Tracey Lutz, Manhattan Mortgage CEO and honoree Melissa Cohn

The art world gathered at the Bridgehampton Tennis and Surf Club for the Artists Against Abuse 10th Anniversary Gala, benefiting the Retreat, which offers support services to victims of violence. Manhattan Mortgage CEO Melissa Cohn received the Retreat Hope Award from Southampton Town Councilman Dennis Suskind for her support of the foundation. The highlight of the evening was the auction scene, where guests could snag a delicately painted ceramic plate detailed with a woodland scene by Mary Delaney, or a beautiful white flower plate by Jane Johnson. Other notables whose work was featured on the plates included: Berenice D'Vorzon, Dallas Ernst, Sheila Isham, William King, Evelyn Lauder, Nicole Miller, Ralph Carpentier, James McMullan, and Robert Zakanitch. The live auction (officiated by August Uribe of Sotheby's and The View's Joy Behar) featured original art by renowned artists, including Ross Bleckner, Audrey Flack, April Gornik, Bryan Hunt, Jenny Holzer, and Cindy Sherman.


Patrick McLaughlin, John Leonard, Bruce Glasser

Caroline Hirsch, Joy Behar

Toni Haber, Melissa Cohn, Laura Scott

Photos by Richard Lewin

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