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<\/p>\n Makenzie Phelan<\/a>,\u00a0Alexander Hankin<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Sterling McDavid<\/a>\u00a0are shown at last year\u2019s Aspen Art Museum Slopeside Soiree. This year\u2019s event will be held Saturday evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Alexander Hankin is at the forefront of a movement to engage younger collectors and donors with the art world.\u00a0<\/p>\n For almost a decade, Hankin has led a youth movement at the Aspen Art Museum. He first joined the board at the museum at the age of 23 and since then he has spent more than a decade helping shape the museum\u2019s fundraising events and donor strategy.\u00a0<\/p>\n Now 38, Hankin finds himself the eldest of the six co-chairs for the Aspen Art Museum\u2019s \u201cSlopeside Soir\u00e9e\u201d which happens Saturday. The youngest co-chair is 24.<\/p>\n Joining Hankin as co-chairs of the event are Lauren Allday, Elizabeth Chung, Kelcee Corwin, Makenzie Moon Phelan and Ernie Poma.<\/p>\n \u201cEvents like Slopeside Soir\u00e9e power the Aspen Art Museum\u2019s work to bring world-class art and programming to our community, and we\u2019re grateful for the support from leaders of the next generation of arts philanthropists,\u201d said Jaclyn Carr, deputy director of advancement at museum.\u00a0<\/p>\n With a younger group leading the way, the emphasis on the party has gone from fancy to fun. It\u2019s a cocktail-style gathering, featuring caviar and martinis, and is designed to feel playful, social and accessible.\u00a0<\/p>\n This year\u2019s starting time has moved from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and features DJ Chromeo, which off the bat suggests less sit down and more get down.\u00a0<\/p>\n Hankin said the event will lean into the Valentine\u2019s Day theme this year.<\/p>\n \u201cIt’s gonna be very sexy because it\u2019s Valentine\u2019s Day, so we\u2019re kind of going for that boudoir sort of feeling, a lot of reds,\u201d Hankin said. \u201cI really love the idea of exploring the museum at night and the current Jacqueline Humphreys exhibit is perfect for that, very colorful, very open for interpretation, and some great neon colors on the basement floor. It\u2019s a show that I think people are really going to enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n Engaging young people has been a deliberate move toward cultivating younger supporters and patrons at the Aspen Art Museum. Hankin said it reflects a larger movement happening in the art world everywhere.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a real rise in young collectors,\u201d Hankin said. \u201cThere\u2019s this great synergy between emerging artists and young collectors. The artists are making themselves more accessible, but what I see is that young collectors are investing in these artists and really nurturing their careers, getting to know them, going to their studios and really championing them to becoming a lot bigger artists. Most of the contemporary artists that I collect, I know personally and it\u2019s very special to see them blossom and their careers grow.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Alexander Hankin is a well-known figure in the art world, serving on art museum boards in the U.S. and Europe. He also is a cultural, fashion and art columnist, working as an editor-at-large for Avenue Magazine.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n
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