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APERTURE BENEFIT & AUCTION

MONdAy, OCTOBER 28, 2013

Aperture, a not-for-profit foundation, connects the photo community and its audiences with the most inspiring work, the sharpest ideas, and with each other—in print, in person, and online.

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For more than sixty years, Aperture has defined the discourse about the art and culture of photography. Aperture was founded in 1952 by a group of photog-raphers and writers: Ansel Adams, dorothea Lange, Barbara Morgan, Minor White, and Beaumont and Nancy Newhall. These visionaries created a new quarterly periodical, Aperture magazine, to serve photographers and photog-raphy enthusiasts worldwide.

Since then, Aperture’s initiatives have expanded to include book publications, traveling exhibitions, and educational programs. Aperture today is one of the world’s most distinguished and influential organizations devoted to fine art pho-tography and reaches over a million people annually.

ABOUT APERTURE

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Aperture magazineThe award-winning Aperture magazine, the flagship publication of Aperture Foundation, has been unrivalled in its excellence and critical acclaim, and has an average of 65,000 readers worldwide per issue.

Book Publishing ProgramAperture’s book publication program is comprised of over 750 titles to date, including monographs by contemporary masters and emerging artists; re-issues of modern classics; documentary work; and photography surveys and essays by scholars.

Published Artists And Authors Include:diane Arbus, John Berger, William Christenberry, Chuck Close, Bruce davidson, Geoff dyer, Mitch Epstein, Gilbert & George, Nan Goldin, Rinko Kawauchi, Sally Mann, Mary Ellen Mark, Richard Misrach, daido Moriyama, Richard Mosse, Vik Muniz, Martin Parr, Eugene Richards, Thomas Ruff, Sebastião Salgado, Stephen Shore, Paul Strand, Jock Sturges, Hank Willis Thomas, James Welling, david Wojnarowicz

ABOUT APERTURE

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Aperture Gallery and BookstoreThe 3,000-square-foot Aperture Gallery in New york’s Chelsea art district presents acclaimed exhibitions and frequent educational events with approxi-mately 25,000 visitors every year.

ABOUT APERTURE

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Photography has exploded as a visual medium and art form. Aperture’s annual benefit is a highlight of New york’s social season and routinely attracts high-level Aperture donors, major photography collectors, art dealers, and photography enthusiasts, including leaders from creative industries such as advertising, fashion, and entertainment. The funds raised from our benefit will contribute directly to the launch of a new visual-literacy curriculum for youth at local community centers and other after-school initiatives throughout New york.

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The benefit is our key fundraising event of the year and supports the foundation’s work in publishing and education. This year’s benefit will be filled with surprises and generate great excitement; a lower ticket price and more informal format will attract a broader audience.

Over 100 notable figures in art, fashion, entertainment, and politics will partici-pate in a specially curated Instagram silent auction and exhibition, and many of these contributors will attend.

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dATEMonday, October 28, 2013 LOCATIONIAC HQ, 555 West 18th Street at 11th Avenue, New york TIMELINE6:30–7:30 pm: VIP preview hour with cocktails, passed hors d’hoeuvres, and festive buffet7:30–8:30 pm: Remarks and live auction8:30–9:30 pm: A screening of Manhatta, the classic 1921 silent film by Paul Strand and Charles Sheeler, set to live musical performances9:30–11:00 pm: Celebrity guest dJ TICKETINGTicket packages range from $250 to $10,000

ATTIREFestive cocktail

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APERTURE FOUNdATION BENEFIT ANd AUCTION

2013 PARTNERS TO dATEPrinstagram, Canard Catering, Inc., Espolón PREVIOUS EVENT PARTNERSEspolon Tequila, Patrick McMullan Company, Macao Trading Co., Sotheby’s, Swann Galleries, Bubble Lounge, Parés Baltà, Laumont, Fujifilm U.S.A., EPSON, Canon USA, Inc., Paddle 8, Polaroid

APERTURE REACHES200,000+ Page views per month to Aperture.org52,000+ Magazine readership45,000+ e-newsletter subscribers36,000+ Twitter followers29,000+ Facebook followers

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EVENT PRESS

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Aperture can create a sponsorship package that best promotes your brand’s messaging and core principles while supporting one of the world’s leading not-for-profit photography institutions.

