The Carle Honors 2009

Alice Provensen ▪ Artist
Kyle Zimmer ▪ Angel
Walter Lorraine ▪ Mentor
Marianne and Blouke Carus ▪ Bridge

Tickets are now SOLD OUT for the 4th Annual Carle Honors Benefit Gala and Awards Ceremony. Please contact Jenny Darling at 413.658.1104 or email jennyd@carlemuseum.org to be added to our waitlist. The event will be held on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at the Midtown Loft & Terrace in New York City at 267 Fifth Avenue. Join us in honoring the ingenuity of individuals who are dedicated to the art of the picture book and its integral role in fostering art appreciation, early literacy, and critical thinking.

This year’s distinguished roster of Carle Honors recipients includes renowned artist Alice Provensen, First Book Co-Founder and President Kyle Zimmer, celebrated editor Walter Lorraine, and Cricket magazine and Carus Publishing Founders Marianne and Blouke Carus. Each has brought a wealth of talent to the field of children’s illustrated literature, which they have used to expand audience and support for the same.

Second Annual Art Auction
This year’s Carle Honors will feature our second annual Art Auction of original works of art donated by some of the industry’s most celebrated artists. Click here to view the Auction Preview and bidding information . Participating Artist include:

• Eric Carle
• Bryan Collier
• Tomie dePaola
• Jane Dyer
• Maira Kalman
• David Kirk
• E. B. Lewis
• David Macaulay
• Barbara McClintock
• Robert Andrew Parker
• Giselle Potter
• Alice Provensen
• Chris Raschka
• Matthew Reinhart
• Chris Van Allsburg
• Rosemary Wells
• David Wiesner
• Ed Young

All works will be on display at the Books of Wonder Gallery in New York City at 18 West 18th Street from September 10th through the 23rd. If you cannot attend and are interested in entering a bid in advance of the evening, please contact rebeccag@carlemuseum.org, where you can enter a maximum bid or bid to take.

We will also unveil the first commemorative Carle Honors Poster created this year by Mo Willems, available for purchase and signing by him that evening with a donation to The Carle.

The new cocktail party format will allow our guests to meet and mingle with industry friends, artists, and honorees. We are also delighted to announce our new opportunity to sponsor educators for the night. Sponsored educators will not only attend the event, they will also receive a one-year Membership to the Museum, the Carle Honors commemorative poster by Mo Willems, and a space at our Reggio-inspired Conference.

The evening will begin at 6:00 pm with cocktails on the terrace, the silent auction and Mo Willems poster signing. Presentation of awards will begin at 7:15 pm with Paul Zelinsky, Joan Allen, Susan Meddaugh and David Wiesner present to introduce respective honorees. Dinner fare and dessert will follow.

Individual tickets are priced at $350, $500 (educator sponsor) and $600 (includes champagne toast with honorees). Our premier sponsor package is priced at $20,000, other sets are priced at $3,500 (10 standard), $5,000 (sponsors 10 educators), or $6,000 (10 champagne toast tickets). If you prefer a different mix of ticketing, pricing will be adjusted accordingly. Last year's event was filled to capacity.

For more information, please contact Rebecca Goggins, Director of Development, at (413) 658-1118 or email rebeccag@carlemuseum.org.