CREATIVE TIME GALA 2026
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2026
7PM TO MIDNIGHT
THE RUSSIAN TEA ROOM
Creative Time 2026 Gala: Celebrating a Bold New Chapter
On April 28, we’re celebrating Creative Time’s 2026 Gala at The Russian Tea Room, New York City’s iconic venue founded by exiled members of the Russian Imperial Ballet and beloved by artists since 1927. The evening will honor practitioners Guadalupe Maravilla, Michelle Coffey, and Molly Gochman, and toast to Creative Time’s new Executive Director, Jean Cooney.
In partnership with Nordstrom, the Creative Time Gala convenes our dynamic creative community for an experience that moves from cocktails to dinner to a late-night after-hours. Disciplines blur and conversations spark in support of ambitious public art.
While Creative Time’s 2026 Gala is now sold out, there is still time to purchase tickets for the Gala Cocktail Hour and After Hours Party here. For further information please contact Ayesha Pirbhai, Director of Advancement.
TICKETS AND TABLES
SOLD OUT. Please contact Ayesha Pirbhai, Director of Advancement for further information.
OUR HOSTS
Co-Chairs
Waris Ahluwalia
Kate Young
Nordstrom
Benefit Committee
Chloë Bass
Jill Brienza
Tory Burch
Chanel
Taja Cheek
Robert Dimin
Rafael Flores
Andrea Franchini
Charles Gaines
Cristina Grajales
Pablo Helguera
Carolina Herrera
Lily Herzan
Lily Johnson White
Michael King
Stephen Kramarsky
Patrick Li
Natasha Logan
Alexis Lowry
Maddie Moon
Jon Neidich
Trevor Paglen
Anne Pasternak
Nic Rad
Carolyn Ramo
Pedro Reyes
William Richmond-Watson
Eric Richter
Duke Riley
Victoria Rogers
Annabel Thompson and
Jed Walentas
Times Square Arts
Margaret Wang
Amanda Weil
FUNDERS
Creative Time is a 501(c)(3) organization and qualifies as tax-exempt. Of each table purchase, goods and services are valued at $2000. Of each individual ticket purchase, goods and services are valued at $200. The remainder of each purchase is considered tax-deductible to the fullest extent provided by law.