Fundraising Events

Sunday Brunch with Lawndale
Featuring a silent auction of artwork from our Lending Library
Sunday, January 26, 2025 from 11 AM – 1 PM

John Bradshaw & Piper Faust, Event Chairs

This annual daytime event featured light bites courtesy of The LYMBAR Kitchen & Cocktails, festive cocktails, Music by Pink Matter, and a silent auction of artwork from the 2024 Lending Library.

Photos by Tamirah Collins can be found on our Flickr page.

Sunday Brunch with Lawndale
Featuring a silent auction of artwork from our Lending Library
Sunday, January 28, 2023 from 11 AM – 1 PM

Alexa Clements & Laurence Unger, Event Chairs

This annual daytime event featured light bites from Bloom Foods, sweet treats from La Crumb, cozy cocktails, sounds from MLE Music and a silent auction of artwork from the 2023 Lending Library.

Photos by Tamirah Collins can be found on our Flickr page.

Sunday Brunch with Lawndale
Featuring a silent auction of artwork from our Lending Library
Sunday, January 22, 2023 from 11 AM – 1 PM

Jessica & Blake Seff, Event Chairs

This annual daytime event featured light bites from Mo’ Better Brews, entertainment by DJ Flash Gordon Parks, signature cocktails, and a silent auction of artwork from the 2022 Lending Library.

Photos by Laura Burlton can be found on our Flickr page.

HAIR BALL – 30th Anniversary
Lawndale’s 2023 Benefit in support of our vibrant exhibitions and artists
Thursday, October 26, 2023 from 6-10 PM

Lawndale celebrated our 30th anniversary of Hair Ball. Co-chaired by Laura & Galen Hines-Pierce, Robert Hodge, and Mary Catherine & Bailey Jones.

Music by DJ DOUBLEDUTCH. Emcee Phil Wade. Food and drink courtesy of Lemond Kitchen. Flowers from The Velvet Petunia. Media sponsor PaperCity Magazine.

Photos by Jenny Antill Photography can be found on our Flickr page.

 

The Big Show 2022 Preview Party
Friday, June 17, 2022, from 5 – 8 PM

The Big Show is an ambitious annual exhibition of new work by artists practicing within a 100-mile radius of Lawndale. For the 2022 exhibition, juror Daisy Nam selected 38 artists from over 500 submissions.

All funds raised support Lawndale’s artistic programming and general operations.

REWIND

Lawndale’s 2022 Spring Benefit
Thursday, May 12, 2021, from 6 – 10 PM
Throwback Attire (1979 – 2019)

Lawndale’s 40+ year history of supporting local arts and culture continues!

REWIND in celebrated our vibrant history of supporting local arts and culture. The event featured custom cocktails, festive food from Cochinita & Co. , music by DJ FREDster, and a silent auction.

Silent Auction Artists: Rabéa Ballin, Elaine Bradford, Rebecca Braziel, Ryan Crowley, Loc Huynh, Ann Johnson, Bradley Kerl, David McGee, Gerardo Rosales, Angelica Raquel, Jessica Snow, Jamire Williams

Underwriter:
Houston Methodist

Event Sponsors:
Flats Film
Cochinita & Co
Mystic Multiples
The Fashion Time Machine

Sunday Brunch with Lawndale
featuring the 2021 Lawndale Lending Library Silent Auction
Sunday, December 12, 2021 from 11 AM – 1 PM

The Big Show 2021 Preview Party
Friday, June 18, 2021, from 6 – 8 PM

The Big Show 2021 Preview Party was a celebration of The Big Show, an ambitious annual exhibition of new work by artists practicing within a 100-mile radius of Lawndale. The Big Show 2021 was juried by independent curator Cecilia Fajardo-Hill.

View photos from the event here!

partie de la tête
A Benefit for Exhibitions and Artist Studio Program
Thursday, May 6, 2021, from 6:30 – 10 PM

This evening event featured cocktails, studio visits with Jacquelyne Boe and David Janesko, Gerardo Rosales, and Holly Veselka, a silent auction, live performance of Chirality III, dinner by A Fare Extraordinaire, and entertainment by Dart Collective. Proceeds supported Lawndale and participating artists.

Silent Auction Artists: Regina Agu, Michael Bise, Antonius-Tín Bui, Jamal Cyrus, Francesca Fuchs, Joe Havel, Robert Hodge, Tierney Malone, Marcelyn McNeil, Emily Peacock, Jennifer May Reiland, Gerardo Rosales, Holly Veselka

Event Donors:
Sharon and Gus Kopriva
H. Russell Pitman

View photos from the event here!

