Video highlights from the party, speeches and awards ceremony of the Artists Talk On Art 50th Anniversary Gala, held on May 20th, 20024 at the SoHo Photo Gallery, 15 White Street in Tribeca (New York City) on May 20th, 2024. Features speeches by Douglas I. Sheer, Artists Talk On Art co-founder (in 1974), Chairman Emeritus and President as well as Helen Harrison, former Director of the Pollock-Krasner House as well as Gail Levin PhD, Distinguished Professor at CUNY Graduate Center and biographer of Edward Hopper, Lee Krasner and Judy Chicago and finally Liza Kirwin, PhD, Deputy Director Emerita, Smithsonian Institution's Archives of American Art. Recording run time 65 minutes. Sheer Also will make a brief introduction at the start of the screening.

Panel with Maria Paz as the moderator. 2 artists as panelists, one from the West and one from the East.

Famed Arts Documentarian Stephen Blauweis and his partner, Karen Berelowitz. The partners screen segments of their many art world documentaries and discuss their work.

As Surrealism celebrates its centennial in 2024, contemporary artists Jay Gidwitz,  Ela Zdunek and Kristin Kwan embody its enduring legacy through distinct approaches. Zdunek’s grayscale collages explore themes of transformation and identity, Kwan’s intricate oil paintings delve into mythology and the subconscious, and Gidwitz’s digital works merge traditional and modern techniques to examine psychological landscapes. Together, they push the boundaries of surrealism, showcasing its adaptability and relevance in contemporary art.