PS21 Gala Auction Preview

A rare opportunity to spend an afternoon inside one of the Hudson Valley’s distinctive farm distilleries, from grain to glass: Silver Brothers Spirits Company, Old Chatham, NY.

• Private founder-led distillery tour for eight guests with exclusive behind-the-scenes access to production and barrel aging facilities

• Guided tasting of three Silver Brothers whiskeys with light fare and a preview pour of an unreleased single barrel whiskey

• Private barrel draw experience from a choice of two barrels

• Eight hand-filled and hand-labeled bottles drawn directly from the barrel, with signed commemorative bottles noting the barrel and date of the experience

• A one-of-a-kind experience unavailable to the general public

• The winning bidder’s table gets a bottle & glasses brought to them on the spot!

Opening bid: $1,000

A week in Paris behind the scenes of one of the world’s biggest contemporary performance festivals, the Festival d’Automne 2026 with PS21 Artistic & Executive Director Vallejo Gantner.

• A curated selection of evening performances, chosen with you and Vallejo (on mutually agreed upon dates within the festival: September 11 – Dec 20)

• Up to six nights for two in a central 3–4 star boutique hotel, breakfast included

• A private dinner with Festival Artistic Director Francesca Corona

• Private lunches, suppers, and drinks with festival artists — the lineup depends on your chosen week, but may include Walid Raad, Bruce Gladwin of Back to Back Theatre, Maria Hassabi, Philippe Quesne, Simon Le Borgne, François Chaignaud, and others also bound for PS21

• Curator-led tours of the new, Jean Nouvel–designed Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain and the Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection

• A private guided expedition to the Puces de Saint-Ouen flea market with Kate van den Boogert

• Signed copies of the Makers Paris books

• A tour of Chaillot – Théâtre National de la Danse with Lilli Chopra

• A guided tour of the Walid Raad exhibition at Le Centquatre with the artist

Opening bid: $4,000

Back by popular demand: a private dinner from your Gala chef—the hottest new chef in the Hudson Valley. 

• A five-course chef’s tasting meal for six, prepared by David Israelow, chef of the new Four Corners restaurant opening soon in Chatham, formerly of Michelin-star One White Street. 

• The meal includes carefully selected wines from the family vineyards and cellars of our Board and of Artistic & Executive Director, Vallejo Gantner. 

• Meal can be prepared in your private home or in the new restaurant. Four Corners is housed in the former Blue Plate, owned by PS21’s founder Judy Grunberg.

Opening bid: $3,000

Have the most fun you’ve ever had in your life with a VIP weekend for four featuring the best food, drink, and contemporary performance in Las Vegas. Your trip includes:

• Two rooms for two nights at Caesar’s Palace

• Four tickets to Atomic Saloon Show: a riotous ride through the Wild West

• A $500 voucher to Diner Ross Steakhouse, serving up bonafide classics, cocky cocktails, and good times. 

• Four tickets to Absinthe: an intoxicating cocktail of jaw-dropping, adults-only circus, comedy, and burlesque

• A $500 voucher to Superfrico, a veritable smorgasbord of eye candy, cocktails, impromptu amusements, and deliciously bad decisions 

• A nightcap at the cabin-styled Ski Lodge 

• Transportation to and from Abstinthe in a rare one-of-a-kind, fully electric Gazillac Escalade IQ, made of “solid gold”

• Must be booked three+ weeks in advance, can be booked for any available weekend, blackout dates apply

Opening bid: $3,500