The Drawing Center's 2023 Gala

Honoring
Almine and Bernard Ruiz-Picasso
Shahzia Sikander

Wednesday, May 3
The Lighthouse at Pier 61, Chelsea Piers, NYC

This year’s festivities promise to be a memorable testament to our beloved Drawing Center, celebrating a glorious lineup of individuals whose accomplishments and deep commitment to our chosen medium exemplify drawing’s necessity and unique significance in today’s world.

The Drawing Center’s Gala is the leading fundraiser in support of our organization. Funds generated through this event support our exhibitions, publications, public programs, and education initiatives, furthering our enduring mission to explore the medium of drawing as primary, dynamic, and relevant to contemporary culture, the future of art, and creative thought.

Enter here for your chance to win special prizes including: a collection of publications on the works of Shahzia Sikander; a collection of publications on the works of Pablo Picasso; an assortment of artist supplies from our bookstore's bestsellers; a Private Tour of A Greater Beauty: The Drawings of Kahlil Gibran led by Chief Curator, Claire Gilman; a silk scarf by General Idea's AA Bronson; and a limited edition hand-colored lithograph by artist Walter Price.

For information on tickets or to make a donation to The Drawing Center, please contact Rebecca Brickman, Director of Development at rbrickman@drawingcenter.org or (212) 219 2166 x217.

2023 Gala Benefit Committee:

• Frances Beatty Adler and Allen Adler
• Dita Amory and Graham Nickson
• Anonymous
• Sarah Arison
• Richard Armstrong and Dorsey Waxter
• Susan Bay Nimoy
• Jill E. Braufman and Daniel Nir
• James Keith Brown and Eric Diefenbach
• Monique and Max Burger
• Valentina Castellani and Gianluca Violante
• Christie's
• Suzanne and Bob Cochran
• James Cohan
• Eileen and Michael Cohen
• Pilar Corrias
• Andrea Crane and Sam Hoffman
• David Kordansky Gallery
• Elizabeth Dee
• Sandra and Leo DelZotto
• Michele Oka Doner and Frederick Doner
• East West Bank
• Lonti Ebers
• Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg
• Julia Fowler
• Natalie Frank
• Cheri and Steven Friedman
• Frieze
• Kathy and Richard Fuld
• Gagosian
• Galerie Lelong & Co
• Michèle Gerber Klein
• Stacey and Rob Goergen
• Amy Gold and Brett Gorvy
• Susan Gosin
• Agnes Gund
• Jane Hait and Justin Beal
• Lynn and Martin Halbfinger
• Hilary and Peter Hatch
• Susan Harris
• Hauser & Wirth
• Harry Tappan Heher and Jean-Edouard van Praet d’Amerloo
• Priscila Hudgins and Alvin Hudgins III
• Karma
• George and Martha Kellner
• Sean Kelly
• Tina Kim
• Jill and Peter Kraus
• Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis
• Andrew Kreps
• Rhiannon Kubicka
• Curtis and Stacey Lane
• Raymond Learsy
• Fran and Jack Levy
• Dorothy Lichtenstein
• Locks Gallery
• Jane Lombard
• Iris Z. Marden
• Marianne Boesky Gallery
• Tobias Meyer
• Jill Newhouse
• David Nolan
• Pace Gallery
• Paula Cooper Gallery
• Adam Pendleton
• Marco Perego-Saldana and Zoe Saldana-Perego
• Ron and Ann Pizzuti
• Nancy and Fred Poses
• Rachel Uffner
• Cindy and Howard Rachofsky
• Almine Rech
• The Robert Lehman Foundation
• The Ronald and Jo Carole Lauder Foundation
• Alexander S.C. Rower and Elan Gentry
• Ed Ruscha
• Jane Dresner Sadaka and Ned Sadaka
• David Salle
• Curtis Talwst Santiago
• Joyce and Ken Siegel
• Amy Sillman
• Lisa Silver and Jean-Christophe Castelli
• Skarstedt Gallery
• Laura Skoler
• Barry and Julie Smooke
• Jerry Speyer and Katherine Farley
• Galia Meiri Stawski and Axel Stawski
• Pat Steir and Joost Elffers
• Michael Straus
• Margaret Sundell and Reinaldo Laddaga
• Max Teicher
• Fern and Lenard Tessler
• Rirkrit Tiravanija
• Barbara Toll
• Robert Turner and Peter Speliopoulos
• Nicola Vassell
• Venus Over Manhattan
• Waqas Wajahat
• Dana Wallach and Michael T.M. Jones
• Carol and Michael Weisman
• Isabel Stainow Wilcox
• Sherri Williams and Lee Sossen
• Laurie and David Wolfert
• Candace Worth
• Linda Yablonsky

List updated April 25