Art Omi Upstate Benefit Rocks Hudson's Caboose
Art Omi’s annual Upstate Benefit drew more than 250 guests to The Caboose in Hudson.
Matteline deVries-Dilling, founder of Lite Brite Neon, one of the evening's honoree of this year's Upstate Benefit adresses the gala from the Caboose's caboose.
- Karen Pearson. Courtesy Art Omi.Art Omi’s annual Upstate Benefit drew more than 250 guests to The Caboose in Hudson on September 20 for an evening that celebrated art, community, and light. The sold-out event raised over $200,000 to support Art Omi’s artist residencies and education programs.
This year’s honorees reflected the organization’s creative and civic reach: Lite Brite Neon Studio, the queer- and trans-led fabrication collective known for helping artists realize luminous works in glass and light; and Gigi Danziger and Albert Wenger, co-founders of The Spark of Hudson and catalysts behind community initiatives like HudsonUP and HudsonDOTS.
Guests gathered for cocktails with music by Phat Inc., followed by a dinner prepared by Chef Nicole LoBue of The Caboose and Kitty’s. The venue shimmered with neon and sculptural works by Erika deVries, Nicole Cherubini, and Dana Sherwood, alongside ceramic and floral pieces from Mud Bunny. Performances by Emma Hildebrandt and DJ Rager added a kinetic pulse to the night.
The live auction, led by Jacqueline Towers-Perkins, brought in more than $50,000 for Art Omi: Education.
Written by
Olana senior vice president and landscape curatorMark Prezorski, president Sean Sawyer, The evenings honoree Kristin Gamble and New York State Assemblymember Didi Barrett.
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Actor Walton Goggins, artist Mary Ann Davis (behind Goggins), Willie Joe Pettway, and Spencertown Academy Board Member David Cudaback.
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