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Arthouse2B Second Annual Benefit
Arthouse2B warmly invites you to our Second Annual Benefit, once again on the Feast of St. Cecilia -- Saturday, November 22, 2025, at St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village.
Come celebrate the Arthouse2B community and support our artists as they faithfully pursue their vocation. Our Second Annual Benefit is centered around the theme of Flourishing. The evening will be filled with fellowship, live performances, and encouraging remarks from our speakers as we reflect on the ongoing growth of our artists, who are at the heart of a flourishing culture.
Flyer by Jp Talty.
In addition, we are excited to initiate our St. Cecilia Award this year! We will be honoring Marylee MacDougall, an important mentor and friend of Arthouse2B. We are grateful to God for Marylee's guidance and presence during crucial growing stages of Arthouse2B's formation, and beyond. Marylee, a retired General Electric executive, has served on the boards of Courage International, St. John Fisher Seminary, and the GIVEN Institute, and as the first lay chancellor of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
Schedule:
5:30pm - Vigil Mass
6:30pm - Cocktails and Hors d’Oeuvres, Opening of Silent Auction
7:15-9:00pm - Opening Remarks, Dinner, Keynote, Performances (Ballet, Music, Theater), St. Cecilia Award
9-10:30pm - Social, Music, Dessert, Close of Silent Auction
Dress Code:
Cocktail Attire
For dietary restrictions, special accessibility needs, or any questions, please email Emilia, our Benefit Committee Coordinator at treasurer@arthouse2b.org.
Ticketing Options:
Each ticket includes a 35% tax-deductible contribution.
1. Individual Ticket: $200
This ticket option includes entry to the full schedule of events: Dinner, drinks, reception, keynote talk, performances, and silent auction.
2. Sponsor a Table: $2,000
This ticket option reserves an entire table for 8 guests (including the full schedule of events), as well as sponsors 2 tickets for members of our Arthouse2B artist community. This ticket option is a great way to generously support our artists.
Please send us the full names and email addresses of your table guests to Erin McAtee (erin@arthouse2b.org) no later than November 1st.
Note: There are two options for purchasing this ticket:
1. Use the ticket below (a 4% transaction fee will be included)
2. Alternative payment method (Check, Donor Advised Fund) -- for this option, email Erin McAtee to reserve your table.
3. Sponsor an Artist or Religious: $200
This ticket option will help bring religious sisters and brothers, priests, and members of our Arthouse2B artist community to place at each table and contribute to this special celebration. Thank you in advance for your generosity!
4. Can't join us but want to make a donation?
Help sponsor the Benefit through a contribution here!
Arthouse2B Benefit
On November 22nd, 2024 the Feast of St. Cecilia, Arthouse2B hosted our first Benefit evening: a warm celebration of our first year as a not-for-profit 501(c)3. With the sacrifice of the Holy Mass, dinner, performances by community members, and an inspiring keynote talk from Sr. Tirzah Mariae, SV, we deepened our gratitude and joy for the support of our mission of restoring culture through the heart of the artist.
Photos by Edwin Lucero
Flyer by Ryan Noll
NEC - Eucharistic Revival for Artists - July 2024
On July 19th, Arthouse2B hosted an event in downtown Indianapolis during the National Eucharistic Congress. This gathering connected lay Catholic artists, patrons, clergy, and religious from around the country with the common desire of seeking Beauty and being transformed by it.
The event featured a dance performance by co-founder Claire Kretzschmar, music by Sean Erickson, and artwork by Desiree Hinshaw, who also helped organize the event. Attendees heard a fervorino by Fr. Malachi Napier, CFR, in which he exhorted them to look to the Eucharist as a source for their artistic practice.
A highlight from Fr. Malachy’s remarks: “The Eucharistic Heart of Jesus reveals to us the reality, the truth, the love and the beauty that is behind all the experiences of our lives. These experiences often give birth to art and that shifts the eyes of an artist when they realize that this something they are in contact with, this something that has allowed the artist to create is actually a Someone. That shift from something to Someone opens up a new horizon of creativity in which there is a relationship; the artist is encountering the presence of a person, and that person is in fact, Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh.”
Thank you to all who attended our event at the National Eucharistic Congress. It was a gift to commune with you and to encourage each other in the pursuit of Beauty and the Beautiful One.
Flyer by Julian Mancini
Picnic in the Park
On Pentecost Sunday, May 19th, Arthouse2B hosted a picnic potluck in Central Park. After the 12pm Mass at St. Vincent Ferrer on the Upper East Side we walked over to the picnic area south of the baseball fields in the Park to enjoy friendship, fellowship, and food, and to celebrate the Solemnity.
Photos by MJ O'Toole
Summer Picnic
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After Sunday Mass at the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Arthouse2B hosted a potluck picnic in Central Park.
Autumn Picnic
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After Sunday Mass at the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Arthouse2B hosted a potluck picnic in Central Park to celebrate the Labor Day holiday.
Summer Picnic
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After Sunday Mass at the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Arthouse2B hosted a potluck picnic in Central Park. Guitarist and singer Basilio Perez performed a short concert featuring original songs from his existing and upcoming albums.
World Day of Families
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After Sunday Mass at the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, families and friends gathered for a potluck meal to mark the day declared by Pope Francis as an occasion to celebrate families everywhere.
Artist BBQ
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New York City artists gathered for good food and fellowship on the Annunciation Church rooftop.
Artist Dinner at St. Joseph’s
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New York City artists gathered at St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village for a potluck meal in an urban courtyard setting.
Artist Dinner
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Artists gathered to share a meal, conversation, and brief film screening in an upper room at Annunciation Church in West Harlem.
Artist Friendsgiving
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New York City-based artists gathered for a potluck meal and fellowship in the upper room at Annunciation Church in West Harlem.