Visionaries Gala Presented by First Horizon Bank
Thu, November 7th at 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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
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
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.
Bidding is now open and will close Monday, November 11, at 12 pm CST.
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
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
$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
Contact 504.658.4121 or visionaries@noma.org for additional sponsorship opportunities for the Visionaries Gala and Garden Party.
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
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 |
Katherine 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 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
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 |
MAKE A DONATION TO VISIONARIES
Show your support for NOMA and the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpure Garden by making a donation.