62nd Art Ball Gala Celebrates MOMENTUM

 

The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) is pleased to announce details for this year’s Art Ball 2024 presented by Neiman Marcus.  Entitled "MOMENTUM,” this year’s fundraiser will celebrate 62 years of remarkable achievements on Saturday, April 13, 2024. This spectacular evening will take place at the DMA and feature an evening of dinner, drinks, a live auction, and an exciting afterparty.

Leading this year’s efforts are co-chairs Andy Smith and Paul von Wupperfeld. Both gentlemen bring their enthusiasm for helping the community and professional expertise to their role as co-chairs of Art Ball 2024. A fifth-generation Texan, Smith is the director of Giving and Volunteering for Texas Instruments and is the executive director of the TI Foundation. von Wupperfeld is currently the public relations manager at Qorvo semiconductor, where he leads the company’s social media and press communications. 

Co-Chairs Paul von Wupperfeld and Andy Smith

Momentum was selected as this year’s theme as it embodies the pulsating force propelling the Dallas Museum of Art forward, infusing the Dallas Arts District with a vibrant sense of energy and progression. Just as an object in motion stays in motion, the Dallas Museum of Art consistently evolves and transforms. Art Ball 2024 aims to honor the Museum's rich history while joyously celebrating the Momentum that drives us onward, ignites artistic creation, and propels us to explore the limitless possibilities the future has in store.

Tickets start at $3,500 and all proceeds of the Art Ball will directly support the DMA’s commitment to presenting diverse exhibitions, providing innovative educational and public programs, and caring for a collection of 25,000 objects—all while offering engaging access to incredible works of art.

To purchase tickets or learn more about the various sponsorship levels, customizable benefits, and opportunities for creative brand visibility, please email artball@dma.org.

DMA Art Ball 2016 Was a Beautiful Canvas of Color

The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) hosted Art Ball 2016: Art + Architecture with more than 400 guests on Saturday, April 23, 2016, at the Dallas Museum of Art. Ann and David Sutherland served as this year’s Art Ball Co-chairs.

Steve Summers, Angie Carlson, Mark Esposito and Emily Summers

Guests arrived to a red architectural display of the Dallas skyline and an oversized blueprint of the DMA that served as a step and repeat, which touted Entertainment Sponsors Nancy and Richard Rogers; Silent Auction Sponsors Jennifer and John Eagle; Red Carpet Sponsor Neiman Marcus; Patron Party Sponsors Forty Five Ten and The Joule Hotel; After Party Sponsor Stanley Korshak; Security Sponsor Sidley Austin LLP; Auction Sponsor Christie’s; Dinner Sponsors Peggy and Carl Sewell; Invitation Sponsor Dallas Art Fair; Travel Sponsor Durham Family Foundation; Financial Services Sponsor J.P. Morgan; and Goldman, Sachs & Co. as the Catalogue and Program Sponsor.

During the cocktail hour, guests sipped on mixology cocktails from Luxury Cocktail Sponsor Belvedere Vodka and Hennessy Cognac while they bid on an eclectic mix of experiences, art and gorgeous decorative items curated by Silent Auction Chair, Gonzalo Bueno. Top bidding was on Nicolas Alquin’s Diapason sculpture, featuring old oak with burned patina and lime, and a Presidential Live Oak, grown at the prestigious ranch of President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush in Crawford, Texas.

Michael Flores, Nancy Rogers, Donna Brittingham and Douglas Carney

At 7:45 p.m., a 30-foot tall curtain dramatically opened revealing another Todd Events masterpiece of contemporary reds, greens, and yellows. Sprays of yellow florals, moss drenched chandeliers, and oversized head tables in the shape of a plus sign tied the room into a sensory wonderland.

Ana Laspetkovski and David Weinreb

The Dallas String Quartet provided lively and electric dinner entertainment while patrons feasted on a multi-course dinner catered by Cassandra Fine Catering, which included lobster, duck and fish courses. The live auction, assembled by interior architectural designer Trisha Wilson and sponsored by Christie’s, proved spectacular with items including a Dallas sports package, Napa Valley Wine country getaway and an African Safari at the Izingwe Lodge, a private South African lodge home on the 82,000-acre Welgevonden Private Game Reserve, located in the Waterburg mountain region.

Cathy Hodges and Kurt Anderson

Following dinner, After Party Co-chairs Rachel and Michael Osburn welcomed guests to the Hamon Atrium and Eagle Family Plaza for Folly at the Art Ball, sponsored by Stanley Korshak and presented by the DMA Junior Associates. DJ Lucy Wrubel and Georgia Bridgwater Orchestra provided music while guests danced and mingled, and tickets were available for entrance into a raffle for the not-yet-released in the United States, Jaguar F-Pace Prestige SUV, courtesy of Automotive Raffle Sponsor Park Place Jaguar.

Candice and Tony Romo

Guests included: Co-chairs Ann and David Sutherland, Dallas Museum of Art Interim Director Walter Elcock, Micki and Mayor Mike Rawlings, Dallas Museum of Art President Catherine Marcus Rose, Will Rose, Brian Bolke, Nancy Rogers, Cindy and Howard Rachofsky, Elaine and Neils Agather, Andy Beal, Olya Sinitsyna, Deedie Rose, Peggy and Carl Sewell, Margaret McDermott, Jennifer and John Eagle, Allen and Kelli Questrom, Lance Bass, Candice and Tony Romo, and After Party Co-chairs Rachel and Michael Osburn.

