BAILEY HOUSE ANNOUNCES THIRD ANNUAL ART HOUSE BENEFIT HONORING ARTIST DERRICK ADAMS

A CURATED ART AUCTION AND CELEBRATION OF ARTISTS IN SUPPORT OF HOUSING FOR NEW YORKERS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS

JUNE 16 @ THE BOWERY HOTEL

NEW YORK, June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Bailey House, the leading provider of housing and supportive services for New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses, will host its third annual Art House benefit on Monday, June 16, 2025, at The Bowery Hotel in New York City. Art House brings together artists, advocates, and cultural leaders for a spirited evening of cocktails, community, and a curated art auction in support of housing equity for New York's most marginalized communities.

This year's event will kick off with a cocktail reception followed by a special awards presentation honoring the 2025 Gina Quattrochi Arts & Legacy Award recipient Derrick Adams. Adams is an acclaimed Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist whose work celebrating Black identity, joy, and cultural empowerment, has been exhibited at major institutions including The Met, MoMA, and the Whitney. Adams joins an illustrious roster of previous Bailey House honorees and supporters, including Mickalene Thomas, Nan Goldin, Nicole Eisenman, Whoopi Goldberg, Debbie Harry, The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, Cynthia Nixon, Catherine Opie, and Billy Porter, among others.

The evening will also include an auction, powered by Artsy, featuring more than 50 original works by: Derrick Adams, Abdolreza Aminlari, Matthew Bede Murphy, Kayleena Berry, LaKela Brown, Debra Cartwright, Cecile Chong, Natasha Das, Damien Davis, Jay Davis, Saul Endara, Aristotle Forrester, Philippe Hausmeier, Karsen Heagle, Gonzalo Hernandez, John Kelly, Karo Kuchar, Lucas Michael, Ruben Natal-San Miguel, Kwesi O. Kwarteng, Sean O'Connor, Emilio Perez, Herb Ritts, Kevin Sabo, Haris Sardar, Agathe Snow, Jeremy Sorese, George Stoll, Berend Strik, Borris Torres, and Louis Venturelli.  The auction is currently open to the public for online bidding closing at 8:30PM on June 16. Artwork can be viewed and bids placed at Art House 2025: Benefit Auction for Bailey House.

The festivities will showcase music from DJs Mia Moretti and MAKADSI.

Leadership for the 2025 event includes Benefit Co-Chairs: Kim Cullen, Agnes Gund, Jenny Holzer, Ronald Sosinski, Antwaun Sargent, Mickalene Thomas, Jasmine Wahi, and Jaqueline Woodson. Joined by Benefit Committee Members: Dulcina Abreu, Daniel Baez, Rachel Cohen, Chloe Devine, Rob Fields, Adrianna Gautreaux, Micaela Giovonnotti, Gigi Grussing, Natalie Kates, Efrain Lopez, Nick McCarvel, Kathleen McGivney, Kesha McLeod, Mia Moretti, Erica Newman, Andres Ouyela, Tariku Shiferaw, Sue Stoffel, Marty Preciado, Martina Scala, Alex Tieghi Walker, Hannah Traore, and Louis Venturelli.

The 2025 Art House benefit is sponsored by: The Richman Group, Hudson Inc., Jenny Holzer and Erik Sumption, Agnes Gund, Reno & Cavanaugh PLLC, Broadway Builders, Penta Restoration, Betsy and Hunt Lawrence, and Back Home Cannabis Co.

WHAT: Art House 2025 – Bailey House Benefit

WHEN: Monday, June 16, 2025
            Cocktail Reception: 6–9 PM
            Awards & Live Auction: 7:30 PM

WHERE: The Bowery Hotel, 335 Bowery, NYC

TICKETS + AUCTION INFO: https://give.classy.org/Arthouse2025

About Bailey House:
Proceeds from the event will benefit Bailey House, the housing development arm of Housing Works, which has provided supportive housing and wraparound services across New York City for over 40 years. Since merging with Housing Works in 2019, Bailey House has expanded its reach, creating one of the largest supportive housing development enterprises in New York for individuals living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic conditions. The combined organization maintains Bailey House as its dedicated housing development division, operating with its own board, identity, and mission.

About Housing Works:
Established more than 30 years ago, Housing Works is a healing community of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Through housing, healthcare, advocacy, and enterprise, Housing Works strives to end the dual crises of homelessness and AIDS. The organization also operates social enterprise ventures, including Housing Works Thrift Shops, Bookstore Café, and Housing Works Cannabis Co., New York's first adult-use dispensary. Visit housingworks.org for more information.

SOURCE Housing Works