CUSTOMIzE A PARTNERSHIP

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∞ Title acknowledgment in all media outreach and promotion, including Aperture’s social media networks

∞ Lead name and logo placement on all printed materials, including invitation, step and repeat, and event program

∞ Lead name and logo placement on event web page and in dedicated e-mail blasts

∞ Option to screen corporate message during the event ∞ Option to brand a programmatic element of event (performance, live auction,

etc.) ∞ Verbal acknowledgment during the event ∞ Option to list a senior executive of your choice on the benefit committee ∞ Premium reserved seating for 10 guests for the entire evening ∞ Exclusive invitation for 10 to attend Patron Weekend events (October 26–27),

including private collection tours, studio visits, and cocktail reception ∞ 10 additional Friend-level tickets, including access to VIP preview hour and VIP

lounge ∞ Opportunity to donate product and/or branded items in VIP gift bags at event ∞ Opportunity to purchase additional tickets at a discount

PRESENTING SPONSOR $30,000

yEAR-ROUNd BENEFITS

∞ A complimentary full-page ad in Aperture magazine (value: $8,000) ∞ Invitations for VIP clients to attend exhibition openings and behind-the-scenes

previews with artists ∞ An acknowledgment and logo credit on the donor Board in Aperture Gallery

and on Aperture.org ∞ A banner ad on Aperture.org for a three-month period (value: $9,000) ∞ An exclusive ad in Aperture’s e-newsletter (value: $1,500) ∞ One complimentary entertainment opportunity at Aperture Gallery and

30 percent discount on space-rental fee for subsequent events in 2013–14 ∞ Invitations to attend exhibition openings and behind-the-scenes previews

with artists

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∞ Acknowledgment in all media outreach and promotion, including Aperture’s social media networks

∞ Name and logo placement on all printed materials, including invitation, step and repeat, and event program

∞ Name and logo placement on event web page and in dedicated e-mail blasts

∞ Verbal acknowledgment during the event ∞ Option to list a senior executive of your choice on the benefit committee ∞ Premium reserved seating for 8 guests for the entire evening ∞ Exclusive invitation for 8 to attend Patron Weekend events (October 26–27)

including private collection tours, studio visits, and cocktail reception ∞ 4 additional Friend-level tickets, including access to VIP preview hour and

VIP lounge ∞ Opportunity to donate product and/or branded items in VIP gift bags at

event ∞ Opportunity to purchase additional tickets at a discount

SUPPORTING SPONSOR $15,000

yEAR-ROUNd BENEFITS

∞ An acknowledgment and logo credit on the donor Board in Aperture Gallery and on Aperture.org

∞ A banner ad on Aperture’s web site for a three-month period (value: $9,000) ∞ An exclusive ad in Aperture’s e-newsletter (value: $1,500) ∞ An opportunity to purchase print ads in Aperture magazine at discounted

partner rate ∞ One complimentary entertainment opportunity at Aperture Gallery and

10 percent discount on space-rental fee for subsequent events in 2013–14 ∞ Invitations to attend exhibition openings and behind-the-scenes previews

with artists

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∞ Acknowledgment in all media outreach and promotion, including Aperture’s social media networks

∞ Name placement on all printed materials, including invitation and event program

∞ Name placement on event web page and in dedicated e-mail blasts ∞ Verbal acknowledgment during the event ∞ 4 Friend-level tickets, including access to VIP preview hour and VIP lounge ∞ Exclusive invitation for 4 to attend Patron Weekend events (October 26–27)

including private collection tours, studio visits, and cocktail reception ∞ Opportunity to donate product and/or branded items in VIP gift bags

at event ∞ Opportunity to purchase additional tickets at a discount

FRIENd SPONSOR$7,500

yEAR-ROUNd BENEFITS

∞ An acknowledgment on the donor Board in Aperture Gallery and on Aperture.org

∞ An exclusive ad in Aperture’s e-newsletter (value: $1,500) ∞ Opportunity to purchase print ads in Aperture magazine at discounted

partner rate ∞ Invitations to attend exhibition openings and behind-the-scenes previews

with artists

Annette y. Friedland

Celso Gonzalez-Falla, Chairman

John H. Gutfreund

Michael Hoeh

Cathy Kaplan, Vice Chairman

Susana Torruella Leval

Joel Meyerowitz

Jessica Nagle

Frederick M. R. Smith, Treasurer

Anne Stark

Alan Stoga

d. Severn Taylor

Willard B. Taylor, Esq., Secretary

Matthew S. Tierney

Rhett L. Turner

Tommaso zanzotto

Robert Anthoine, Esq., Emeritus

Antonia Paepcke duBrul, Emeritus

Barry H. Garfinkel, Esq.

* as of 2013

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Aperture Foundation 547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor New York, N.Y. 10001 212.505.5555 www.aperture.org