Photo Flash: Behind the Scenes at the 2013 Brooklyn Artists Ball

On April 24, 2013, the Brooklyn Museum hosted its annual fundraising gala, the Brooklyn Artists Ball, celebrating Brooklyn's creative community. Notable guests included: Prince Amukamara (New York Giants), Vik Muniz (artist and gala honoree), Wangechi Mutu (artist and gala honoree), Roxy Paine (artist and gala honoree), Barbara Knowles Debs (museum trustee/curator/gala honoree), Arnold Lehman (Director, Brooklyn Museum), Tamara C. Belinfanti (gala chair), and artists Jules de Balincourt, Jennifer Catron and Paul Outlaw, Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller of FAILE, Emily Noelle Lambert, Navin June Norling, and José Parlá, and more. Scroll down for photos from the event!

Following a cocktail reception, a seated dinner featuring cuisine by Food in Motion took place in the Museum's magnificent Beaux-Arts Court. Guests dined at table environments created for the occasion by eighteen Brooklyn artists: Njideka Akunyili, Daniel Arsham, Jules de Balincourt, FAILE, Jennifer Catron and Paul Outlaw, Joey Frank, Jacob Hashimoto, Steven and William Ladd, Emily Noelle Lambert, Fernando Mastrangelo, Navin June Norling, José Parlá, Analia Segal, Alison Elizabeth Taylor, Max Toth, and Lan Tuazon. Each artist will transform a 40-foot-long table into a specially created work of art that was on view for one night only.

Immediately following the Ball at 9 p.m., the Museum hosted an After-Party that included dessert and dancing amid an installation created especially for the event by artist Luis Gispert and music by DJs Atlanta De Cadenet Taylor and Andrew Andrew. Vanity Projects, a new art gallery-cum-nail salon, also participated in the evening by creating nail designs for guests based on the table installations.

During the evening, the Brooklyn Museum honored Trustee Barbara Knowles Deb with the Augustus Graham Medal, named for a founder of the Museum and awarded each year in recognition of a strong commitment to the arts and continued support of the Brooklyn Museum. In addition, acclaimed contemporary artists Vik Muniz, Wangechi Mutu, and Roxy Paine, all of whom have strong ties to Brooklyn, were presented with the Asher B. Durand Award, named for the artist who gave the first work of contemporary art to enter the Museum's collection.

Museum Trustees Dana Ben-Ari and Nikola Duravcevic, and Carla Shen and Chris Schott chaired the event, with Tamara C. Belifanti, Emma Hall, Nilani Trent, and Olivia Wolfe acting as Vice Chairs.