ART BASH 2026
Black & White
Saturday, December 12, 2026
Sarasota Art Museum
- 6 pm | Cocktails, Canapés, Galleries, and Entertainment
- 7:30 pm | Dinner and Paddle Raise – Golf cart shuttles will run on the Legacy Trail (Payne Park – Alderman MURT Trail Extension) behind the Museum to take guests to The Circus Arts Conservatory for dinner.
- 9 pm | Dessert, Music, and Dancing
CHAIRS
Lisa Rooks Morris
Paige Petersen
Audrey Robbins
Begin the evening with cocktails, canapés, and entertainment – and explore our galleries discovering new artists. Continue to a curated seated dinner, paddle raise, music and dancing. All proceeds support our dynamic season of thought-provoking exhibitions featuring local, national, and international artists, and our ever-growing roster of education programs – allowing us to serve as an inspiration for our community members, students, and visitors from around the globe.
Black & White is inspired by Truman Capote’s infamous 1966 Black and White Masquerade Ball, as well as elements of the artworks in our Winter Exhibition, Presence: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman Lauder. Travel back in time to 1960s New York City for an iconic night that glorified noteworthy artists, high society, and style icons of mid-20th century photography. Find yourself reflected in the monochrome photographs that powerfully capture the human experience, and unmask yourself as you dance and celebrate the “party of the century.”
TABLE SPONSORSHIPS AND INFORMATION
Contact Director of Special Events and Rentals Laura Stuart Wood at lwood1@ringling.edu or 941-309-4321
SPONSORS
LEAD
Karl Copas
COLLECTOR
Gerald and Sondra Biller
Elita Krums Kane
Sherry and Tom Koski
Lisa Rooks Morris/Audrey Robbins
Kimberley Pelyk
Elisabeth Waters
APPRECIATOR
Akhoury Foundation Inc.
Elaine and Bill Crouse
Suzy Farbman
Elaine Keating
Marcy and Michael Klein/Mary Ann and John Meyer
Amy C. McGowan
Keith Monda and Veronica Brady
Paige Petersen and Curtis Jordan
Dona and Sam Scott
ADMIRER
Peggy Allen and Steve Dixon
Barbara Brizdle/Sam Samelson and Marion Levine
James D. Ericson
Dana Gliniecki/Stella Lappin
Teri A Hansen
Alan and Terri Spoon
Pauline Wamsler and David Sales
MEDIA
AUCTION PARTNER
Sarasota Estate Auction
COMMITTEE
Malika Apple
Anne Essner
Suzy Farbman
Dana Gliniecki
Teri Hansen
Umbreen Khalidi-Majeed
Marcy Klein
Sherry and Tom Koski
Stella Lappin
Flora Major
Amy McGowan
Mary Ann Meyer
Mette Milland
Elizabeth Moore
Lisa Morris
Kimberley Pelyk
Roxanne Permesly
Ellen Sandor
Toni Schemmel
Pauline Wamsler
Elisabeth Waters
as of June 26, 2026