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The 2023 YoungArts New York Gala was held last night at the Metropolitan Museum of New York. It’s a gala that celebrates “artists as vital to our humanity,” according to Sarah Arison, the gala co-chair of YoungArts alongside Gillian Hearst, Sandra Tamer and the honorary chair, Agnes Gund.
The evening was held inside the Temple of Dendur at the Met, an Egyptian temple crowned by Horus, the god of the sky.
What makes the YoungArts organization special is that it supports young artists and designers—including fashion designers. Their program, initially called the National Foundation for the Advancement of Artists, was founded in 1981 to help support up-and-coming talents.
The gala committee includes well-known figures in the culture scene, including artists like Glenn Ligon, Mickalene Thomas, Peter W. Kunhardt Jr., and the board of trustees includes theater actor and singer Michael McElroy, author Kristy Edmunds and actor, Zuzanna Szadkowski.
