Risa HIrsch Ehrlich: Legacy Exhibit & Sale, A Fundraiser for NoMAA
Risa Ehrlich, a cherished member of the Uptown Manhattan arts community, passed away in December 2025.
A gifted ceramic artist, her work was at once delicate and bold, always evolving.
Risa bequeathed a collection of her work to NoMAA to support the community she loved.
Come experience her work.
Acquire one of the last available pieces.
Celebrate her legacy while supporting the future of the arts.
TUESDAY
JUNE 16, 2026
5:00 – 8:00 PM
NoMAA GALLERY
United Palace Theater
4140 Broadway & 176th St
New York,
To see more of Risa’s work and learn more about her life in art, please see her website:
www.legacyrisa.com
Exhibit and sale benefits NoMAA, supporting local artists, community initiatives and the Subway Elevator Poster Project. www.nomaanyc.org
Join us for a conversation with internationally recognized multi-media artist Francisco Alvarado-Juárez about his latest book, Gay Liberation: New York City Pride Parades 1975-1976, featuring images from Francisco’s 2025 exhibition, Out of the Closets! Into the Street!: New York City Pride March 1975-1976, which was exhibited at the Hispanic Society in 2025 as the second installation for Arte en el Alto Manhattan. Featuring 18 photographs, this exhibition showcased the racial and ethnic diversity of the early Pride parades and revealed the nuanced bonds of kinship formed among marchers from disparate backgrounds.
The conversation will be moderated by New York Public Library Director of Collection Development and Global Studies, Jason Baumann,
Francisco Alvarado-Juárez is an internationally recognized multi-media New York-based artist originally from Honduras. With over 50 individual and 90 group exhibitions, his oeuvre spans painting, installation, mixed-media, and photography. Francisco’s artwork is represented in museum collections around the world including the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Everson Museum of Art, the Museo Universitario del Chopo in Mexico, and the Museo Pablo Serrano in Spain. Francisco has additionally won over 25 awards, including grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Pollock Krasner Foundation, the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, the Fulbright Program, and the Monson Arts Center.
Jason Baumann is the Susan and Douglas Dillon Director for Collection Development and Global Studies. He also coordinates the Library’s LGBTQ+ Initiative, for which he has curated a number of exhibitions, including Why We Fight: Remembering AIDS Activism and Love & Resistance: Stonewall 50. He is the editor of Love and Resistance: Out of the Closet into the Stonewall Era and The Stonewall Reader. Baumann received his MLS from Queens College, his MFA in Creative Writing from City College, and his PhD in English at the CUNY Graduate Center.
ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN ~ THE COURAGE TO FIND THE TRUTH
“The Washington Post” reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon’s resignation, screened 52 years to the day (August 9). Starring Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, and Jack Warden. Directed by Alan J. Pakula. Written by Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward, and William Goldman. The movie runtime is 2 hours and 18 minutes, Rated PG, and will be screened on DCP, courtesy of Warner Bros. Live entertainment TBA.
THE PRINCESS BRIDE ~ THE COURAGE TO FIND TWUE WUV
A bedridden boy’s grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love. Starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, and Mandy Patinkin. Directed by Rob Reiner. Written by William Goldman. The movie runtime is 1 hour and 38 minutes, Rated PG, and will be screened on DCP, courtesy of Criterion Pictures. Live entertainment TBA.
