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Guild Hall’s Big Night In NYC

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From left, Alec Baldwin, Mary Jane Marcasiano, Eric Fischl, Toni Ross, April Gornik and Ralph Gibson.

From left, Alec Baldwin, Mary Jane Marcasiano, Eric Fischl, Toni Ross, April Gornik and Ralph Gibson.

From left, Barry Sonnenfeld, Kim Heirston and Salman Rushdie.

From left, Barry Sonnenfeld, Kim Heirston and Salman Rushdie. PATRICK MCMULLAN PHOTO

From left, Alec Baldwin, Mary Jane Marcasiano, Eric Fischl, Toni Ross, April Gornik and Ralph Gibson.

From left, Alec Baldwin, Mary Jane Marcasiano, Eric Fischl, Toni Ross, April Gornik and Ralph Gibson. PATRICK MCMULLAN PHOTO

E. T. Williams

E. T. Williams PATRICK MCMULLAN PHOTO

From left, Hilaria Baldwin, April Gornik and Ted Hartley.

From left, Hilaria Baldwin, April Gornik and Ted Hartley. PATRICK MCMULLAN PHOTO

Guild Hall's 35th Academy of the Arts Achievement Awards at the Rainbow Room in New York City on March 3.

Guild Hall's 35th Academy of the Arts Achievement Awards at the Rainbow Room in New York City on March 3. PATRICK MCMULLAN PHOTO

From left, Taryn Simon, Salman Rushdie, Rachel Eliza Griffiths, Jordan Roth and Blythe Danner.

From left, Taryn Simon, Salman Rushdie, Rachel Eliza Griffiths, Jordan Roth and Blythe Danner. PATRICK MCMULLAN PHOTO

From left, Tovah Feldshuh and Blythe Danner.

From left, Tovah Feldshuh and Blythe Danner. PATRICK MCMULLAN PHOTO

authorStaff Writer on Mar 12, 2020

Guild Hall held its 35th Academy of the Arts Achievement Awards at the iconic Rainbow Room in New York City on March 3. Chosen by peers for excellence in the literary, visual, and performing arts categories, this year’s winners were Salman Rushdie  for Literary Arts, Dorothea Rockburne for Visual Arts, and Barry Sonnenfeld for Performing Arts. A Special Award for Leadership and Philanthropy was presented to Ted Hartley.

The ceremony was hosted by Academy of the Arts President, Guild Hall Trustee, and famed artist Eric Fischl, while writer and Vogue theater critic Adam Green was the evening's emcee. Awards were presented to the honorees by Richard Armstrong, Alec Baldwin, Kelly Ripa, and Taryn Simon.

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