Press
November 9, 2011 - December 9th, 2011
Bungalow 5: Tuxedo Park - A solo show of paintings by Annika Connor
Contemporary Romantic painter Annika Connor is showing pieces from her latest collections at the Bungalow 5. The exhibition titled Tuxedo Park brings together the decadent interiors of an era gone by with sumptuous landscapes from an imagined garden.read more
November 9th, 2011 - December 9th, 2011
Press Coverage
December 14th, 2011
General Assembly: Curating Your Corporate and Private Collection
Bringing together both dealers and designers. This panel will focus on how to build a comprehensive collection that will not only retain its investment value, but also work well visually in a home or office setting.read more
December 14th, 2011
Featured Panelists
- Heidi Lee: New York-based Art Advisor
- Kipton Cronkite: Founder & Creative Director, KiptonART
- Sari Cohen: Collections Manager of Neuberger Berman Art Program
- Sarah Connolly: Creative Director of Cavern Home
November 16th, 2011
General Assembly: The Fusion of Fine Art and Fashion
Art and Fashion have always been inextricably linked. The newest incarnations of that concept. Not only has there been a reciprocal influence in the worlds of art and fashion, but in the last decade, a more direct link has emerged—collaborations.read more
November 16th, 2011
Featured Panelists
- Patrick McMullan: Photographer and founder of Patrick McMullan Company
- Austin Scarlett: Fashion Designer & Project Runway Star
- Bill Indursky: co-founder of VandM.com
Press Coverage
- » The Fusion of Fine Art and Fashion
- » Fusion — Fashion, Art and my Closet
- » BUSY ART BABE: ANNIKA CONNOR
- » Austin Scarlett Sounds Off on Fine Art
- » Art and Entrepreneurship: The Fusion of Fine Art and Fashion
- » Goooood Morning, Silicon Alley! Gary Sharma’s Picks for the Week
- » Fashion and Art
- » GENERAL ASSEMBLY EVENT: THE FUSION OF FINE ART AND FASHION
- » The Fusion of Fine Art and Fashion, Sponsored by VandM
October 19th, 2011
General Assembly: Art as Investment
A Survey and Explanation of the Art Market. General Assembly and Active Ideas Productions bring together experts from a scope of institutions in the art world. The discussion will be moderated by Annika Connor and give a broad overview of how to begin accruing one’s own collection.read more
October 19th, 2011
Featured Panelists
- Bill Powers: Half Gallery owner and co-founder of Exhibition A & Bravo TV Work of Art Judge
- Laura Martin: co-founder Exhibition A
- Sarah Mudge: Head of Part II Contemporary Art Sales at Phillips de Pury & Company Brendan Dugan: founder of An Art Service and Karma Books & Shop
Press Coverage
September 28th, 2011
General Assembly: Art Outside the Gallery
New Educational Series. General Assembly and Active Ideas Productions presents the new educational series of panels entitled Art as Entrepreneurship. Moderated by artist & entrepreneur Annika Connor, General Assembly will host a mix of creators, investors, historians, and innovators in a monthly art discussion series.read more
September 28th, 2011
Featured Panelists
- Richard Phillips: Artist
- Christina Tonkin: Interior Designer and Gossip Girl Set Decorator
- Jill Murphy: Co-founder and director of AD Projects
- Carter Cleveland: Art.sy: The Art Genome Project co-creator
Press Coverage
- » Making Towels for Target
- » Announcing: Art as Entrepreneurship
- » Damsels in Design NYC
- » Amazing Art Stat of the Day: “Collectors” Art Isn’t Reaching
- » ART OUTSIDE THE GALLERY
- » Tomorrow’s Events and Sales: Shop With Tené Nícole; Electric Feathers Sale
- » Annika Connor Brings Art to Entrepreneurship
December 20th, 2010
Party Digest - The Kissing Booth: Party Pics
Mistletoe Syndrome co-host Annika Connor is a contemporary artist who paints nostalgic, sensual scenes of couples kissing and embracing. Annika invited guests to pose for photographs by photographer Sophie Elgort. Select photos from this shoot will be used as source material for future paintings.read more
December 20th, 2010
My Life As A Sex Toy - Mistletoe Syndrome: ...is one worth mentioning.
