Following a two-year hiatus, Art Production Fund's 11th Annual Gala was a heartfelt reunion for New York's most artsy and interesting.

Three hundred guests, sporting their "tight knit" best, per the festive dress code, gathered at the Seagram building to honor artist Sanford Biggers and the success of his project 'Oracle,' a 25-foot tall bronze sculpture that watched over Rockefeller Center this past summer.

The Grill overflowed with stylish society staples, buzzing about cocktail hour from the photoshoot setup in the ladies lounge to the must-visit martini ice luge.

In fun Art Production Fund form, a group of cheerleaders rallied guests into dinner where they found The Pool's iconic pool drained, filled instead with show stopping performance artist's from Sanford Biggers' multimedia concept band Moon Medicin.

In keeping with the evening's Reunion theme, each chair was draped with APF varsity jackets embroidered with guests' names, certainly a parting gift to cherish. And save that hot second when Alice + Olivia designer Stacey Bendet's table caught fire thanks to a rogue candle, it was a totally chill, Ruinart champagne-filled night enjoyed by all.

In total, the gala raised over $700,000 which will support the organization's mission of producing impressive, probing public art projects.

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[Photos by BFA]

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