Field of Vision: Summer of Love
On one summer night every July, Ox-Bow welcomes our community of artists and patrons to come together on the Warnock Meadow for our annual summer benefit, Field of Vision - an evening of fellowship and fundraising. All guests will enjoy artisanal food, as well as an open bar, and auctions featuring the work of notable artists.
Join us Saturday, July 13, 2024 from 4:00–10:00 p.m.
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Learn more about our 2024 Visionary Awardees, Larry Gammons and John Rossi
This year we used After the Tone to send John and Larry all the love we could offer! Guests left messages of affirmations and memories, which will soon be passed along for John and Larry to enjoy.
Didn't get to leave a message? You still have time! Tell our Visionary Awardees John Rossi and Larry Gammons, how much they mean to you. Just dial the numbers linked in our bio. All messages will be compiled and burned onto a record for the awardees to enjoy.
Visionary Awardees: John Rossi & Larry Gammons
This summer we celebrate John Rossi as the Art & Environment Honoree. This award honors a person or collective, working in the arts or environment, whose work aligns with our mission and values. After 30 years with Ox-Bow as our beloved Facilities Manager, John is being honored with this award as a lifetime achievement for the community he has built and continues to build on our campus and the care he has taken throughout his tenure for the campus’ historic and contemporary structures. We also celebrate Community Honoree Larry Gammons who was pivotal in building and nurturing the LGBTQIA+ community in Saugatuck-Douglas when he founded The Dunes resort with Carl Jennings. Our Community Visionary award is dedicated to those who reflect Ox-Bow’s values of cultivating community and enriching civic life, which Larry continues to do to this day through community service like the Pride Celebration Garden in Douglas that he created 3 years ago.
Guest Chef: Rose Duong, Executive Chef, Wickwood Inn
A veteran of Chicago’s food scene since age six, Wickwood Inn Executive Chef Rose Duong grew up in her family’s restaurant businesses and ran food and beverage at Harpo Studios – home of the Oprah Winfrey Show – for seventeen years, supplying breakfast, lunch, and dinner company-wide as well as catering Oprah’s green room. She has been a culinary partner for fifteen years to Shea Soucie and Martin Horner, owners of Saugatuck’s Wickwood Inn. Chef Rose resides in Chicago.
Brendan Fernandes by Kevin Penczak
Performance collaborator Fleming
Performing Artist: Brendan Fernandes presents “Summer of Love” in collaboration with Ox-Bow alum Fleming
Award winning artist, Brendan Fernandes will present a ballet for 8 dancers across the Warnock Meadow, weaving their performance throughout the guests and the evening’s program. Adapted from Fernandes’ performance “Endless Love,” choreographed for the Art Production Fund, Fernandes takes inspiration from his 2023 residency as a Visiting Artist at Ox-Bow and the dance parties Fernandes attended. The performance will highlight the collaborative spirit, creativity, playfulness and magic that manifests at Ox-Bow. For this piece dancers will engage in a fun, flirty, and blissful dance about summer love.
Support: Lead support for Field of Vision: Summer of Love is provided by the Holly Palmer Foundation. The event is chaired by Keith Goad and Paul Grunwald & Shauna and Kevin Wilson. Thanks to our sponsors Modales Wines, Saugatuck Brewing Company, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and zakti tea.
Photo by Jamie Kelter Davis.
Exclusive Discounts at the Wickwood Inn
Need a place to stay for the benefit? The Wickwood Inn is a luxurious, historical place to stay while you’re in town. This year, they’re offering an exclusive discount for Field of Vision guests. When booking with Wickwood use promo code OXBOW24 by June 30 for 10% off their luxury accommodations.
Lead support for this year’s Field of Vision is provided by:
If you have any questions please email, Kate Nguyen at knguyen@ox-Bow.org
Previous Summer Benefits
Thank you to those who attended our Annual Summer Benefit! We look forward to seeing you at future events. Photos By Jamie Kelter Davis
Founded in 1910, Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists’ Residency connects artists to a network of creative resources, people, and ideas; an energizing natural environment; and a rich artistic history and vital future. As an arts-based nonprofit with a rich legacy of empowering and investing in artists, we value the freedom to explore challenging ideas in art. When visiting our campus there maybe artwork or objects made by participants that may not align with one’s own personal values or beliefs.