Visual Design Lead by Terrell Villiers (@terrell.villiers)

The Kitchen Spring Gala 2026

Honoring Garrett Bradley, Cheryl Dunye, Shari Frilot, and Catherine Gund

On View: May 21

City Winery on Pier 57: 25 11th Ave, New York, NY 10011

Each year The Kitchen Spring Gala celebrates community members whose careers have defined the avant-garde and paved the way for radical innovations by future generations. This May we are thrilled to celebrate luminaries in film: honoring Garrett Bradley, Cheryl Dunye, Shari Frilot, and Catherine Gund.

6:00pm — Cocktails and Hors D'Oeuvres

7:30pm — Dinner, Performances, and Remarks by T. Lax, Yolanda Ross, Tanya Selvaratnam, and Jacqueline Woodson

Gala Co-Chairs

Laurie Anderson, Sarah Arison, Charlotte Feng Ford, Sarah Jones, Robert Soros

Speakers

T. Lax, Yolanda Ross, Tanya Selvaratnam, Jacqueline Woodson

MC

Rena Anakwe

Honorary Co-Chairs

Rebecca Cleman, Ava DuVernay, Ja'Tovia Gary, Julie Mehretu, Rajendra Roy, Komal Shah

Host Committee

Maria De Victoria, Julia Trotta, Rebecca Roberts, Samora Pinderhughes

Spring Gala Supporters

Lead Corporate Sponsor
Marfa Stance

Lead Sponsors
Marfa Stance
Robert Soros
Sarah Arison
Catherine Gund and Anna Traggio in Memory of Agnes Gund
The Holly Peterson Foundation

Producer
Nora Clancy

Benefit Committee
Jody and John Arnhold, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Cecily Brown, Judith Church and Edward Schlieben, James Cohan Gallery, Molly Davies, Dr. Nicole Fleetwood, Charlotte Feng Ford, Hilary Goldsmith, Jane Hait, Hauser & Wirth, Glenn Ligon, Lisson Gallery

Visual Design Lead by Terrell Villiers (@terrell.villiers)