Museum of Arts and Design, MAD BALL 2017

The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) will honor luminaries from the worlds of art, fashion, real estate, and design at its most highly anticipated event of the year, the MAD Ball. Honorees exemplify the Museum’s mission to celebrate leadership and the creative process through which materials are crafted into objects and design that enhance contemporary life. Former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright; designer Barnaba Fornasetti; Real Estate Developer and Arts Philanthropist Jorge M. Pérez, artist Faith Ringgold and artist Sterling Ruby are this year’s honorees. Our artist and art-filled celebration, emceed by Simon Doonan, will begin at 6:30pm with cocktails and a silent auction, followed by dinner, the awards presentation, and live entertainment at 7:30pm, concluding with an after party at 9:00pm.