You are warmly invited to join us for a festive evening to celebrate the press—honoring our writers, translators, booksellers, and the generous community that has kept the press going for its first twenty years.
Photo by Enric Sabater: Archipelago author Josep Pla and Salvador Dalí embrace, almost.
Vinegar Hill House
72 Hudson Avenue Brooklyn, New York
September 18th, 2024
6:30 pm
Drinks and canapés will be served in the carriage house & garden. We will share raffle prizes, host a live auction for a sculptural piece by Maia Williamson and the poet Kimiko Hahn and writer Rohan Kamicheril will speak.
Each tier includes an individual ticket to the fête and afterparty, plus acknowledgment in the event program.
$350 – ESPERANZA
$600 – FAMA
$1,000 – CRONOPIO
or Sponsor a Friend of the Press
Please let us know if you have any questions. If you would prefer to reserve your tickets by mail, please send along a check to our office, noting the number of tickets you would like to purchase: Archipelago Books 232 Third Street #A111, Brooklyn, New York 11215.
Many thanks to our hosts at Vinegar Hill House & Cafe Gitane, and to Grimm Artisanal Ales, Rosenthal Wine Merchants, BAM, Il Buco, MUBI, Rhodora Wine Bar, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Ornithology, Tart Vinegar, The Song Cave, Four & Twenty Blackbirds, Kafana, Metrograph, Center for Book Arts, and The Drift for their generous donations to the evening’s event & raffle giveaways.
A special fête auction
In addition to a host of lovely raffle prizes, we are delighted to be auctioning off an original work by Maia Williamson this year. Originally from England, Maia Williamson (b.2001) grew up in Massachusetts. She was introduced to sculpture through ceramics, working for a local studio and selling work across New England. In 2021, she enrolled in the Grand Central Atelier where she pursued figurative sculpture, studying under Heather Personett and Donat King. Her work has been featured in shows with The National Sculpture Society and The Salmagundi Club and can be viewed on her Instagram @maiawilliamsonart.
Maia will create a bespoke bust or relief for the winner’s subject of choice. Bids begin at $1,500 for this personalized work. If you’d like to bid before September 18th, our starting bidder will receive a ticket to join us that evening. You can place a bid by writing to Cameron Saltsman at [email protected]
