FREE ARTS NYC
26th Annual Gala
Wednesday,
March 11, 2026
WSA
161 Water Street
CREATIVE CHAMPION
Jody Quon
ARTIST HONOREES
Katherine Bradford
Sasha Gordon
6:00PM COCKTAILS
7:00PM DINNER
9:00PM AFTER PARTY
LIVE PORTRAITS BY
Adam Dressner
COCKTAIL MUSIC BY
Michael Foster Trio
AFTER PARTY MUSIC BY
Lovie
ABOUT FREE ARTS NYC
Free Arts NYC empowers young people from underserved communities to develop their creativity, confidence, and skills to succeed. Through year-round arts education, 1:1 mentoring, and paid internships, we connect youth to caring adults and real-world pathways in the creative industries, helping them build futures filled with possibility.
INTRODUCING THE SKETCH PROJECT
A collection and auction of original sketches, notes, works in progress and works on paper by 75 artists and creatives who have shaped New York's cultural landscape.
All works on view at the gala and available starting at $1,000. Bidding opens March 2nd on The Auction Collective and closes March 12th.
Our heartfelt thanks to every artist and creative who contributed.
Lindsey Adelman
Michael Assiff
Amanda Ba
Cristina BanBan
Angelo Baque
Gina Beavers
Alexis Bittar
Katherine Bradford
Beth Campbell
Brianna Capozzi
Grace Carney
Roz Chast
Ethan Cook
Will Cotton
Ann Craven
Julie Curtiss
Jane Dickson
Andie Dinkin
Carroll Dunham
CONTRIBUTORS
Rama Duwaji
Inka Essenhigh
Leyla Fischer
Derek Fordjour
Elias Weiss Friedman
Futura
Roxane Gay
Elizabeth Glaessner
Pam Glick
Sasha Gordon
Hugh Hayden
Eric Haze
Daniel Heidkamp
Oscar Yi Hou
Devin B. Johnson
Tamo Jugeli
Wyatt Kahn
Susumu Kamijo
KAWS
Na Kim
Olivia Van Kuiken
Friedrich Kunath
Sadie Laska
Margaret Lee
Jacob Littlejohn
Nate Lowman
Emily Manning
Shantell Martin
Eddie Martinez
Jo Messer
Duane Michals
Debbie Millman
Marilyn Minter
Eileen Myles
LeRoy Neiman
Rebecca Ness
Danielle Orchard
Tony Oursler
Caleb Hahne Quintana
Erin M. Riley
Kenny Rivero
Isabel Rower
Adrianne Rubenstein
Hannah La Follette Ryan
Emma Safir
Jerry Saltz
Adrian Schachter
Constanza Schaffner
Fin Simonetti
Tschabalala Self
Marcus Leslie Singleton
Pedro Troncoso
Andre Walker
Lawrence Weiner Estate
Ben Werther
Dong-Ping Wong
Thalassa Balanis
Mary Boone
Matthew Brown
The Brant Foundation
BENEFIT COMMITTEE
CANADA
Chiara Clemente
Alastair McKimm
Larry Ossei-Mensah
Gina Nanni
Doreen Remen
Jerry Saltz
Carla Shen
Sarah Stein-Sapir
Yvonne Force Villareal
David Zwirner
Jacques Agbobly
Amanita Gallery
Salome Asega
Harry Chadha
Adam Eli
AFTER PARTY HOST COMMITTEE
Carmen Rosy Hall
Ebony L. Haynes
Frank Lebon
Whitney Mallet
Jed Moch
Justin Moran
Hannah Root
Legacy Russell
Kathleen Sorbara
Alex Tieghi-Walker
Hannah Traore
Maria Vogel
THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS
Venue
Design
Framing
Art Handling
Wine
Bar
Auction
Nicole Bouchard
Dana Finesilver
Sky Gellatly
Helen Herssens
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rachel Lambert
Eddie Martinez
David Mielke
Linda Schaps
Richard Schaps
Sarah Stein-Sapir
Nick Strauss
Trina Storfer
Carol Suchman
Denzil H. Wilson
Renier van Aswegen
Alex Alpert
Storm Ascher
Alex Bass
Peter Brockman
Bernadette DeAngelis
PATRON CIRCLE
Hannah Deits
Sarah Fleischer
Jonathan Illari
Andrew James
Ben Jordan
Tam Jumbala
Gia Kuan
Kim Picarillo
Steve Rojas
Gretchen Rouillard
Tariku Shiferaw
Andrew Stone
Vinutna Veeragandham
Anne Whiting
FOUNDER & CEO Liz Hopfan
Proceeds support over 1,000 young artists this year through our programs, building the confidence, connection, and creative pathways they need to succeed.
Tickets, sponsorship opportunities, and other inquiries: auction@freeartsnyc.org.