We kicked off summer with our 10 year anniversary extravaganza featuring a performance by the 8-piece West African band, Cheick Hamala Diabate. Huge thank you to all the clients, partners, friends, family and wildly talented musicians that made the night a memorable one. Here’s to another 10 years of building unusually brilliant brands. 

This summer, Watson & Company collaborated with This Place, a self-described ‘moving event project’ that gathers like-minded individuals for creative pop-ups through-out the city. For the third year in a row, we hosted a series of live figure drawing sessions on our rooftop and added a few crates of rosé to the mix to get the creative juices flowing. After work and just in time for magic hour over Manhattan, the roof was transformed into an open-air studio. Sans instruction, attendees were given complete freedom to explore their practice, meet other creatives, and keep it casual.

We inaugurated our rooftop garden with an extraordinary set by experimental harpist Mary Lattimore upon the release of her critically acclaimed album, ‘Hundreds of Days’. Voluntary donations were collected to benefit Art Start, an organization that supports emerging artistic talent in underserved communities. Guests were treated to libations by event sponsors Stella Artois, Volcan Tequila and Health-Ade Kombucha, and our neighbors at Dimes provided a gorgeous farm-to-table spread.

Watson & Company is proud to announce a partnership with non-profit organization, Art Start. Founded in the belief that the creative arts can transform young, at-risk lives, Art Start provides workshops, mentorship programs, and career-counseling to thousands of children and young adults in the New York City area. As industry partners, Watson & Company stands behind this mission and provides funding and awareness for The Emerging Artists Program, which specifically supports underserved teens that have identified themselves as artists but lack the resources to hone their craft. If you are interested in learning more about Art Start and how you can make a donation, please visit www.art-start.org.