ART PEOPLE PARTY: The Arts Council of Princeton’s signature spring art and wine fundraiser will be held on Friday, April 14 from 7-10 p.m. Tickets for this year’s event are available at artscouncilofprinceton.org.

Tickets are now available for the Arts Council of Princeton’s (ACP) signature spring art and wine fundraiser, Art People Party, to be held on Friday, April 14 from 7 to 10 p.m. Themed “Club 57 & the Cosmic Closet,” the event will transport attendees to the early 1980s East Village art scene of Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, RuPaul, and more. Partygoers will jam to the music of the era spun by DJ Darius and enjoy the Nomad Pizza truck, street eats, and open beer and wine bar.

One of the highlights of the evening is the Tombola, an Italian-style art lottery of original works contributed by 30-plus talented local artists. Having previewed the available choices and making a quick decision when their number is drawn, each Tombola ticket holder takes home an original work of art.

ACP Executive Director Adam Welch shared the history behind the event’s name: “Art People Party was the theme of the first May Day Art Fair, an ACP-organized event held in 1971. The party began on the lawn of Nassau Hall and on Palmer Square Green with a maypole, doll carriage parade, and folk dancing, eventually becoming the event that brought 40,000-plus people to Princeton known to us as Communiversity. We thought it appropriate to recognize our spring fundraiser for what it really is, an Art People Party celebrating the transformative power of art and having a good time doing it.”

Tickets for Art People Party are $150 for an event ticket and $350 for a Tombola entry. For tickets and more information, visit artscouncilofprinceton.org or call (609) 924-8777 x103.

Revenue raised from Art People Party supports the Arts Council’s Anne Reeves Fund, which supports community arts initiatives and the ACP’s Artist-in-Residence Program, as well as ACP’s many outreach programs that benefit underserved youth and teens, low-income seniors, neurodivergent adults, and more.