2020 Virtual Gala: Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop

honoring

Rick Lowe • 2020 Texas Artist of the Year

Celia Álvarez Muñoz • 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award in the Visual Arts

Mary & Bernardino Arocha • 2020 Texas Patrons of the Year

Thank you so much to everyone who tuned in and supported Art League Houston’s (ALH) first 2020 Virtual Gala: Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop on Friday, October 16, 2020. Through your incredible generosity, we raised over $200,000 in support of our mission to connect the community through diverse, dynamic and creative experiences that bring people together to see, make and talk about contemporary art!! Thank you for your continued support during these unprecedented times.

This year’s Gala marked ALH’s 72nd anniversary and celebrated artist Rick Lowe as the 2020 Texas Artist of the Year, Celia Álvarez Muñoz as the recipient of the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award in the Visual Arts, and Mary & Bernardino Arocha as the 2020 Texas Patrons of the Year. As we navigate these uncertain times, we are deeply grateful to have the opportunity to celebrate these individuals for their outstanding commitment to the arts, and whose work underscores the importance of art as a vehicle to re-imagine our past and transform our future.

Over the next year, ALH looks forward to presenting a dynamic range of online programs and events for people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds designed to re-imagine the role of an Art League model to foster radical imagination, empathy, and impact positive social change. We are passionate about the power of creativity to inspire folks to action and to facilitate understanding among our community. Creativity is at the heart of everything we do. By supporting ALH, you are supporting an entire ecosystem of artists who lead and participate in our community programs such as Healing Arts, Teen Intensive, and Creative Aging as well as artists who exhibit in our galleries, present community-based public art projects across the city, as well as teach in our art school, which provides over 1,200 classes annually.

Call for Gala Photos

Do you have photos from ALH's virtual gala? We are working with Papercity Magazine on an upcoming online feature and are now accepting photo submissions via email to alh@artleaguehouston.org with the email subject: 2020 Virtual Gala Photo Submission. Please include your name as well as the names of all persons included in the submitted photos.

By submitting a photo, you agree that ALH has an unrestricted right to reproduce your photo in any printed or digital format, and declare that you have permission to use the visual image of any identifiable individual in the photograph.

FEATURED SILENT AUCTION ARTISTS

Celia Álvarez Muñoz • Charis Ammon • Claire Ankenman • David Aylsworth • Debra Barrera • Erika Blumenfeld • Sebastien Boncy

Alice Leora Briggs • Susan Budge • Antonius-Tín Bui • Violette Bule • Margarita Cabrera • John Calaway • Angel Castelán • Jimmy Castillo

Eepi Chaad • JooYoung Choi • Lucinda Cobley • Ruben Coy • Colby Deal • Jennifer Ling Datchuk • Julie DeVries • Tyler Deauvea • Lina Dib

Marsha Dorsey-Outlaw • Luisa Duarte • Trey Duvall • Brian Ellison • Sharon Engelstein • Ibsen Espada • Orna Feinstein • Caroline Graham

Gao Hang • Joseph Havel • Rachel Hecker • Daniel Heimbinder • Hillerbrand+Magsamen • Clara Hoag • Robert Hodge • Maria Cristina Jadick

Terrell James • Selven O'Keef Jarmon • Ann Johnson • Jules Buck Jones • Ronald Llewellyn Jones • Nyssa Juneau • Tsz Kam • Michael Kennaugh

Bradley Kerl • Daniela Koontz • Nicolle LaMere • Melinda Laszczynski • Trevon Latin • Jesse Lott • Matt Manalo

Jake Margolin and Nick Vaughan • Gabriel Martinez • Gabo Martini • Melissa Miller • Delilah Montoya • Arely Morales • Shayne Murphy • Manik Raj Nakra

Karen Navarro • Jessica Ninci • McKay Otto • Sherry Owens • Steve Parker • Eduardo Portillo • Preetika Rajgariah • Josué Ramírez • Cary Reeder

