The Bass Ball 2017


More than 200 art patrons, artists,cultural influencers and philanthropists attended The Bass Ball, the annual fundraising gala in support of the museum’s education and exhibition programs.
Guests enjoyed a fashionable evening, presented by CHANEL, including a special performance by Lion Babe. After a dusk-lit cocktail hour in Collins Park, patrons were seated to an elegant meal inside the museum’s newly enclosed Lindemann Family Courtyard and Trudy and Paul Cejas Gallery. Following the dinner, guests celebrated and danced at the official after party with music by DJ Henri.
“The Bass Ball is the single largest fundraising event we hold each year in support of this extraordinary institution,” said George Lindemann, President of the Board of Directors of The Bass. “It was very gratifying to see how much support we received for the work and the mission of The Bass. Our donors understand the important role art and culture play in our community, and their generous contributions following our recent reopening will make all the difference as we embark on this exciting new chapter.” The Bass recently reopened on October 29, 2017, following a $12 million renovation to transform the visitor experience and increase programmable space by nearly 50 percent.
Museum leadership used the occasion to announce a recent major gift of $500,000 by Riccardo and Tatyana Silva towards the institution’s endowment fund, along with the naming of the Riccardo and Tatyana Silva Gallery on the museum’s first floor.
Eric Gould, Laura Paresky Gould and Sarah Harrelson
Norman Braman, Cricket Taplin and Trudy Cejas
Ilona and Chad Oppenheim
Lou Laren, Ximena Caminos, Ines Rivero and Paloma Teppa
Henrietta Tiefenthaler, Ximena Caminos, Jonathan Breene, Soledad Picon, Oscar Seikaly, Suzy Buckley Woodward and Alicia Dahill
Carlos Betancourt, Carole Seikaly & Oscar Seikaly
John Lin and Christina Getty
Lion Babe
Michael Comras & Daniela Swaebe
Barbara and Jose Hevia
Alejandro Viel Temperley, Soledad Picon, Soledad Lowe & Justin Lowe
Tony Tamer, Sandy Tamer, Sarah Arison and Thomas Wilhelm
Clara Bullrich and Josue Lain Velilla
Joyce Green, Leslie Wolfson and Susanne Birbragher
Kevin McAlarnen, Steven Rodriguez, Alan Randolph and Tom Green
Lion Babe performing
Margarita Herdocia, Rose Gostfrand, Steve Poliakoff, Trudy Cejas and Padma Vattikuti
Benny Shabtai and Stacey Shabtai
Josh Krens, George Lindemann, Yolanda Berkowitz and Jeff Berkowitz
Jessica Lieberman, Nathan Lieberman, Diane Lieberman and Alan Lieberman
Martina Navratilova, Juan Lopez Salaberry and Barbara Becker
Spring Dautel, Sandy Tamer, Asha Elias, Maria Beguiristain, Alexa Iacovelli, Carol Iacovelli, Suzy Buckley Woodward, Nicole Lozano, Pearl Baker-Katz, Alicia Dahill
Jamie Feig and Mara Geronemus
Ambassador Paul and Trudy Cejas
Tatyana and Riccardo Silva
Josh Krens, Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, Commissioner Michael Gongora and George Lindemann
Alisa Romano and Kimberly Mendelson
Tom and Suzanne Murphy
Drew Casino, Joyce Green, Leslie Wolfson and Caroline Casino
Silvia Karman Cubina, Adam Koffler and Lisa Heiden-Koffler
Heloise Tapia, Michael Fitchel and Adriana Jimenez
Jeff Berkowitz, Mera Rubell and Don Rubell
Kier Mellour and Jacques Theraube
Silvia Karman Cubina, Ines Rivero and Joyce Green
David Martin and Christy Martin
Cricket Taplin & Sheila Elias Taplin
Soledad Lowe, Olga Blavatnik, Silvia Karman Cubina, Ines Rivero and Paloma Teppa
Jonathan and Criselda Breene
Chaired by Olga and Alex Blavatnik, Criselda and Jonathan Breene, Clara Bullrich and Josue Lain Velilla, Diane and Alan Lieberman, Soledad Picón and Alejandro Viel Temperley, Ines Rivero, and Alisa and Emilio Romano, The Ball had a creative edge where guests embraced the ‘whimsical’ black-tie attire and were encouraged to ‘Come As You Art!’
Among those in attendance at The Bass Ball were Joyce Green, General Manager of Fashion, CHANEL Inc., Ambassador Paul and Trudy Cejas, Sarah and Austin Harrelson, Eric Gould and Laura Paresky Gould, Cathy Vedovi, Christina Getty and Juan Pablo Cappello, Sarah Arison and Thomas Wilhelm, Barbara and Jose Hevia, Nick D’Annunzio, Suzy Buckley Woodward, Carole and Oscar Seikaly, David and Christy Martin, Martina Navratilova and Julia Lemigova, Don and Mera Rubell, Norman and Irma Braman, Ximena Caminos, artists Dara Friedman, Frances Trombly, Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova and Carlos Betancourt, and City of Miami Beach Commissioners Michael Gongora and Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
The evening was generously presented by CHANEL.