Celebrate 20 years of NOMA’s Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden during the Visionaries Gala and Garden Party Presented by First Horizon Bank. The two events—on Thursday, November 7, and Friday, November 8, respectively—will highlight the natural and artistic beauty of the garden and will raise funds to support the future of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden and NOMA.

You’re invited to join us on Thursday, November 7, for an elegant seated dinner under the stars to celebrate this landmark anniversary for the Besthoff Sculpture Garden.

For information about the Visionaries Garden Party on Friday, November 8, click here.

Honorary Chairs: Walda Besthoff, Valerie Besthoff, Virginia Besthoff, Jane Steiner

Event Chairs: Liza and Filippo Feoli, Robyn and Andrew Schwarz, Tod and Kenya Smith, Jenny and Robb Vorhoff

National Chairs: Keith Fox and Tom Keyes, Donna and Ben Rosen

NOMA Volunteer Committee Chair: Tully Forrester Jordan

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Event Highlights

Three-Time Grammy Award-Winning
The Dee Dee Bridgewater Quartet

Entertainment

Mahmoud Chouki Band
Radio Bird Quartet
Marigny Street Brass Band
Wild Tchoupitoulas
And surprise musical guests…

Elegant Seated Dinner

Ralph Brennan Catering & Events

Cocktails

The Sazerac Company

Creative Black Tie Attire

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Silent Auction

Celebrate NOMA’s rich history of championing artists by bidding on an incredible selection of works, each by an artist with whom NOMA has collaborated. The Visionaries Gala silent auction offers a unique opportunity to purchase work by these artists who have a special place in NOMA’s exhibition history and permanent collection.

BID NOW

Featured Artists

Sharif Bey

Dawn DeDeaux

George Dunbar

Wayne Gonzales

Deborah Luster

Robert Mapplethorpe

Wangechi Mutu

Special Thanks

albertz benda

Arthur Roger Gallery

Sharif Bey

Dawn DeDeaux

Wayne Gonzales

Jack Shainman Gallery

Deborah Luster

Phaidon and Artspace

The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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Purchase Tickets

$4,000 — Supporter Couple

• 2 tickets to the Visionaries Gala on Thursday, November 7
• 2 tickets to the Visionaries Garden Party on Friday, November 8
• Recognition as a sponsor at all Visionaries Gala and Garden Party events
• Sponsor recognition on 2,500 print invitations and on noma.org, which is promoted through social media and email marketing
• NOMA Fellows Circle membership

Become a Supporter

$2,000 — Supporter Single

• 1 ticket to the Visionaries Gala on Thursday, November 7
• 1 ticket to the Visionaries Garden Party on Friday, November 8
• Recognition as a sponsor at all Visionaries Gala and Garden Party events
• Sponsor recognition on 2,500 print invitations and on noma.org, which is promoted through social media and email marketing
• NOMA Fellows membership

Become a Supporter

Contact 504.658.4121 or visionaries@noma.org for additional sponsorship opportunities for the Visionaries Gala and Garden Party.

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Thank You to Our Current Sponsors

Presented By

Luminary

Leaders

Anonymous
Jane and Rodney Steiner
Jenny and Robb Vorhoff

Visionaries

Anonymous
Valerie Besthoff
Virginia Besthoff
Walda Besthoff
Dathel and Tommy Coleman
Allison S. Elsee
Keith Fox and Tom Keyes
Donna and Ben Rosen
Patrick Taylor Foundation
Robyn and Andrew Schwarz

Partners

Lisson Gallery

Benefactors

Elizabeth Boh
Mrs. Robert H. Boh
Stephanie and Ryan Burks
CAPTRUST
Feil Family Foundation
Donna and John Fraiche
Goldring Family Foundation
Katherine and Tony Gelderman
Terrah and Willie Green
Jim Hodges Studio Inc.
Jones Walker LLP
Lee Ledbetter & Associates
New Orleans Auction Galleries Inc.
Terrence Meck and The Palette Fund
Pixie and Jimmy Reiss
Katie and Gray Stream

