The 2024 Gala is to be held on April 8 at Cipriani South Street at the historic Battery Maritime Building
New York, NY – February 12, 2024: New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts today announced its 2024 gala to be held on April 8 at Cipriani South Street. The annual gala celebrates the incredible accomplishments of the iconic arts institution and showcases the depth and breadth of the school’s program offerings. All proceeds from the gala will go towards funds to support the critical needs of talented Tisch students.
“We are thrilled to once again celebrate our remarkable and distinguished students, alumni and partners at the annual Tisch Gala,” said Allyson Green, Dean of NYU Tisch School of the Arts. “For nearly 20 years, the gala has illuminated the essential role the arts play in our lives while honoring the school’s past, present and future creative changemakers. This year’s gathering will once again raise vital funds for the school amidst a vibrant celebration of our community.”
Since its founding in 1965, the Tisch School of the Arts has established itself as one of the leading arts schools in the country. It draws on the vast artistic and cultural resources of New York City and New York University to create an extraordinary training ground for artists, scholars and innovators. Today, students learn their craft in a spirited, risk-taking environment that combines the professional training of a conservatory with the liberal arts education of a premier global university with campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, Shanghai and 11 other academic centers around the world.
Thousands of Tisch alumni have gone on to enjoy fulfilling careers in the arts, including renowned artists such as Pulitzer Prize winners Annie Baker (also a MacArthur Fellow), Tony Kushner (also a Tony Award winner and Academy Award nominee), Doug Wright, Michael R. Jackson (also a Tony Award winner) and Chang Lee; Academy Award winners Chloe Zhao, Mahershala Ali, Martin Scorsese, Oliver Stone, Spike Lee, Marcia Gay Harden and Mark Bridges; Tony Award winners Ali Stroker, Nina Arianda, Beowulf Boritt, Steve Kazee, George C. Wolfe, Michael Mayer, Idina Menzel, Stephen Spinella, Frank Wood, Paul Tazewell and Brandon Uranowitz; Emmy Award winners Rachel Brosnahan (also a Golden Globe winner), Sterling K. Brown (also an Academy Award nominee), Billy Crystal, Ayo Edebiri (also a Golden Globe winner), Vince Gilligan, Donald Glover (also a Grammy Award winner as Childish Gambino), Camryn Manheim and Debra Messing; Golden Globe winners Rachel Bloom and Gina Rodriguez; acclaimed filmmakers Amy Heckerling, Brett Morgen, Colin Trevorrow and Jon Watts; Grammy Award winners Lady Gaga (also an Academy Award winner), Rick Rubin, Amber Gray, Denzel Baptiste and David Biral; Grammy Award nominees Maggie Rogers and Elle Varner; entrepreneur Dennis Crowley; MacArthur Fellowship recipients Kyle Abraham, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (also a Pulitzer Prize finalist), Camille Utterback and Mimi Lien; Screen Actors Guild Award winner and Academy Award nominee Stephanie Hsu; visual artist Leo Villareal; actors Susan Kelechi Watson, Daniel Dae Kim, Danai Gurira, Adam Sandler, Molly Shannon and Corey Stoll; and photographer Tyler Mitchell.
Tickets for the NYU Tisch School of the Arts 2024 Gala can be purchased here.
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About the NYU Tisch School of the Arts
For over 50 years, the NYU Tisch School of the Arts has drawn on the vast artistic and cultural resources of New York City and New York University to create an extraordinary training ground for artists, scholars, and innovators with course offerings in acting, dance, cinema studies, collaborative arts, design for stage and film, dramatic writing, film and television, game design, interactive media arts, interactive telecommunications, moving image archiving and preservation, musical theatre writing, performance studies, photography, public policy and recorded music. Learn more at www.tisch.nyu.edu.
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