DEAR FUTURE
Step into this immersive experience and witness the power of dreams, identity, and the future coming together in a collection of vibrant art and heartfelt stories.
Public Viewing
Come experience Dear Future during our Open Gallery Viewing hours. Various days and times available. Suggested ticket price is $20 and all proceeds go to support children living in institutionalized care through The Granny Program.
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Private Viewings [By Appt Only]
Schedule a private tour to experience Dear Future with friends, colleagues, or family. We have afternoon and evening openings available.
Special Panel Discussion
We invite you to a special panel discussion that explores the role that art and design can play in elevating the voices of vulnerable children. Panelists include:
Felipe Ginebra, Dear Future Costume Designer and Founder of El Desacato in Carnaval de Barranquilla, Colombia
Lauren Zodel, Assistant Professor at Fashion Institute of Technology, Fashion Department, Childrenswear Concentration
Natalia Mesa, Community Engagement Director at Ballet Hispánico
Rom Barnea, Pendulum Creative Agency Co-Founder and Dear Future Creative Director
Tickets for the panel discussion are $40. All ticket proceeds go to support children living in institutionalized care through the Granny Program.
Women of Culture: Private Gallery Night
Join us Thursday May 16th to experience and learn about the Dear Future art experience while also mingling with fellow art-full New Yorkers during this intimate, private gallery night reception and art talk.
More than just an art exhibit, Dear Future is a movement born out of the desire to give children living in institutionalized care around the world the space to dream of brighter futures.
Created by Spence-Chapin, a non-profit organization that has been providing adoption and adoption support services for over a century, the mixed-media art exhibit features the dreams of children from an orphanage in Cali, Colombia.
It features magnificent costumes and masks created in collaboration with Colombian costume designer Felipe Ginebra and fashion designer Isabella Perez, which serve as artistic expressions of the children's ambitions and dreams.
Incorporating video, audio, photography, and costume design, the exhibit highlights the importance of supporting vulnerable children through the Granny Program, a global initiative that provides one-on-one attention, care, and play to the most vulnerable of children around the world.
We will have this beautiful and moving exhibit all to ourselves while we mingle over wine and light bites, with the opportunity to meet some of the creative team involved and learn more about the stories behind the work on display.
All tickets include wine & light snacks.
FREE for Art-full basic & premier members!
Event flow-
6-6:30pm | arrival & mingling
6:30pm | chat with costume designer
8pm | close
Dear Future Kids Workshop
The creative directors behind Dear Future are delighted to bring the project to the children of NYC through an interactive workshop for children and their families! Join us for this special workshop that will include Dear Future letters, photography, and arts and crafts. Great for all ages, especially 4 and up!
All proceeds from ticket prices go to support children living in institutionalized care through the Granny Program!
Workshop Ticket Pricing:
$40.00 (1-2 Child Participants, and up to 2 supervising grownups)
$60.00 (3 Child Participants and up to 3 supervising grownups)
$80.00 Family Package (4-5 Child Participants, and up to 4 supervising grownups)
Dear Future World Premiere Event: Opening Night
Join us for our exclusive opening reception for the Dear Future Elevating Children's Voices art exhibition. This special evening will feature a conversation with the exhibition's creative directors, a live musical performance by Colombian artists, hors d'oeuvres and cocktails, and the world premiere of this powerful exhibition.