KMA Gala and Auction

March 27 2026 5:30pm - 10:00pm

Join the KMA's Board of Trustees and Gala Host Committee for a celebration of art, community, and inspired thinking in honor of Jonathan Becker, Friends of John Jay Homestead, and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

Each year, the KMA Gala and Auction brings together luminaries, artists, cultural leaders, collectors, and the KMA community to celebrate excellence across the arts. This evening features a lively cocktail party, seated dinner and program, silent and live auctions, all held in the bucolic setting of the acclaimed Blue Hill at Stone Barns.

5:30 PM Cocktails + Silent Auction
7:00 PM Dinner + Program + Live Auction

The Gala is the KMA's most important fundraiser of the year and proceeds from the event serve as a vital source of support for the Museum's acclaimed exhibitions, educational programs, and forward-thinking initiatives.

About the 2026 KMA Gala and Auction Honorees:

Jonathan Becker

One of the leading visual storytellers of our time, Jonathan Becker has photographed some of the most celebrated figures across modern culture. A protégé of Brassaï, Becker began his career as a photographer for Interview and Town & Country before serving as a long-time contributor to Vanity Fair and Vogue. He has published several books including Bright Young Things: New York & London, with Brooke de Ocampo (2000 and 2003); Studios by the Sea: Artists on Long Island's East End, with Bob Colacello (2002); and Jonathan Becker: 30 Years at Vanity Fair (2012). His 2024 retrospective exhibition Jonathan Becker: Lost Time, was organized by the Katonah Museum of Art in connection with his monograph of the same title edited by Mark Holborn and published by Phaidon Press.

Friends of John Jay Homestead

The FoJJH is a nonprofit educational organization based in Katonah, NY, and founded in 1977 with a mission to partner with New York State's Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) in preserving and interpreting the John Jay Homestead State Historic Site. For nearly five decades, FoJJH and OPRHP have served as a model of public-private partnership, working alongside one another to steward and enhance this nationally significant site through exhibitions, educational programs and preservation projects.

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation oversees more than 250 parks, historic sites, trails, golf courses, boat launches, and campgrounds across more than 360,000 acres and welcomes more than 88 million people annually.

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Gala Host Committee

Tara Coniaris
Lindsay Danckwerth
Craig Intinarelli
Roya Khadjavi
Anne Mayhew
Andrea Miller
Sally Slater
Alyson Williams
Richard Zinman

The Katonah Museum of Art is grateful to the following donors who have made this evening possible.

Luminaries

Anla Cheng and Mark Kingdon

Visionaries

Stephanie DiChristina on behalf of the Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation
Sally Slater at Douglas Elliman Real Estate
Friends of John Jay Homestead
Roya Khadjavi and Massoud Heidari
Andrea and David Miller
Richard and Audrey Zinman

Innovators

Sara Arnell
Tara and Jeffrey Coniaris
Catherine Courter and Craig Intinarelli
Lindsay and Kevin Danckwerth
Cait Dempsey and Bob Gambo
Isabelle Harnoncourt Feigen
Tina and James Snyder
Kimberley Suter and Ian Stuart
Alyson and Nick Williams

Supporters

Jennifer Brown and Marc Weidner
Tracey and Mike Davies
Ellen and Bob Grimes
Galerie Lelong
Wayne and Lianne Maxson
Anne and Jesse Mayhew
Deniz Ozgenc and Pablo Montagud
Jennifer and Bart Sokol
Seran Trehan

Media Sponsor

Special Thanks

Bedford Post Inn
Blue Hill at Stone Barns
Courtyard Farm
oHHo The Old Firehouse
Phaidon Press
Rally Partners - An Alera Group Company
Patti Smith
Dora Somosi
Judy and Michael Steinhardt
Your Part-Time Controller (YPTC)
Shen Wei Dance Arts
Whitney Museum of American Art
WildFig Floral