Sunday Brunch with Lawndale
featuring the 2020 Lawndale Lending Library Silent Auction
Sunday, December 13, 2020 from 11 AM – 1 PM

This annual event featured a picnic brunch provided by Kenny & Ziggy’s in Lawndale’s Mary E. Bawden Sculpture Garden.

Featured Image: Bradley Kerl, Centennial Gardens, as featured in the Lawndale Lending Library.

Sunday Brunch with Lawndale
featuring the Lawndale Lending Library Silent Auction
Sunday, November 10, 2019 from 11 AM – 1 PM

This annual event featured mimosas and brunch in Lawndale’s newly-renovated Mary E. Bawden Sculpture Garden. During this event, twenty-five 8 x 10″ artworks created and donated by artists in the Lawndale community were exhibited anonymously and purchased for $500 each on a first-come, first-serve basis, with proceeds benefiting Lawndale’s artistic programming.

Brunch generously provided by Eloise Nichols, Artist ground provided by Ampersand Art Supply

Participating Artists: Akirash, Sterling Allen, Nick Barbee, Josh Bernstein, Charlotte Cosgrove, Lily Cox-Richard, Margaux Crump, Trey Duvall, Ryan Hawk, Loc Huynh, Saúl Hernández-Vargas, David Janesko, Lovie Olivia, Virginia Lee Montgomery, Leo Lina, Michael Menchaca, Jonathan Molina-Garcia, Suzette Mouchaty, Preetika Rajgariah, Jennifer Reiland, Gerardo Rosales, Carlos Rosales-Silva, Eric Santoscoy-Mckillip, Holly Veselka

More than 100 Houstonians came out to the soft opening of B.B. Lemon’s newest location in Montrose benefiting the Lawndale. Attendees were given the opportunity to support the contemporary art center through a minimum of a $50 gift or the purchase of a membership, which ranged from $50-$350. With each donation, guests received a special B.B. Lemon-branded coup glass with the choice of two specialty cocktails by Beverage Director Monique Cioffi-Hernandez. Guests snacked on passed hors d’oeuvres – all miniature versions of the regular B.B. Lemon menu items by Executive Chef Emily Trusler including bite-sized burgers, grilled cheese & tomato soup, bacon parmesan, cups of chili, blue crab beignets, lemon chicken wraps, mini lobster rolls and pigs in a blanket. And for the late-night crowd, pulled pork sliders, TX wagyu hot dogs, mini root beer floats and brownie a la mode bites were passed as well. Guests mingled and danced to tunes by Flashdrive, which included three string players accompanied by a DJ, before bidding in a live auction to win a Lawndale evening garden party for up to 75 guests along with a private showing of its current exhibitions with bites and libations provided by B.B. Lemon. The evening raised more than $10,000 for Lawndale, which will help fund its mission to support all artistic and cultural communities of Houston through a diverse range of exhibitions and programs, including lectures, symposia, film screenings, readings and musical performances.

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Paper City

A Kitschy Evening
Friday, March 22, 2019 from 6:30 – 10 PM

Co-chairs: Mandy & Will Hixon and Candace & Brian Thomas

A Kitschy Evening brought together artists and guests for interactive activities and festive fare and cocktails, all in the name of kitsch! Spirits & Eats by B.B. Lemon | Music by Matt Johns AKA Ramalama

View photos from the event here!

Brunch generously provided by Eloise Nichols, Artist ground provided by Ampersand Art Supply

Participating Artists: Regina Agu, Will Bentsen, Krista Birnbaum, Antonius Bui, Jamal Cyrus, Joe Havel, Robert Hodge, Terrell James, Matt Kleberg, Julia Barbosa Landois, Laura Lark, Layla Luna, Kia Neill, Floyd Newsum, Kelly O’Connor, Aaron Parazette, David Politzer, Rob Reasoner, Rajab Ali Sayed, Heidi Spector

Thank you for entering the vortex with Lawndale!

Welcome to the Vortex took its inspiration from Yayoi Kusama and David Bowie, James Turrell and Anish Kapoor, whose work crosses several genres and plays with scale, light, and color to disrupt our sense of normalcy. The event featured newly commissioned works by artists in the Lawndale community.

View photos from the event here!

Thank you to our Honoree: MaryRoss Taylor

Co-chairs:
Illa & WIll Gaunt
Eleanor Williams

Thank you to our Host Committee, Artistic Collaborators, Supporters, Sponsors, and Volunteers for making Welcome to the Vortex an event to remember!

