The Foundation for Contemporary Arts (FCA) will host its eighteenth benefit exhibition, "Olivia Shao Selects: Exhibition and Sale to Benefit the Foundation for Contemporary Arts," at Paula Cooper Gallery. The exhibition will be on view from April 22-25, and the opening reception will take place on April 22 from 5-8 pm. 

Curated by Olivia Shao, Burger Collection & Toy Meets Art Curator at The Drawing Center, the 2026 benefit exhibition will feature new and recent works contributed by an intergenerational group of 48 generous artists and artist estates.

Proceeds from artwork sales will directly support FCA's grants to experimental artists working across dance, music/sound, performance art/theater, poetry, and visual arts. Learn more about their programs here.

Accompanying Musical Performances and Poetry Reading will take place on April 24 and April 25, featuring previous FCA grants recipients; details are availabe at FCA's website. 

Participating Paula Cooper Gallery artists include Cecily Brown, Jay DeFeo, Ralph Lemon, Julian Lethbridge, Peter Moore, Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen, and Veronica Ryan.