On May 3, CCVAP held its annual benefit hosted by Judy Auchincloss. Guests listened to a dynamic lecture by landscape painter, Wolf Kahn and participated in a silent auction. Auction items included private tours of the Lower East Side Art Galleries and the Frick Collection, as well as a landscape painting class in Central Park. Attendees also bid on student artworks. This year, the annual benefit raised nearly $25,000 for inner-city arts education.