50TH ANNIVERSARY GALA
connecting the past and present to imagine the future
Saturday, December 9, 2023
The Blaffer Art Museum
5:30pm-8:30pm
Dance Party
8:30pm-10:30pm
Theme: Ruby and Gold
Past meets present to imagine the future, and historical elegance meets contemporary imagination.
Attire: Evening Chic
Please join us in evening chic attire to honor so many of those who have make the Blaffer what it is today.
Inspiration
Please see our 50th Anniversary Moodboards where we are collecting inspiration for the Gala along with a timeline that showcases important Blaffer events throughout the last 50 years.
December 9, 2023. Please save the date to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Blaffer Art Museum.
Reserved Premium Table
(SOLD OUT)
gold | $25,000
Reserved Premium Table for 10 plus dining accompaniment by University Leadership or former Museum Director. All benefits of $15k level and year-long recognition as sponsor of NEXT exhibition program.
(FMV $2,050)
Reserved Exclusive Table
(sold out)
ruby | $15,000
Reserved Exclusive Table for 8 plus dining accompaniment by a former Blaffer Art Museum Director and All benefits of $10k level.
(FMV $1,640)
Reserved Table
(sold out)
shimmer | $10,000
Reserved Table for 8 plus dining accompaniment by Silent Auction Artist. All benefits of individual ticket. Recognition on Commemorative etched brick on Blaffer Art Museum's front plaza, as well as printed materials including 50th Anniversary Catalog, Gala Program, and Exhibition Title walls.
(FMV $1,640)
Individual
(Sold Out)
$1,000
One ticket to Gala, which includes valet parking, cocktail hour, open bar, seated dinner, thank you gift, and access to Silent Auction and Dance Party.
(FMV $210)
Dance Party
Host Committee
Mr. And Mrs. James Arcidiacono
Alexander Arocha
Lauren Arocha
Leyla Ballantyne
James & Kimberly Bell
Mrs. Caroline and Mr. Andrew Benak
Anna Brewster
Carson Brown
Josephine Hill and Joseph Doyle
Sarah Foltz
Eve French and Ben Galtney
Whitney Hart
Robert Hodge
Madeline Kelly
Whitney & Marc Lawson
Sara Cain and Michael McGinnis
Mary & Carlos Newall
Marianne Newall
Edward Rice
Micheline & Federico Schloeter
Kathryn & Colby Swain
Pedro Salazar
Melissa Sandefer
Linley Stroud
Hunter Wright
Preston Gaines & Dr. Olivia K. Young
$150
Ticket to Dance Party curated by DJ Sun, which includes open bar and passed small bites.
(FMV $50)
*If you wish to join the Dance Party Host Committee, please contact Susana Monteverde
Gala Co-Chairs
Kaleta Blaffer Johnson
Abigail Owen-Pontez
Wirt Blaffer
Sponsors
Ben Ackerley
Bennie Flores Ansell & David Ansell
Mary & Bernie Arocha
Katharine Barthelme & Shane Frank
Jeff Beauchamp
Ingrid Arneberg
Wirt Blaffer
Sara Cain
Nancy & Carter Hixon
Joan Blaffer Johnson
Kaleta Blaffer Johnson
Beverly McPhail & Kevin Kulish
Sallie Morian & Michael Clark
Cullen Geiselman & Robert Muse
Micheline & German Newall
Judy & Scott Nyquist
Abigail Owen-Pontez
Anne Dale Owen-Pontez
Beth Robertson
Shirley Rose
Cynthia & George Santos
Sarah Beth & Paul Seifert
Mary & Nick Senkel
Mary & Vance Taylor
Jo Dee & Cliff Wright
The Brown Foundation
John R. Eckel Foundation
Samuel Kress Foundation
Past Directors in Attendance
William Robinson
Marti Mayo
Don Bacigalupi
Terrie Sultan
Claudia Schmuckli
advisory Board
Paul Seifert, Chair
Sara Cain, Vice-Chair
Ben Ackerley
Bennie Flores Ansell
Mary Arocha
Michelle Barnes
Debra Barrera
Katharine Barthelme
Wirt Blaffer *
Sanford Dow
Jo & James Furr *
Cullen Geiselman
Alison de Lima Greene
Whitney Hart
Lisa McEnery Holder
Michelle Jafri
Kaleta Blaffer Johnson
Sara Kelly
Maria Cristina Manrique de Henning
Gabriel Martinez
Sallie Morian *
Micheline Newall
Ricardo Nuila
Judy Nyquist
Abigail Owen-Pontez
Nichole Pruitt
Shirley Rose *
John Blaffer Royall
George Santos
Christopher Scott
Nick Senkel
Deidre Thomas
Dr. Alvia Wardlaw
Jo Dee Wright
Silent Auction Artists
Terry Allen
Janet Biggs
Michael Ray Charles
Mel Chin
Jamal Cyrus
Francesca Di Mattio
Eugenio Dittborn
Leonardo Drew
Tony Feher
Preston Gaines
Rachel Hecker
Deb Kass
Jana Vander Lee
Gabriel Martinez
Paul Anthony Smith
Gael Stack
Mike & Doug Starn
James Surls
Stephanie Syjuco
Nick Vaughan & Jake Margolin