Host Committee
Diandra Anwar & Rick Rauser
Lindley & Jason Arnoldy
Katie Barnhart
Laura Bodenheimer
Lizzie & Mac Broderick
Catherine Delano
Kate & Holbrook Dorn
Sydney & Robert Eifler
Courtnay & Mark Elias
Elaine & Gid Hixon
Mandy & Will Hixon
Cecily Horton
Garrett Hunter & Jamie Loera
Alice Johnson & Nick Adair
Isla & Joseph Jornayvaz
Victoria & Marshal Lightman
Ashlee & Benton Love
Roni McMurtrey
Caroline Negley
Capera & Igor Norinsky
Brittany & Joe O’Brien
Brooke & Billy O’Neil
Natalie & Jamey Steen
Melissa & Oliver Tuckerman
Ian Wells
Clint Willour

Artist Collaborators
Regina Agu
Keliy Anderson-Staley
Shannon Crider
Lina Dib
Domokos
David Dove
Emily Fens
Rachel Hecker
htxpeopleproject
Melinda Laszczynski
Peter Lucas & Camilo Gonzalez
Cobra McVey
Angel Oloshove
Emily Peacock

Supporters
Yayoi Kusama
The Omena Fund

David Bowie
Scott Sparvero
MaryRoss Taylor

James Turrell
Lizzie & Mac Broderick
Illa & Will Gaunt
JoAnne & David Graham
Scurlock Foundation/
Mary Catherine & Bailey Jones
Justin Segal

Anish Kapoor
Bank of River Oaks
Leslie & Brad Bucher
Jereann Chaney
Lynn Goode & Harrison Williams
Jeryn & Walter Mayer
Meghan Miller & Jeff Marin
H. Russell Pitman
Eleanor Williams

Sponsors
Citadelle Gin
Delicato Wines
Imagery Estates Wine
Maison Ferrand
Pierre Ferrand Cognac
Plantation Rum
Q Beverages
Relax Bubbles
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Trinchero Family Wines

HOSTED BY ALICE JOHNSON & NICK ADAIR AND NATALIE & JAMEY STEEN
$100 (NON-MEMBER) /// $75 (MEMBER)
LAWNDALE /// 4912 MAIN STREET

Thank you for creating An Exquisite Evening with Lawndale Art Center!

Stephen Goldberg and Tim Kollatschny & Jeryn and Walter Mayer invite you to reimagine the classic gala in honor of Gracie Cavnar. Join artists for contemporary twists on Surrealist games during an evening of revelry, chance, and collaboration to benefit Lawndale artistic programming.

View all photos from the event here.

Thank you to our Honoree: Gracie Cavnar

Co-chairs:
Tim Kollatschny & Stephen Goldberg
Jeryn & Walter Mayer

Thank you to our Host Committee, Artistic Collaborators, Supporters, Sponsors, and Volunteers for making An Exquisite Evening an event to remember!

HOST COMMITTEE
Stephen Goldberg & Tim Kollatschny, co-chairs
Jeryn & Walter Mayer, co-chairs

Michelle Adams
Lindley & Jason Arnoldy
Lizzie & Mac Broderick
Bettie Cartwright
Jereann Chaney
Barbara & Jonathan Day
Anita & David Garten
Illa & William Gaunt
Cullen Geiselman
Mary Catherine & Bailey Jones
Michael Mandola
Judy & Scott Nyquist
Cali & Peter Pettigrew
Nicole & Joey Romano
Jessica & Blake Seff
Justin Segal
Candace & Brian Thomas
Eleanor Williams

ARTIST COLLABORATORS
Dawn Black
Natasha Bowdoin
Lily Cox-Richard
Maurice Duhon
Melinda Laszczynski
Randi Long
Sharad Patel
David Politzer
James Surls
Sarah Welch

SUPPORTERS
Cadavre Exquis
Gracie & Bob Cavnar
Justin Segal

Surrealists
Scott Sparvero

Contemporaries
Bettie Cartwright, Sally Vernon & Steve Magee
Anita & David Garten
Stephen Goldberg & Tim Kollatschny
Jeryn & Walter Mayer
Corliss & Gene Nettles/Porter Hedges LLP

Collaborators
Michelle Adams
Lizzie & Mac Broderick
Leslie & Brad Bucher
Jereann Chaney
Barbara & Jonathan Day
Cullen Geiselman
Cecily Horton
Mary Catherine & Bailey Jones
Meghan Miller
Sara & Bill Morgan
Judy & Scott Nyquist
Veronica & Doug Overman
H. Russell Pittman
Nicole & Joey Romano
Don A. Sanders
The Scurlock Foundation
Jessica & Blake Seff
Candace & Brian Thomas
Eleanor Williams

SPONSORS
The Thompson & Knight Foundation
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
The Wine Group