Miami Art Museum Ball
Crowns Art Basel Miami Beach Festivities


Co-Chairs MAM President Mary Frank
and MAM Trustee James Dockerty
This year’s gala took place at Bicentennial Park – to be re-named Museum Park – the location of the future Miami Art Museum building which is being designed by world-famous architects Herzog & de Meuron.
MAM’s annual Ball is one of the most anticipated events of the Miami social calendar. It crowns a week of art-related events attended by civic leaders, art patrons, as well as international guests drawn to Miami and Miami Beach for Art Basel. Proceeds from the fundraising event provide vital annual support for MAM’s public programs and exhibitions.
Co-chairs Mary and Howard Frank and Jim and Suzanne Dockerty created a glamorously unique evening inside a mammoth series of tents in the park, with a glittering view overlooking Biscayne Bay and both the Miami and Miami Beach skylines.

Eileen Weiswasser, Dianne & Alan Lieberman, Edie Laquer
An impressive array of prestigious guests were drawn from a “Who’s Who” of Miami, including Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, Miami City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff and his wife Teresa, Miami City Commisioner Joe Sanchez and his wife Beatriz, County Manager George Burgess, CIFO founder Ella Fontanals-Cisneros, Sanford and Delores Ziff, Alberto and Susana Ibarguen, Dr. Phillip and Patricia Frost and Donald and Katarina Peebles.

Terence Riley, Beverly & Bill Parker, Gonzalo Parodi
(Photo by Meg Pukel)
MAM depends on private donations to help fulfill its role as a civic and cultural institution. The MAM Ball becomes more successful each year, thanks to Miami Art Museum patrons; a diverse reflection of Miami’s demographic profile including core figures in the business, civic and cultural communities.
Since its inception, MAM has worked closely with the community to develop and carry out the largest museum arts education program in Miami-Dade County, build a permanent collection dedicated to international art and presenting lively exhibition programs.

MAM Ball Atmosphere (Photo by Juan Cabrera)
Enrique Martinez Celaya, Alexandra Williams, Bruce Berger (Photo by Juan Cabrera)
Illeana and Anthony Davide, Terry Schechter
Louis & Claudia Jolivert, Dianne Laroe, Vanessa & Michael Marquez (Photo by Meg Pukel)
Samuel Keller, Cay Sophie Rabinovitz, Stefanie Reed, Iran Issa Khan (Photo by Meg Pukel)
Gina & Mayor Howard Berlin (Photo by Benjamin Thacker)
Donald & Rosetta Bierman, Linda Blash, Joe Oglespy