Ringing in the new year is the closing bell of the holiday party season. I went to many great parties this year. Mistletoe Syndrome at The National Art’s Club is one worth mentioning.read more
December 20th, 2010
Scallywag and Vagabond - Mistletoe Syndrome at National Arts Club: Party Pics
Annika Connor, Anne Huntington, Phillips de Pury, John Higlin, Tiffany Borelli, Christine Kaculis, Veuve Clicquot, Daniel Reich, Elizabeth K. Mahon, Gemma Kahng, Eric Girerd, Amy Laurent , and more.read more
December 20th, 2010
MTV News - Mistletoe Syndrome Hits Hollywood
With the number of newly engaged and/or married celebrity couples recently announced, it is obvious that something is in the air. Within the last two months alone, there have been eight celeb engagements and one marriage.read more
December 20th, 2010
Party Digest - Mistletoe Syndrome at National Arts Club
Monday night, the National Arts Club was the place to be as artist Annika Connor and curator Anne Huntington of Phillips de Pury presented Mistletoe Syndrome. Jazz pianist John Higlin accompanied Tiffany Borelli as she sang “Love Is Where You’ll Find It” and “It’s Oh So Quiet”.read more
December 20th, 2010
Fame Game - National Arts Club Mistletoe Syndrome 12/20/2010
Artist, Annika Connor and curator, Anne Huntington of Phillips de Pury, tempt your senses to dream, dance and delight in the Grand Ballroom at the National Arts Club. Drinks sponsored by Veuve Clicquot.read more
Midnight Moon: A Summer Vernissage
July 24, 2010
Sessions.edu - Annika Connor: The Moonlight, the Music, and You
Students may be interested to know that Sessions College Watercolor instructor Annika Connor and her company Active Ideas Production ran an annual summer art show in the Hamptons last weekend.read more
July 24, 2010
HipHamptons - A Full Moon Vernissage in Southampton – Ooh la la
This past Saturday, party-goers and art lovers alike converged in Shinnecock Bay for an enchanting Vernissage at the private Southampton home of Peter Felfe.read more
July 24, 2010
Guest of a Guest - Art Under The Moonlight: The Midnight Moon Summer Vernissage
Annika Connor, along with her production company, Active Ideas Productions and Peter Felfe put together an annual summer art show at Mr. Felfe's private Southampton home this past weekend.read more
INVEN.TORY Exhibition
April 27, 2010
Gendance - I ♥ NY... Fashion and Art
The opening reception for the Point Suite Pop-Up Show was last Friday, April 23rd. The exclusive photos from the event uncover a sweet NYC secret-spot and we’re about to share it with you.read more
April 27, 2010
Scallywag and Vagabond - INVEN.TORY Exhibition: The Point Suite Pop-Up Show
In our short-attention-span culture, the idea of the pop-up show, exhibits, or just about pop-up anything seems rather appealing and exciting. For a short time, shops or exhibits are set up in a rather unconventional settings and then “poof!” Just like that, they shut down, close their doors and the opportunity to experience it is over.read more
April 23, 2010
ZINK - ANNIKA CONNOR:Reflections of/on Femininity
Zink sits down with Swedish-American artist, Annika Connor, and gets the lowdown on her aesthetic,her new book and her sense of (self)reflection.read more
April 23, 2010
Pre-Event Buzz
Point Suite Art Ball
September 28, 2009
New York Social Diary
Last Thursday at Studio 450 on 450 West 31st Street, they celebrated the upcoming Point Suite Art Book. The Point Suite Art Book will display works of forty talented emerging artists, and will contain all-original essays discussing the artists, their art, and the current artistic climate.read more
September 28, 2009
The Luxury Spot - Life's A Ball: Point Suite Art Book Fundraiser
On Thursday of last week, Annika Connor threw a fund raising party at the gorgeous 450 penthouse to benefit & celebrate her dearest project, a fine art publication titled Point Suite Art Book. Her dedication to promoting her cause doubled by her reputation for throwing a good party filled up the loft with art lovers, funky birds and a whole bunch of beautiful ballers...(!)read more
September 28, 2009
Scallywag & Vagabond - Annika Connor wows us all at the Point Suite Art Ball
The Point Suite Art Ball was unlike any other black tie event I had attended in New York. As the taxi dropped me off on the corner of 31st and Dyer, I thought that I had gotten the address wrong. I assessed the street, noticing a distinct lack in foot traffic, well-shod or no.read more
September 25, 2009
Guest of a Guest - The Pointe Suite Art Ball Kicks Off The Fall Circuit At Studio 450
Last week people found the fall colors at the back of their closet for one of the first in a jumping seasonal circuit at the Pointe Suite Art Ball. In the penthouse of Studio 450, the event supported publication of the accompanying book, a display of forty talented emerging artists.read more
September 25, 2009
New York Insider TV - How Sweet it Was!
