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
Sarah Arison Katherine Currin Catherine Gund and Anna Traggio in memory of Agnes Gund Simone Leigh / Matthew Marks Gallery Marfa Stance The Holly Peterson Foundation Robert Soros

Producer
Nora Clancy

Benefit Committee
Jody and John Arnhold, Olivier Berggruen, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Cecily Brown, Judith Church and Edward Schlieben, James Cohan Gallery, Suzy Coue-Wilson, Molly Davies, Dr. Nicole Fleetwood, Charlotte Feng Ford, Hilary Goldsmith, Wade Guyton, Jane Hait, Hauser & Wirth, Glenn Ligon, Lisson Gallery, Thomas Rom, Morgan Stanley, Stardust Arts, White Cube

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