2024 Gala & Art Auction
Our deepest appreciation goes out to everyone who supported The Bronx Museum’s 2024 Gala & Art Auction on March 18 where we celebrated our three stellar honorees: Sanford Biggers, who received the Art + Social Justice Award presented by Julie Mehretu; Samara Joy, who received the Visionary Award presented by Kenny Washington; and Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation, who received the Corporate Philanthropic Award presented by The Bronx Museum’s Board Chair, Joseph Mizzi.
Gala Honorees
Samara Joy
HONOREE AWARD:
The Visionary Award,
Presented by Kenny Washington
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HONOREE INFO:
With her GRAMMY-Award-winning and chart-topping album, Linger Awhile, 23-year-old Bronx-raised Samara Joy makes her case to join the likes of Sarah, Ella, and Billie as the next mononymous jazz singing sensation recorded by the venerable Verve Records.
Her voice, rich and velvety yet precariously refined, has already earned her fans like Anita Baker and Regina King and TV appearances, in addition to millions of likes on TikTok — cementing her status as perhaps the first GenZ jazz singing star. The New York Times praised the “silky-voiced rising star” for “helping jazz take a youthful turn...”
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Sanford Biggers
HONOREE AWARD:
The Art & Social Justice Award,
Presented by Julie Mehretu
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HONOREE INFO:
Sanford Biggers’ work is an interplay of narrative, perspective, and history that speaks to current social, political, and economic happenings while also examining the contexts that bore them. His diverse practice positions him as a collaborator with the past through explorations of often-overlooked cultural and political narratives from American history.
As creative director and keyboardist, he fronts Moon Medicin, a multimedia concept band that straddles visual arts and music with performances staged against a backdrop of curated sound effects and video...
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Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation
HONOREE AWARD:
The Corporate Philanthropic Leadership Award, Presented to Alessandra DiGiusto by Joseph Mizzi
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HONOREE INFO:
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation’s commitment to serving communities in the Americas is grounded in a longstanding tradition of social responsibility. Through its philanthropic pillars—community development, education and creative enterprise, the bank applies an asset-based approach that highlights communities’ strengths and supports stakeholder-led strategies for creating social and economic opportunity. CSR Americas partners across the firm as well, promoting a culture of citizenship and developing employees’ capacity to effect positive social change.
For more than forty years, Deutsche Bank Art has also provided access to contemporary art – through its collection at the workplace, in international exhibitions at the PalaisPopulaire in Berlin, as well as supporting emerging talent through its “Artist of the Year” award...
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Benefit Auction & Entertainment
The evening’s festivities kicked off with cocktails and live music from the John Benitez Latin Jazz Group. At dinner, the program was emceed by Monica Morales of PIX11 News and Mattos Paschal of Christie’s conducted a spirited live art auction followed by a pledge drive that raised vital funds for the Museum’s education programs. The silent auction, powered by Artsy, featured 21 works by notable BIPOC artists including Leonardo Drew, Baseera Khan, and Hank Willis Thomas, and succeeded in raising funds that directly support the Museum’s mission to make contemporary art accessible and engaging for all people.
At the Gala After Party, guests enjoyed delicious desserts then hit the dance floor where DJ Ethan Tomas kept energies high with an irresistible set of amapiano-infused beats.
2024 Gala Video
This Video about The Bronx Museum was produced on the occasion of the Museum’s 2024 Gala & Art Auction.
Credit: Meerkat Media Collective
Thank You!
We are truly grateful to our Gala sponsors Bloomberg Philanthropies, BronxCare Health System, Cozen O’Connor, Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation, Sciame Construction, SRI Fine Arts Services, and Studio-C, as well as to the brilliant artists who donated works for our art auction, and to every person who has helped support The Bronx Museum.
We thank our Gala Host Committee: Dana Emmott, Danielle Falls, Mazuba Kapambwe, Nadia Meratla, Joseph Mizzi, Melissa Osterwind, Angel Otero, Martha Reyes, and Robin Roche for their leadership and cheerleading in crafting a terrific event and our Board of Trustees for their generosity and fundraising savvy.
Special thanks to our Auction Curatorial Committee: william cordova, Danielle Falls, Eileen Jeng Lynch, Amy Rosenblum-Martin, and Angel Otero for selecting such brilliant artists for our art auction and to our After-Party Co-Hosts, Danielle Falls, Liz Jimenez, and Anne Parke.
2024 Gala Sponsors