Artist and New York Insider Annika Connor threw a black-tie fête last night in support of the Point Suite Art book, a publication that will feature profiles of a slew of unsung artists. The swank soirée, held at Studio 450, brought together art patrons of all stripes, who mingled, danced and sampled sushi from Blue Ribbon and cocktails from The Gates, among other libations.read more
September 25, 2009
Elizabeth Barry Dance News - The belle of the ball
Elizabeth Barry & Associates and gendance sponsored its first ball last night. Hosted by a wondrous young artist named Annika Connor, we found ourselves at the helm of one of NYC's finest crowds.read more
September 24, 2009
Broadway After Dark - Upcoming Point Suite Art Ball Celebrates Blossoming New Artists
Active Ideas Productions' Point Suite Art Ball September 24th promises to be among New York City's exciting events of the season. Point Suite Art Ball is a fundraiser geared toward publishing the Point Suite Art Book, a compilation showcasing the work of 40 on-the-rise artists.read more
September 24, 2009
Point Suite Art Ball Galleries
August 7, 2009
Pre-Event Buzz
September 7, 2009
Scallywag and Vagabond - Annika Connor; Self-proclaimed Girly-Girl, cum Genius.
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Point Suite Art Ball Pre-Party
August 26, 2009
New York Insider TV - Get the Point?
With less than 30 days and counting till the Point Suite Ball, taking place on September 24, artist, ingenue and New York Insider Annika Connor threw a pre-party to raise the excitement level for the ball from very high to even higher.read more
August 26, 2009
Scallywag and Vagabond - Point Suite Pre Party at The Gates a Sell Out!
Turning around suddenly to the whimsical young lady in a shock of blonde and wrapped red dress is Annika Connor. She's standing there greeting her combustible phone, her hundreds of guests and even managing to wiggle to the beat of a Tuesday night house beat at The Gates.read more
Featured Young Philanthropist
Gen Art 15th Anniversary Benefit
July 16, 2009
Generation Dance - Canvas Concentration
We discovered (appropriate, we know) Annika Connor at the Gen Art 15th Anniversary Benefit where her wonderful watercolor works jumped out at us. The subject matter was anything but diluted. Her paintings depict a fascination with beauty and decadence. They also tend to replicate fragments from daydreams portraying a sense of romance. In this case, those dreams were about dancers.read more
Summer Lovin'
June 08, 2009
Guest of a Guest - An Evening Of Summer Lovin' With Annika Connor
An evening of art, music, and summer celebration was under way Saturday at the private home of Peter Felfe in Southampton with a mesmerizing art exhibition by Annika Connor and performances by classical musicians Katharina Hagopian, Dina Pruzhansky, and Marina Boldyreva.read more
June 08, 2009
New York Insider TV - Summer Lovin'
Can we resist saying it? OK, perhaps not. It happened so fast. With apologies to John Travolta and Olivia Newton John, this weekend's exhibition of the paintings of artist Annika Connor (left)—a show dubbed Summer Lovin'—was a fine romance indeed.read more
National Arts Club: Eroticism: Studies of Desire and Sexuality
May 21, 2009
Fame Game - A Night of Erotic Art at the National Arts Club
It's a safe bet that the founders of the National Arts Club had a different sort of impetus in mind when they chartered the organization in 1898, promising to "stimulate, foster, and promote public interest in the arts and to educate the American people in the fine arts."read more
AI Productions Launch Party
December 10, 2008
Guest of a Guest - Active Ideas Production Launch Party At Mr. West
The holidays are finally here and that means party after party, despite all the gloom and doom. It looks as though people are finding more and more reasons to celebrate and last night was no exception.read more
December 10, 2008
Socially Superlative - Point Suite Art Book Launch
After crossing nearly 9 avenues and 26 streets, I arrived at the company launch party for Active Ideas Production celebrating the release of their Point Suite Art Book. The book is a compilation of works by a multitude of artists in a variety of mediums, from paintings and watercolors to sculptures and photography.read more
December 10, 2008
New York Insider TV - Getting the Point
Artist Annika Connor (far left) threw a concept launch party for her Point Suite art book at Mr. West last night and anyone expecting a sedate gathering of intellectuals rambling on about brustrokes and dimensional perspective would have been sorely disappointed.read more
December 10, 2008
Everything is Extraordinary - Point Suite * Passenger Fever
I went to a fun launch party for ACTIVE IDEAS PRODUCTIONs the other night. AI Productions, Inc. is an innovative corporation whose mission is to serve the artistic community by facilitating the presence of emerging artists and educating the public about their work.read more
