The Craft & Folk Art Museum (CAFAM) will host Craft Affair 2015, the museum’s annual fundraising gala co-chaired by Richard Erickson of W.E. O’Neil, Hank Hilty of the A.F. Gilmore Company, and artist Don Bachardy. This year’s gala celebrates CAFAM’s 50th anniversary with a cocktail reception and silent auction on Oct. 17 from 6-9 p.m. The museum will honor the historic A.F. Gilmore Company and Guggenheim fellow in fine arts Phyllis Green.

The A.F. Gilmore Company, owner of The Original Farmer’s Market, is a Los Angeles-based family-owned business dating back to 1880. The company, celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, owns and operates a variety of retail and real estate properties throughout the Fairfax District.

Phyllis Green, a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellow in fine arts 2014, has exhibited her sculpture and multi-media works both nationwide and internationally, including CAFAM; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai; Otis College of Art and Design; Tucson Museum of Art; and the Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco.

The Craft & Folk Art Museum holds a 50 year legacy as the only institution in Los Angeles exclusively dedicated to exploring the leading edge of contemporary craft, design and folk art. Founded on Miracle Mile by Edith Wyle in 1965 as CAFAM’s predecessor, The Egg & The Eye, the space served as an important cultural center for Southern California’s flourishing studio craft movement. Tickets to attend Craft Affair are $200 and sponsorship opportunities begin at $250.

For more information, visit craftaffair.cafam.org or contact (323)937-4230, ext. 31 or sonia@cafam.org.

CAFAM is located at 5814 Wilshire Blvd.