WELCOME TO THE DONOR CIRCLES
We welcome and appreciate your participation in the Donor Circles Program at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Your gift is a special sign of your friendship, leadership, and support-an annual commitment we depend upon to help ensure that the Gallery can continue to offer world-class exhibtions and vital educational programming for visitors and participants of all ages.
Circle Members enjoy exclusive opportunities to join fellow art lovers in special events that provide unprecedented access to the Gallery. All invitations to events welcome two guests, and membership in Donor Circles is renewable on an annual basis. For more information, please call 716.270.8219 or contact:
Development Office
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
1285 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14222-1096
CLYFFORD STILL CIRCLE
$1,000 - $2,499 annually
Clyfford Still Circle Donors have the opportunity to participate in the Gallery's Salon Series, which includes special activities such as private tours of the Gallery's collections, lectures on art conservation by curators and educators, and exclusive receptions at the Gallery with guest artists. Donors also enjoy all the benefits of a Sustaining Membership at the Gallery.
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ANDY WARHOL CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999 annually
Andy Warhol Circle Donors are invited to attend the Gallery's Meet the Artists dinner. Held in the beautiful and impressive Sculpture Court, this special, intimate evening allows our Gallery supporters to meet artists featured in the Gallery's exhibitions. Donors also enjoy all the benefits of the Clyfford Still Circle.
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JACKSON POLLOCK CIRCLE
$5,000- $9,999 annually
Jackson Pollock Circle Donors enjoy the rare opportunity to accompany Director Louis Grachos on selected day trips to regional art destinations, including private, behind-the-scenes tours of art collections. Possible destinations include Toronto and Rochester. Members of this Circle have the opportunity to utilize the expertise of a Gallery curator for a consultation on art installation in their home or office, schedule permitting. Donors also enjoy all the benefits of the Andy Warhol Circle.
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GEORGIA O'KEEFFE CIRCLE
$10,000 - $24,999 annually
Georgia O'Keeffe Circle Donors have the opportunity to participate in exclusive travel programs to select cultural destinations worldwide, accompanied by Director Louis Grachos. Members of this Circle also receive a copy of all exhibition catalogues published this year, and enjoy all the benefits of the Jackson Pollock Circle.
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HENRI MATISSE CIRCLE
$25,000 and above annually
Henri Matisse Circle Donors enjoy a unique and close relationship with the Gallery. In particular, they have the opportunity to partake in consultation on art collecting with Director Louis Grachos. Members of this Circle also enjoy all the benefits of the Georgia O'Keeffe Circle.
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ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
In addition to special programs and events, all members of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery's Donor Circles Program receive the full benefits of a Sustaining Membership to the Gallery.
These benefits include:
- Free and unlimited admission to the Gallery's permanent collection
- Free admission to most exhibitions
- Invitations to exhibition openings
- Free parking
- Free subscription to AK NOW, the Gallery's bi-monthly newsletter
- A 10% discount at muse, the Gallery's restaurant
- A 10% discount in the Gallery's unique gift shop
- Price reductions on lectures, classes, and workshops
- A 10% discount on facilities usage fees
- Rental privileges for the Collectors Gallery of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery
- Reciprocal admission to the permanent collections of more than 100 museums throughout North America
PHOTOS (top to bottom):
Hans Namuth (American, 1915-1990). Clyfford Still, 1952. Photograph, 13 x 10 ½" (33 x 26.7 cm.). Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Gift of Seymour H. Knox, Jr., 1976.
Renate Ponsold (German, born 1935). Portrait of Andy Warhol, 1978. Black-and-white gelatin silver print, 13 ½ x 10 3/8" (34.3 x 26.4 cm.) Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Norman E. Boasberg Fund, 1983.
Hans Namuth (American, 1915-1990). Jackson Pollock painting One and Lee Krasner, 1950. Photograph, 11 x 10 3/4" (28 x 27.3 cm.). Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Gift of Seymour H. Knox, Jr., 1976.
Philippe Halsman (Latvian, 1906-1979). Georgia O'Keeffe, Abiquiu, N.M., 1948. Photograph, 11 x 13 ¼" (27.9 x 33.7 cm.). Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Gift of Seymour H. Knox, Jr., 1976.
Alexander Liberman (American, 1912-1999). Henri Matisse, Paris, 1949. Photograph, 10 7/8 x 10 7/8" (27.6 x 27.6 cm.). Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Gift of Seymour H. Knox, Jr., 1976.
