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MoMA’s 2025 Black Arts Council Benefit to be Held on April 3, Honoring Simone Leigh, Pamela J. Joyner, and Alfred J. Giuffrida
The Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art’s Black Arts Council will host its annual benefit on April 3, honoring artist Simone Leigh, MoMA trustee Pamela J. Joyner, and philanthropist Alfred J. Giuffrida. The benefit will feature a special performance by Phony Ppl. The evening will be highlighted by a special musical performance by Phony Ppl and DJ sets by Aku & Niks and Gale Scott. Afterward, guests will be treated to a unique dessert experience by Camari Mick, executive pastry chef at the Michelin-starred restaurant the Musket Room.
Founded in 1993 as the Friends of Education by Dr. Akosua Barthwell Evans, Agnes Gund, and David Rockefeller Jr., the Black Arts Council is a community of patrons, philanthropists, collectors, and art enthusiasts dedicated to the visibility, access, and appreciation of art and artists of the African diaspora at The Museum of Modern Art. Proceeds from this benefit support the continued impact and influence of the Black Arts Council through acquisitions, exhibitions, and educational programming.
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The Black Arts Council Benefit at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, held on April 4, 2024. Photo: Alycia Kravitz