gari Melchers Memorial Medal is awarded to a person or an organization that has materially furthered the interest of the profession of the fine arts. The medal was established in 1945 to commemorate the late artist's generous services to the Fellowship, his genial comradeship, and his sympathetic understanding and great goodwill for artists. The Benjamin West Clinedinst Memorial Medal is awarded for the achievement of exceptional artistic merit. The medal was established in 1947 to commemorate Benjamin West Clinedinst's dedication to the fundamental and traditional principles of art, his interest in his fellow artists, and his devotion to the Fellowship.

 

More from years past:

162nd Annual Awards Celebration - Virtual Event October 6, 2021
Honoring: The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation

161st Annual Awards Celebration - Virtual Event October 28, 2020
Honoring: Burton Silverman

160th Annual Awards Celebration - Battery Gardens  October 28, 2019
Honoring: Eric Fischl & April Gornik and Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation

159th Anniversary Celebration - National Arts Club
October 22, 2018
Honoring: Babette Bloch & Marc Mellon and Brook Green Gardens & VP and Curator Robin Salmon

158th Anniversary Celebration - National Arts Club 
October 23, 2017
Honoring: Sigmund Abeles and New York Foundation for the Arts

157th Anniversary Celebration - Manhattan Penthouse
September 28, 2016
Honoring: Janet Fish and Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

156th Anniversary Celebration - Salmagundi Club 
October 21, 2015
Honoring: Richard Haas and MTA Arts & Design/Sandra Bloodworth

155th Anniversary Celebration - Manhattan Penthouse 
October 15, 2014
Honoring: Faith Ringgold and The Norman Rockwell Museum

154th Anniversary Celebration - Manhattan Penthouse 
September 10, 2013
Honoring: William Bailey and Yale University Art Gallery

153rd Anniversary Celebration - Manhattan Penthouse 
October 24, 2012
Honoring: Knox Martin and Storm King Art Center

152nd Anniversary Celebration - Manhattan Penthouse 
September 21, 2011
Honoring: Stanley Bleifeld and The Stobart Foundation and John Stobart

151st Anniversary Celebration - Manhattan Penthouse 
September 22, 2010
Honoring: Robert Kipniss and Milton Esterow

150th Anniversary Celebration National Arts Club
September 23, 2009
Honoring: Will Barnet, Everett Raymond Kinstler, and Pamela Singleton