NYFA Hall of Fame Benefit

NYFA’s annual Hall of Fame Benefit is a vibrant celebration of the arts and an acknowledgement of both the remarkable artists we serve and the incredible patrons who support our mission.

Established in 2011 as NYFA’s most significant fundraiser, this benefit offers an enchanting evening featuring a banquet dinner, an awards ceremony recognizing luminaries in visual, literary, and performing arts, a silent auction filled with unique artistic treasures, and an energetic paddle raise to support NYFA’s diverse programs. It’s an opportunity to come together for a night of joy and celebration, honoring those who have made profound impacts in the arts and those who sustain artistic vision with unwavering integrity.

This celebration is a tribute to the spirit of creativity and dedication that embodies NYFA’s mission.

2025 Hall of Fame Benefit

The 2025 Hall of Fame Benefit was held on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at Gotham Hall in Manhattan.

Inductees:
Jaye Moon, Visual Arts | Fellow in Sculpture ‘09
JT Rogers, Playwright | Fellow in Playwriting/Screenwriting ’04, ’08, ’16
Cristina Enriquez-Bocobo, Patron of the Arts, Partner at Makeable LLC
Commissioner Laurie Cumbo, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs

Read more about this year’s inductees.

Special Limited Edition Artwork: Jaye Moon

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2025 Honorees

JAYE MOON

NYFA really gave me the opportunity to pursue my career path. NYFA has a remarkable vision, they have the ability to recognize emerging artistic potentials and provide unconditional support to artists.

JT ROGERS

You write for yourself and then you write for the colleagues and peers you admire, whose work has excited you, who you want to be part of a community with. So for a group of those people to say ‘We see you, we validate what you’re doing,’ it’s really hard to express how meaningful that was.

CRISTINA ENRIQUEZ-BOCOBO

Supporting artists through programs like the NYFA Artist Fund is a privilege. It allows visionary individuals to create, to push boundaries, and be agents of change–which is incredibly important right now. The creative process is often complex, sometimes solitary, but always essential.

COMMISSIONER LAURIE CUMBO

If we truly believe, like I know many of you do, that the artists, the creatives, are what’s going to evolve this world, is what is going to save this world…if we truly believe that the artists are going to bring us together, that the artists have the greatest opportunity to bring diplomacy to end war, to show us each other, to bring the others together, to be bolder, to step out…it is critical that we support NYFA and all of the organizations that are doing that work.

2025 Hall of Fame Benefit Auction

NYFA’s 2025 auction featured 64 artworks by NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellows, NYFA Immigrant Artist Mentoring program participants, Fiscal Sponsorship project directors, and dedicated members of our creative community.

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Our 2025 Hosts

Co-Chairs

Lesley-Anne Gliedman
Sarah Young O’Donnell

Benefit Planning Committee

Liz Christensen
Marc J. Jason
J. Wesley McDade

Host Committee

Joe Baker
Kate Bellin
Caroline Black
Brookfield Properties
Myrna Chao
Alexandra Chasin
Alessandra DiGiusto
Chris Donini and Alyson Goldstein
Michael and Victoria Findlay
Nina Greenberg
Agnes Gund
Janice P. Haggerty
Grace Angela Henry
Mary Lang
Seth Levin
Earle I. Mack
Leni and David Moore
Rockefeller Capital Management
David and Susan Rockefeller
Dr. Jack Rosenberg
Whitney Stevens
Justin Tobin
Elizabeth von Habsburg
(as of January 17, 2025)

Artist Committee

Diana Al-Hadid
Leslie Boyce
James Casebere
Marylyn Dintenfass
Eunbi Kim and Austin Chu
Mark Dion
Coco Fusco
Min Jin Lee
Jennifer Wen Ma
Marilyn Minter
Mira Nair
Christopher Rudd
Isabel Sandoval
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh
Andres Serrano
Arthur Simms
Emily Mae Smith
Lynne Tillman
Carmelita Tropicana
Luis Valderas
(as of January 17, 2025)

View past NYFA Hall of Fame Inductees.

About NYFA

Founded in 1971, The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is dedicated to empowering the creative community by providing critical support, resources, and opportunities through four key programs: Learning, Awards and Grants, Fiscal Sponsorship, and Online Resources.

NYFA upholds the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) as core to its mission. The organization is steadfast in its commitment to ensuring individuals from diverse backgrounds and disciplines have access to the necessary resources for their artistic and professional growth. NYFA envisions a world where being an artist or cultural worker is economically sustainable, valued, and celebrated.

For more information on NYFA’s Hall of Fame Benefit, please contact the Development Department at [email protected] or (212)366-6900 ext. 207.