Lonnie Holley to Headline Benefit Concert for AFAM

The American Folk Art Museum (AFAM) has announced that it will host a benefit concert on Thursday, May 18, which Lonnie Holley, a globally-respected musician and visual artist, will headline.

The concert, set for 7:00pm at Adler Hall at The New York Society for Ethical Culture (2 West 64 Street, New York, New York), will honor Holley’s visual and musical talents and explore his collaborative spirit with other musicians. Holley has more than six full-length albums, and his most recent one features award-winning musicians, including Bon Iver, David Byrne, and Michael Stipe. In that spirit, Holley will perform with special guests at the benefit concert, including Mourning [A] BLKstar and Marshall Allen, which Harvey Fierstein, an award-winning actor, playwright, screenwriter, and folk art enthusiast, will host.

Holley has two works on view in the Museum's current exhibition, Material Witness: Folk and Self-Taught Artists at Work, and has been featured in past exhibitions such as the critically acclaimed When the Curtain Never Comes Down. He has also played music in AFAM's galleries. For this concert, Holley is collaborating with American fashion designer Emily Adams Bode Aujla, known for shaping her designs around historical techniques, including quilting, mending, and appliqué, to create a custom outfit for the show. 

Tickets start at $85.00 and are available for purchase here. Proceeds from the concert will support the mission of the American Folk Art Museum. You can help support this great Lincoln Square institution and hear a great concert, all at the same time. It's a no brainer to attend!

In the meantime, make sure you visit AFAM to see the exhibitions currently on display, especially the one that includes Holley's two works, and to find unique items at the Shop!

Photo Credit: American Folk Art Museum