Supporters

Dr. Shelly Fox Aarons	Cammie and Charles Mayer
John Abajian and Scott Simmons	Colleen Mayfield
Gail and Nicholas Asprodites	Kay McArdle
Anne and Luis Banos	McEnery Residential
Jeanette and James Barron	Jennifer and Lee McMillan
Mary Beth Benjamin	Barbara and Biff Motley
Deana Blackburn	Alba and Richard Muhlfeld
Broadmoor, LLC	Judith Young Oudt
Pamela Buckman	Pace Gallery
Caroline and Murray Calhoun	Pel Hughes
Edgar Chase and Gretchen Fauria	Phillips
Carolyn and Michael Christovich	David Pons
Kent and Charles Davis	Mo and John Pritzker
Beth DeWoody	Robin Rankin
Margo Dubos	Red River Bank
Shaun and Foster Duncan	Anne and Edmund Redd
Catherine and David Edwards	Reed Hilderbrand LLC
Sarah and Greg Feirn	Permele and Garner Robinson

Celine Forrester	Tia and James Roddy
Sarah and Richard Freeman	Susan and Shelby Russ
Galerie Lelong and Co.	Pam and William Ryan
Rosalyn Ditta and Rusty Gaude	H. Britton and Sheila Sanderford
Julie and Ted George	Madalyn and Robert Schenk
Gladstone Gallery	Mimi and Claude Schlesinger
Elizabeth and Charles Goodyear	Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, LLC
Dana Hansel	Kitty and Stephen Sherrill
Juli Miller Hart	Michael Siegel
Jennifer and Fred Hebee	Tod and Kenya Smith
The Helis Foundation	Susu and Andrew Stall
Kim and Thomas Henley	St. Charles Avenue Magazine
Susan and Bill Hess	Pamela and Robert M. Steeg
Sarah and Marshall Hevron	Sevetri and Aulston Taylor
Christel and Keene Kelley	Susan Taylor and Paolo Meozzi
Millie Davis Kohn and Robert Kohn	Suzanne and Robert Thomas
Henry Lambert and Carey Bond	Catherine Burns Tremaine
Elly and Merritt Lane	Janis van Meerveld and Charlie Cerise
Julia Lennox and Rick Rizzo	Michelle and Lamar Villere
Laura and Adam Magnus	Diane Walmsley
Marianne Boesky Gallery	Lele and D. Brent Wood
Matthew Marks Gallery	WWL-TV

 

Contact 504.658.4121 or visionaries@noma.org for sponsorship opportunities for the Visionaries Gala and Garden Party.

Special Thanks

Mahmoud Chouki, Music Production
Arthur Roger Gallery
Crescent Sound and Light
Perrier Party Rentals

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Visionaries Gala and Garden Party Committee

John Abajian and Scott Simmons	Jennifer and Fred Heebe
Megan Adolf	Kim and Thomas Henley
Carla and Jay Adams	Tully and Paul Jordan
Dana and Tony Adams	Margaux and Stew Krane
Anne and Luis Banos	Henry M. Lambert and R. Carey Bond
Mary Beth Benjamin	Julia Lennox and Rick Rizzo
Gayle Benson	Merritt and Elly Lane
Stephanie and Ryan Burks	Ashley and Ralph Mahana
Caroline and Murray Calhoun	Laura and Adam Magnus
Gretchen Fauria and Edgar Chase	Kay McArdle
Carolyn and Michael Christovich	Barbara and Biff Motley
Dathel and Tommy Coleman	Judith Y. Oudt
Shelby and John Dalbelich	Taylor and Martin Pospisil
Eleanor Davis	Melanie Perret
Meghan L. Donelon	Robin Rankin
Katherine Duncan	Anne and Edmund Redd
Margo and Clancy DuBos	Permele and Garner Robinson
Shaun and R. Foster Duncan	Pam and William Ryan
Katherine and David Edwards	Coco Schramel
Sarah and Greg Feirn	Michael J. Siegel
Ileana Feoli	Susu and Andrew Stall
Stephanie and Ludivicio Feoli	Pamela and Rob Steeg
Sarah and Richard Freeman	Katie and Gray Stream
Julie and Ted George	Sevetri and Aulston Taylor
Dathel and John Georges	Diane Walmsey
Terrah and Willie Green	Lele and Brent Wood
Sarah and Marshall Hevron	Kaler Zetzmann
Charles and Cammie Mayer	Carroll Gelderman Zimmer and Emory Zimmer
Ayesha and Aaron Motwani	Kathleen Davis Zucker
Dana Hansel

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