Proceeds from Art Ball directly affect the DMA’s commitment to providing free access to its collection and to a wide range of exhibitions and educational and public programs.

Dallas String Quartet

 

DMA Announces Art Ball Theme for 50th Anniversary Celebration

Eugene McDermott Director Maxwell L. Anderson and Art Ball Chairman Nancy Carlson recently announced that Art Ball 50: Self Portrait, benefiting the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA), will be held Saturday, April 11, 2015.

Art Ball Chairman Nancy Carlson

Art Ball 50 will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Art Ball and will feature a host committee comprised of past Art Ball Chairs. Proceeds from Art Ball directly affect the DMA’s ongoing commitment to providing access to its collection and a wide range of exhibitions and educational and public programs to the community.

Guests gathered in Grange Hall for the highly anticipated announcement party where Anderson and Carlson pronounced that a special year deserves a special theme, and for Art Ball 50, the theme will be “Self Portrait.”

This year’s theme embodies reflection and will also tie in several self--‐portraits by acclaimed artists in the Dallas Museum of Art collection. The 50th annual gala will include a multi--‐course seated dinner, a luxury live auction, and a festive after party chaired by Jackie Bolin and Erin Wasson.

Dallas’ premier party planner, Todd Fiscus of Todd Events, will help to execute Carlson’s vision by creating an ethereal and edgy atmosphere in a tented space through the use of mirror components, projections and bit map technology. After dinner, the area will be transformed into the after party, “Selfie,” where guests will dance the night away.

For more information, as well as underwriting opportunities, please visit www.dma.org or contact the Art Ball Office at artball@DMA.org or 214.922.1353.

DMA Announces Art Ball 2014 Entertainment

Gina Betts, chairman of Art Ball 2014, benefiting the Dallas Museum of Art, announced nine-time Grammy award–winning singer-songwriter, musician and producer John Legend as the headline entertainment for the forty-ninth annual event, which will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2014.

The announcement was made at a private reception at the home of Bob Nickell on Monday, November 4.  Betts also announced that long-standing DMA patrons Jennifer and John Eagle will be the 2014 Art Ball honorees and that Nancy C. and Richard R. Rogers will serve as the 2014 honorary chairmen. 

Betts then unveiled the theme for the annual fundraiser, 1920s Paris, which celebrates the creativity of that decade as depicted in works of art by Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí, novels by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, haute couture by designers Christian Dior and Coco Chanel, and spectacular jewelry by Cartier. The theme also provided the inspiration for the evening’s entertainment, which is sponsored by Nancy C. and Richard R. Rogers.  

Betts remarked, “I chose John Legend to perform because not only is he a phenomenal talent, but his music is reminiscent of the 1920s, with a modern twist. With John, R&B, soul and neo soul are all wrapped into one talented singer-songwriter. I think he will appeal to all ages attending the Ball!”

Tom Addis, a renowned Dallas event designer, will be charged with bringing Betts’ vision of 1920s Paris to life. Addis’ plans include a beautiful clear tent over the Sculpture Garden, which will be transformed into a romantic French garden where guests will enjoy cocktails and the silent auction. Partygoers will then stroll to the tented Ross Avenue Plaza to enjoy a multi-course seated dinner featuring French and Art Deco–inspired cuisine by Cassandra Fine Catering, and then have a chance to bid on one-of-kind items in the luxury live auction. 

Once John Legend takes the stage in the main tent, the Sculpture Garden will become the setting for a sultry after-party with Hemingway-inspired bars featuring absinthe and champagne cocktails, and dance music provided by DJ Stephane Pompougnac from Hotel Costes in Paris. 

Proceeds from Art Ball directly affect the DMA’s commitment to providing access to its collection and a wide range of exhibitions and educational and public programs to the community.  

For ticket and sponsorship information, contact Catherine Cody at ccody@DMA.org or by phone at 214-922-1353.

Art Ball Benefiting the Dallas Museum of Art

The Dallas Museum of Art will be transformed into a resort setting with the best French bistro cuisine and live entertainment playing throughout the evening for the Coastline-themed Art Ball this Saturday, April 24.

Chairman Melissa Fetter, who has raised an unprecedented $1.1 million in underwriting, will welcome guests to the cocktail reception and opening of the silent auction of art and luxury items presented by Neiman Marcus. As an added bonus, purchases made in the silent auction will be eligible for Neiman Marcus InCircle Points! Patrons at this elegant black tie event will also get a private preview of the DMA exhibition Coastlines: Images of Land and Sea which opens the same evening. This is the first time the Art Ball and an exhibit opening has been on the same evening.

After the reception guests will enjoy a seated dinner and the event’s signature Live Auction. The event concludes with a late night party set in the "Beach Club".

Proceeds benefit the Dallas Museum of Art. The DMA has a proud history of serving the North Texas community and connecting art and people, and welcomes over 600,000 visitors each year. The Museum was established in 1903 and features an outstanding collection of more than 24,000 works of art from around the world, from ancient to modern times. In 2008, the Museum opened the Center for Creative Connections, a ground-breaking space devoted to presenting interactive experiences with art for all generations and learning styles to explore and begin their journey into the collections. One of the distinguishing features of the Museum is its varied and dynamic programs, events, and exhibitions to engage visitors more fully with the art.

Sponsorships are available from $2,500 to $100,000. For tickets or for more information, please contact Jennifer Wisler at 214-922-1353 or ArtBall@DallasMuseumofArt.org.