Bidding is now open for our 2023 Experience Packages! Immerse yourself in bespoke opportunities with Academy Fellows and Residents while providing important funding to support our mission and programs.
View the Experience Packages below. The silent auction closes on Friday, November 10. Start bidding now.
Emily in Paris – in Rome!
Minimum Bid: $12,000
Buy It Now: $24,000
The streaming phenomenon Emily in Paris will be visiting Rome in season four, and you can be part of the scene! Experience the action on set as they film on location.
The Antinori Vineyard at the Tenuta Principe Alberico
Minimum Bid: $10,000
Buy It Now: $20,000
Winemaker Alessia Antinori invites you for a one-night stay and wine-pairing lunch at the Tenuta Principe Alberico, located just outside Rome in the idyllic Lazio countryside.
Create Your Personalized Hatt et Söner Champagne Vintage
Minimum Bid: $10,000
Buy It Now: $20,000
Called Europe’s most secretive champagne house, Hatt et Söner invites you to create a personalized vintage at their vineyard in Bergères-les-Vertus, France with a stay at the Royal Champagne Hotel and Spa.
A Piece for You by Nico Muhly
Minimum Bid: $10,000
Buy It Now: $20,000
2018 Resident Nico Muhly will collaborate with you to compose a bespoke two-minute piano piece and perform its world premiere and other works at his studio for you and your guests.
A Musical Is Born with 2023 Resident Lynn Nottage, John Legend, and Liesl Tommy
Minimum Bid: $7,500
Buy It Now: $15,000
A sneak peek of a new musical Imitation of Life with music and lyrics by John Legend, book by 2023 Resident Lynn Nottage, and directed by Liesl Tommy. Two guests are invited to meet the multi-award-winning team of artists and attend the first invitation-only staged workshop of the musical in the New York City rehearsal studio.
Dinner with Alice
Minimum Bid: $5,000
Buy It Now: $10,000
Dinner for four with wine pairings at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, CA, with a visit by Alice Waters, founder of Chez Panisse and the Rome Sustainable Food Project, and four cookbooks signed by Alice.
Soar Above the City
Minimum Bid: $5,000
Buy It Now: $10,000
Private architectural tour of The Brooklyn Tower—the tallest in the borough—with Gregg Pasquarelli, SHoP Architects founder and 2023 Resident, for six guests with a champagne toast.
Green Your Garden
Minimum Bid: $5,000
Buy It Now: $10,000
2018 Fellow in Landscape Architecture, Rosetta S. Elkin, will spend two days with you at your rural or urban home in different seasons and prepare a bespoke species list and outline design recommendations to help you grow as a steward of your garden and landscape. Bid now.
Reproduction of Quadrato by 2022 Fellows Keith Mitnick and Mireille Roddier - Left Panel
Minimum Bid: $5,000
Buy It Now: $10,000
Take home the work of 2022 Fellows Keith Mitnick and Mireille Roddier hanging at the stage at the New York Gala. From a series of architectural photo-constructions made during their fellowship year at AAR in 2021–22, this image of the Quadrato in the Palazzo della Cività Italiana in Rome is reproduced on poly poplin fabric and measures 60" W x 84" H.
Reproduction of Quadrato by 2022 Fellows Keith Mitnick and Mireille Roddier - Right Panel
Minimum Bid: $5,000
Buy It Now: $10,000
Take home the work of 2022 Fellows Keith Mitnick and Mireille Roddier hanging at the stage at the New York Gala. From a series of architectural photo-constructions made during their fellowship year at AAR in 2021–22, this image of the Quadrato in the Palazzo della Cività Italiana in Rome is reproduced on poly poplin fabric and measures 60" W x 84" H.
Meet the Chef
Minimum Bid: $5,000
Buy It Now: $10,000
Dinner for four at Ci Siamo with wine curated by Danny Meyer and a visit from Chef Hillary Sterling.
Wheel of Trentingrana Aged Mountain Cheese crafted by Montitrentini in Trentino Alto Adige
Minimum Bid: $2,000
Buy It Now: $4,000
This wheel of Trentingrana Aged Mountain Cheese is described as having complex fragrances and flavors, herbaceous dominant notes, with hints of caramel and a gentle astringency. Produced by Montitrentini in Trentino Alto Adige, this cheese is aged 26 months and weighs approximately 80 lbs.
Tony Cokes at Dia Bridgehampton
Minimum Bid: $1,500
Buy It Now: $3,000
Join 2023 Fellow Tony Cokes and curator Jordan Carter for a private tour of Cokes's exhibition at Dia Bridgehampton, where Cokes presents a new work in dialogue with the material histories of the site, and also responds to the permanent Dan Flavin installation on the second floor.
In the Studio: Sanford Biggers
Minimum Bid: $1,500
Buy It Now: $3,000
2018 Fellow Sanford Biggers invites you to his South Bronx studio, where his diverse artistic practice, including painting, sculpture, textiles, installation, film, music, and performance, weaves narrative, perspective, and history to address contemporary social, political, and economic issues and their underlying contexts.
In the Studio: Alex da Corte
Minimum Bid: $1,500
Buy It Now: $3,000
Visit 2023 Fellow Alex da Corte’s studio in Philadelphia to tour his archive see his conceptual artwork in progress. Da Corte often uses surreal imagery and everyday objects in his practice and explores ideas of consumerism, pop culture, mythology, and literature.
In the Studio: Todd Gray
Minimum Bid: $1,500
Buy It Now: $3,000
Visit the Los Angeles studio of Todd Gray, 2023 Fellow in Visual Arts. Gray’s career began as a music photographer for legends such as Michael Jackson, Led Zeppelin, and the Rolling Stones. He has risen to prominence as a photography-based conceptual artist.