Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
We staged a gallery opening full of infamously stolen artwork.
Full story: improveverywhere.com/2026/04/16/stolen-art-gallery
For our latest mission, we staged a gallery opening full of stolen artwork, invited in members of the public, and then had the “FBI” show up and seize everything in sight.
The paintings were exact replicas of the 13 priceless artworks stolen in the infamous Gardner Museum Heist. We told guests the art was "on loan" from a secretive billionaire. Of course the collector, curator, gallery staff, and even security were all our undercover actors.
Thanks to our collaborators, the filmmakers behind the new independent feature film Any Day Now, coming out May 5, across all digital on-demand platforms! Check out the film to dive deeper into the mystery of the art heist that inspired this stunt. Their support allowed us to produce this video so please take a moment to watch the trailer! anydaynowfilm.com
Read the full story here: improveverywhere.com/2026/04/16/stolen-art-gallery
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Production Company: DVRG
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Crew
Director: Charlie Todd - charlietodd.com
Executive Producer: Andrew Soltys
Tech Director: Justin Ayers
Production Coordinator: Manon Courtine
Audio Mixer: Tom Fama
Video Utility: Katie Voss
Camera Op: Riede Dervay
Still Photography: Mark Ostow
Artwork Reproductions: Tim Murley
Editor: Ryan Spears
Executive Producer Assistant: Emily Sparks
Tech Director Assistant: Josh Steckler
Production Assistant: Jason Grimm, Quan Robinson, Nick Kozel
Cast
Art Curator: Brielle Demirjian
Art Curator's Assistant: Paris Adkins
FBI Director: Marshall Stratton
FBI Agents: Mike Manship, Scott Cahill
Door Person: Daniel Moser
Art Collector: Jason Lambert
Ensemble: Mucho Garcia, Mercedes Igus, Okay Cozy, Brenda Hettsmanburger, Tay Witcher, Robin Kurian, Hunter Duggarn
“Any Day Now” Film
Director: Eric Aronson / Any Day Now
Producer: Miles Benson / Any Day Now
EP, Partner: Mark Donadio, Miriam Marcus / Moody Independent
ECD: Gianfranco Arena, Jonathan Mackler / Arena X Mackler
This is one of 100s of different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past 25 years in New York City. Others include Frozen Grand Central, the Food Court Musical, and the famous No Pants Subway Ride, to name a few. Visit our website to see tons of photos and video of all of our work, including behind the scenes information on how this video was made.
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We staged a gallery opening full of infamously stolen artwork.
Full story: improveverywhere.com/2026/04/16/stolen-art-gallery
For our latest mission, we staged a gallery opening full of stolen artwork, invited in members of the public, and then had the “FBI” show up and seize everything in sight.
The paintings were exact replicas of the 13 priceless artworks stolen in the infamous Gardner Museum Heist. We told guests the art was "on loan" from a secretive billionaire. Of course the collector, curator, gallery staff, and even security were all our undercover actors.
Thanks to our collaborators, the filmmakers behind the new independent feature film Any Day Now, coming out May 5, across all digital on-demand platforms! Check out the film to dive deeper into the mystery of the art heist that inspired this stunt. Their support allowed us to produce this video so please take a moment to watch the trailer! anydaynowfilm.com
Read the full story here: improveverywhere.com/2026/04/16/stolen-art-gallery
Join our email list for participation opportunities and new project news: improveverywhere.com/email-lists
Production Company: DVRG
dvrg.com
Crew
Director: Charlie Todd - charlietodd.com
Executive Producer: Andrew Soltys
Tech Director: Justin Ayers
Production Coordinator: Manon Courtine
Audio Mixer: Tom Fama
Video Utility: Katie Voss
Camera Op: Riede Dervay
Still Photography: Mark Ostow
Artwork Reproductions: Tim Murley
Editor: Ryan Spears
Executive Producer Assistant: Emily Sparks
Tech Director Assistant: Josh Steckler
Production Assistant: Jason Grimm, Quan Robinson, Nick Kozel
Cast
Art Curator: Brielle Demirjian
Art Curator's Assistant: Paris Adkins
FBI Director: Marshall Stratton
FBI Agents: Mike Manship, Scott Cahill
Door Person: Daniel Moser
Art Collector: Jason Lambert
Ensemble: Mucho Garcia, Mercedes Igus, Okay Cozy, Brenda Hettsmanburger, Tay Witcher, Robin Kurian, Hunter Duggarn
“Any Day Now” Film
Director: Eric Aronson / Any Day Now
Producer: Miles Benson / Any Day Now
EP, Partner: Mark Donadio, Miriam Marcus / Moody Independent
ECD: Gianfranco Arena, Jonathan Mackler / Arena X Mackler
This is one of 100s of different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past 25 years in New York City. Others include Frozen Grand Central, the Food Court Musical, and the famous No Pants Subway Ride, to name a few. Visit our website to see tons of photos and video of all of our work, including behind the scenes information on how this video was made.
improveverywhere.com
Be the first to find out about the next video we create by subscribing to our YouTube channel, and click the bell below this video to be notified of new videos!
JOIN OUR RANKS: improveverywhere.com/email-lists
Instagram: instagram.com/improvevery
