ICA Gala: Avant-garden

Save the Date: April 17, 2027

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the inaugural ICA gala on April 18, 2026! Please save the date for next year’s event: April 17, 2027. For more information or to inquire about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Maya Erhardt by email at erhardtmb@vcu.edu or by phone at 804.828.2815.

Pictures from 2026 Gala
Pictures from 2026 After Party

Media Coverage
Style Weekly
VCUarts News
Post-Event Report

Dress Code: Creative Formal
Location:Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University
Markel Center
601 W Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23220
Imagine an evening where art comes alive, and your support directly empowers the future of contemporary expression.
Please join us in experiencing the art of giving, honoring creativity, and connecting with fellow arts supporters! This extraordinary celebration of cultural leadership, artistic excellence, and contemporary culture directly support the ICA’s mission to listen, to create, and to make art public. Your participation enables the creation of groundbreaking exhibitions that foster learning and dialogue through gallery installations, programs, publications, and the commissioning of new and ambitious works of art by emerging and established artists.

Special Thanks to our 2026 Host Committee and Sponsors

Gala Chairs
Pam Royall
Marcia and Harry Thalhimer

Dinner Sponsor

Reception Sponsor

Award Sponsor

Bar Sponsor

Arts Community Sponsor

Board of Directors

Valet Sponsor

Institutional Sponsors
Atlantic Union Bank
Common Wealth Public Art Fund
Crozier Fine Arts
Dana Foundation
Davenport & Company LLC
Kickstarter
Main Projects
Reynolds Gallery
VMFA
VPM Board of Directors
Williams Mullen

Individual Sponsors and Host Committee
Mr. and Mrs. Tiffany B. Armstrong; Jay Barrows; Melody Barnes and Marland Buckner; Richard Birnbaum; Gwen Burroughs; Adrienne Burrus and Andrea Stillman; David and Christy Cottrell; Molly Dodge; Birch Douglass; Jack and Nita Enoch; BK Fulton and Jackie Stone; Dean Giavos and Rachel Lamel; Paige and Philip Goodpasture; Freddie and Lawrence Gray; Bruce Gray; True Harrigan and Jay Collier; Terrell and Elliott Harrigan; Jil and Hiter Harris; Cynthia and Charles L. Holmes; Steve and Wendy Humble; Karen and Pat Kelly; John and Deborah Kemper; Jim Klaus and Brent Morris; Alice and Mac Livingston; Nancy Brennan Lund and Leo Yeager in memory of Bev Reynolds; Steve and Kathie Markel; Brian and Laura Martin Mills; Beth and Ricky Mason; Julia and Reilly Monroe; Abby W. Moore; Joe and Caroline Murillo; John and Michelle Nestler; Thomas and Angel Papa; James Prosek; Celia Rafalko; John Ravenal and Virginia Pye; Pam Royall; Ann and Jerry Samford; Brock and Alexandra Saunders; Michael Schewel and Priscilla Burbank; Tracy and Tom Stallings; Each Other (Sam Taylor and Liza Pittard); Marcia and Harry Thalhimer; Eric and Rob Thomas-Suwall; Deborah and Thomas Valentine; Waqas Wajahat; Julie and Paul Weissend; Jimmy Wheat; J.D. and Elizabeth Wright; and Lorna and Randy Wyckoff.

Creative Partners and In Kind Sponsors
A Sharper Palate
Apothec
Carytown Teas
Christine Barringer
Chef Leah Branch, The Roosevelt
Cut Cut
DJ Mikemetic
Day Starr Valet
Enigma Studios
Fat Rabbit Bakery
Peter Cochrane, VCUarts MFA ‘19
FIELD floral design
Ethan Hickerson Photography
Lady Chiller
Loie Hollowell, VCUarts MFA ‘12
Love Club
Malcolm Majer
Miramar
Rent-E-Quip
Rick’s Custom Frame
River City Tattoo and Piercing Co.
Southwest Mountains Vineyards
Spang TV
Stage Right
Stauer
TAKAAT