Patrick Renner • Gerardo Rosales • Dean Ruck • Art Shirer • Anthony Sonnenberg • Alexander Squier • Kari Steele • Richard Stout • Terry Suprean

Britt Thomas • Prince Varughese Thomas • Giovanni Valderas • Kelli Vance • Myke Venable • Sarah Williams • Erika Whitney • Dick Wray

2020 Gala Sponsors

More than ever

Kathrine McGovern/McGovern Foundation

Do it faster

Leslie & Brad Bucher • Cecily E. Horton • Marlene M. Marker

Make it better

John Calaway / Lauri & Robert Wray • Cykl • Poppi Georges Massey • Crystal & Don Owens
The Solís Family • Scott R. Sparvero

Work it harder

Christian Barker & Dr. Grant Hopping • Mary & Marcel Barone
Jaci Day • Paige & Todd Johnson • Kerry Inman / Inman Gallery
Dr. Greg Shannon • Micheline & German Newall

2020 TICKET SPONSORS

Duo

Sarah Balinskas & Jeff DeBevec • Bobby Bass & Adrian Robles • Minnette Boesel • Jereann Chaney • Deborah & Bill Colton
Nima Farzaneh • Maria Cristina Jadick • Sean & Rebecca Marshall • Beverly McPhail • Dr. Rachel Afi Quinn & Eesha Pandit
Leigh & Reggie Smith • Steffie & Ross Tomson • Audra White & Tim Franklin-Hensler

Uno

Robert McClain • Jo Reid Jill Whitten & Rob Proctor

Donations

Mary & Bernard Arocha • Jeff Beauchamp • Rania & Jamal Daniel • Robert Greenstein • Patricia Covo Johnson
Lester & Dr. Penelope Marks • Star Massing • Judy & Scott Nyquist • Ann Rakoff • Howard & Beverly Robinson
Mariana Servitje • Anita & Gerald Smith • Emily Todd

2020 GALA HOST COMMITTEE

Catherine D. Anspon • Dina Alsowayel & Tony Chase • Sarah Balinskas & Jeff DeBevec • Mary & Marcel Barone

Bobby Bass & Adrian Robles • Leslie & Brad Bucher • Sarah Bray • Leslie Moody Castro • Jereann Chaney • Deborah & Bill Colton

Rania & Jamal Daniel • Jaci Day • Nima Farzaneh • Kanitra Fletcher, PhD • Eureka Gilkey • Alison de Lima Greene

Zachary Gresham & Pablo Moreno • Cecily E. Horton • Patricia Covo Johnson • Cara Lambright • Ashley & Curt Langley • Marlene Marker

Lester & Dr. Penelope Marks • Poppi Georges-Massey • Tatiana & Craig Massey • Betty Moody • Micheline & German Newall • Judy & Scott Nyquist

Crystal & Don Owens • Veronica Roberts • Mariana Servitje • Linda Shearer • Leigh & Reggie Smith • Scott R. Sparvero • Lee Steffy • Roberto Tejada

Giovanni Valderas • Gilbert Vicario • Alvia J. Wardlaw • Michelle White & Haden Garrett • Jill Whitten & Rob Proctor • Clint Willour & Reid Mitchel

Sixto Wagan • Danielle Burns Wilson • Lauri & Robert Wray

SPECIAL THANKS

8th Wonder Distillery • Lauren Arocha • Burning Bones Press • Mel Chin • Cattywampus Press • Maurice Duhon, Jr.
Gaspar Enriquez • Field of Study • Glasstire • Jesse Lott • Shyriaka Morris • Floyd Newsum
Twodykesandaknife (Lovie Olivia & Preetika Rajgariah) • Underbelly • Vinology • Wendy Watriss

2020 Media Sponsor 2020 Design & Print Sponsor 2020 Liquor Sponsor 2020 Food Sponsor

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