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Benefit
- Friday, May 23, 5–10pm
- MASS MoCA
Celebrate the close of MASS MoCA’s 25th Anniversary by gathering with fellow supporters and friends to raise a glass to our shared art futures.
Join us as we honor two art world luminaries: Ruby Lerner, founder of Creative Capital, and artist Vincent Valdez with the inaugural MASS MoCA Art Futures awards.
This festive benefit celebration and summer season opener will include a fresh-from-the Berkshires dinner and a special preview performance of the Trisha Brown Dance Company’s iconic Roof Piece (1971) staged high above MASS MoCA’s courtyards.
Sponsors and their guests will have a first-look at Vincent Valdez: Just a Dream… at MASS MoCA during cocktail hour.
All proceeds of this event benefit the MASS MoCA Art Futures Fund, which directly invests in the exchange of creative ideas and cultural understanding by supporting new art commissions, exhibitions, and programming.
Program
Friday, May 23, 2025
MASS MoCA
1040 MASS MoCA Way
North Adams, MA
5pm Sponsor Cocktail Hour Preview of Vincent Valdez: Just a Dream…
6:30pm Arrival
7pm Trisha Brown Dance Company: Roof Piece
8pm Fresh-from-the-Berkshires dinner by CRISP Catering
8:45pm Art Futures Awards, honoring Ruby Lerner & Vincent Valdez
9:30pm After Party with Dessert and Dancing!
Art Futures Awards
2025 Honorees
Sponsorships and Tickets
Vanguard Table Sponsor
$50,000 | ($47,788 is tax-deductible)
• Eight Benefit Dinner & Celebration Tickets
• Premier recognition on all printed and online event materials
• Access for eight to Friday night Exhibition Preview & Cocktail Hour, 5:00pm
• Eight Tickets to Saturday’s Opening Preview Celebration
• Two Signed copies of Vincent Valdez Just a Dream… Exhibition Catalogue
• Meet members of the Trisha Brown Dance Company and artist Vincent Valdez
• Eight Tickets to Saul Williams concert on Saturday, May 24
• VIP Parking
• Access for your table to the Friday night After Party!
Interlocutor Table Sponsor
$25,000 | ($23,100 is tax-deductible)
• Eight Benefit Dinner & Celebration Tickets
• Premier recognition on all printed and online event materials
• Access for eight to Friday night Exhibition Preview & Cocktail Hour, 5:00pm
• Eight Tickets to Saturday’s Opening Preview Celebration
• Two Signed copies of Vincent Valdez Just a Dream… Exhibition Catalogue
• Meet members of the Trisha Brown Dance Co. and artist Vincent Valdez
• Eight Tickets to Saul Williams concert on Saturday, May 24
• VIP Parking
• Access for your table to the Friday night After Party!
Steward Table Sponsor
$10,000 | ($8,700 is tax-deductible)
• Eight Benefit Dinner & Celebration Tickets
• Recognition on event materials and webpages
• Friday night Valdez Preview & Cocktail Hour, 5:00pm
• Eight Tickets to Saturday’s Opening Preview Celebration
• Two signed copies of the exhibition catalogue for Vincent Valdez Just a Dream…
• VIP Parking
• Access for your table to the Friday night After Party!
Steward Ticket
• One Benefit Dinner & Celebration Ticket
• One Ticket to Saul Williams concert on Saturday, May 24
• Meet members of the Trisha Brown Dance Co. and artist Vincent Valdez
• After Party access for one!
• General Parking
Individual Ticket
• One Benefit Dinner Ticket
• Afterparty access for one!
• General Parking Pass
HOST COMMITTEE
Kelly and Bill Kaiser, Chairs
Greg and Anne Avis
Alan Beller and Stephanie Neville
Julia Bowen and Brad Svrluga
Duncan and Susan Brown
Nicole Deller and Matt Bliwise
Anouk Dey and Cameron Tudhope
Timur Galen and Linda Genereux
Bob Gold and Izela Minelo
Claude Grunitzky and Marie-Cécile Teissèdre Grunitzky
Michael and Sandra Hecht
Jim and Joan Hunter
Steve and Lisa Jenks
Harold Koda and Alan Kornberg
Kelly and Gerry Pasciucco
Patrick Planeta and Santiago Varela
Katie and Will Schmidt
Mariko Silver
Ben Svenson
Elizabeth and Haitham Wahab
Libby Wadsworth and Paul Peppis
Susy and Jack Wadsworth
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Steve Jenks, Chair
Gregory Avis, Vice Chair
Mark Simonian, Treasurer
James Birge
Julia Bowen
Nick Cave
William Cohan
Doug Cole
Jennifer Deason
Anouk Dey
Elizabeth Easton
Claude Grunitzky
Glenn Kaino
Kelly Kaiser
Harold Koda
Ben Lamb
Maud Mandel
Linda Mason
Olivier Meslay
Meleko Mokgosi
Gerry Pasciucco
Leo Quigley
Katie Hazlett Schmidt
Mariko Silver
Sheree Stomberg
Ben Svenson
Libby Wadsworth
Elizabeth Wahab
Adam Weinberg
Kristy Edmunds, Director
(ex Officio)
If you are interested in using a gift of stock or a wire transfer, or have other questions, please contact Kati Nalbandian, Sr. Manager, Membership at 413.662.2111 x8159 or knalbandian@massmoca.org.
Due to IRS guidelines, we cannot accept Donor Advised Fund gifts for tickets or table sponsorships that include dinner, as DAFs are only allowed for gifts without any reciprocal benefits. For questions, contact advancement@massmoca.org.