Time to dig into your closet for some gala threads (or do what we do and decide day of we hate everything we own and spend 3 hours at Zara and walk out with another black dress we don’t need.)
Either way, fall fundraising season is here! In the art world, galas and parties are where the “who’s who” come and gather to support their favorite art organizations, museums, and cultural institutions.
We know your calendar is already packed, so we’ve compiled a list of our 29 favorite parties and galas you won’t want to miss.
1. American Folk Art Museum Gala, October 7
Where: Ziegfeld Ballroom, 141 West 54th Street. Purchase tickets
2. Hispanic Society Gala, October 10
Where: Metropolitan Club, 1 East 60th Street, NYC. Purchase tickets
3. Gala in the Garden, October 12
Where: Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. Purchase tickets
4. Take Home A Nude Art + Auction Party, October 15
Where: Sotheby’s, 1334 York Ave, NYC. Purchase tickets
5. Storm King Art Center Annual Gala, October 15
Where: Rainbow Room, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, NYC. Purchase tickets
6. RxArt Party, October 16
Where: 432 Park Avenue, NYC. Purchase tickets
7. National Design Awards Gala, October 17
Where: Cooper Hewitt, 2 East 91st Street, NYC. Purchase tickets.
8. National Arts Awards, October 21
Cipriani 42 Street, 110 E 42nd St, NYC. Purchase tickets
9. Park Avenue Armory Gala, October 22
Where: Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Avenue, NYC. Purchase tickets
10. Creative Time Gala, October 24
Where: Skylight on Vesey, 300 Vesey St, NYC. Purchase tickets
11. Apollo Circle Circle Benefit, October 24
Where: Met Museum, 1000 Fifth Ave, NYC. Purchase tickets
12. Museum of the city of New York After Dark Party, October 24
Where: Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave, NYC. Purchase tickets
13. Halloween Ball with Susanne Bartsch at MoMA PS1, October 25
Where: MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Queens, NY. Purchase tickets
14. New York Transit Museum Gala, October 30
Where: The River Pavilion, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, West 35th Street at Eleventh Avenue, Purchase tickets
15. Performa Gala, November 1
Where: Stage 37, 508 West 37th Street, NYC. Purchase tickets
16. LACMA 2017 Art+Film Gala, November 2
Where: LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA. Purchase tickets
17. Hirshhorn New York Gala, November 4
Where: David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC. Purchase tickets
18. MAD Ball, November 4
Where: Cipriani 42nd Street, NYC. Purchase tickets.
19. SculptureCenter Annual Benefit Gala, November 5
Where: Carol Bove’s Studio, NYC. Purchase tickets
20. Japan Society Bash + Benefit Auction, November 7
Where: Japan Society, 333 E. 47th St, NYC. Purchase tickets
21. Swiss Institute Benefit, November 10
Where: Angel Orensanz, 172 Norfolk St NYC. Purchase tickets
22. Studio Museum Gala, November 13
Where: The River Pavilion, Javits Center, 429 11th Avenue, NYC. Purchase tickets
23. 2019 GIG Pre-Party, November 13
Where: Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave, NYC. Purchase tickets
24. Guggenheim International Gala, November 14
Where: Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave, NYC. Purchase tickets
25. Morgan Library and Museum Evening Benefit, November 18
Where: 225 Madison Avenue, NYC. More info
26. American Museum of Natural History Gala, November 21
Where: Central Park West at 79th St.NYC. Purchase tickets
27. Dia: Fall Night, November 17
Where: Dia: Chelsea, 545 W. 22nd St, NYC. Purchase tickets
28. ArtWalk NY, November 18
Where: Spring Studios, 50 Varick St, NYC. Purchase tickets
29. Central Park Conservancy’s Winter Party, November 20
Where: Rumsey Playfield Central Park. Purchase tickets
Did we miss one? Email us info@artzealous.com
top image // courtesy of the Guggenheim