Museums by Moonlight

We are thrilled to honor

Artist Honoree

Lynn Hershman Leeson

Honorary Chairs

Pamela and David Hornik

Museums by Moonlight is an elegant black tie gala benefiting two extraordinary art museums: the Cantor Arts Center and the Anderson Collection at Stanford University. Held only once every two years, this much anticipated event begins with cocktails under the stars followed by a sumptuous dinner and dancing in the Rodin Sculpture Garden. Guests have exclusive access to the galleries throughout the evening—and in 2024, we celebrated the Anderson’s 10th anniversary and enjoyed a special preview of a major new exhibition opening as part of the Cantor’s Asian American Art Initiative.

Our Deepest Gratitude To

Dinner in the Garden Presenting Corporate Sponsor
Fendi

Dinner in the Garden Patron Sponsor
Pamela and David Hornik

Over the Moon Corporate Sponsors
Lobby Capital
Plug and Play

Over the Moon Patrons
Sara and Sohaib Abbasi
Asha Jadeja Motwani
Anita and Steven Westly

Supernova Corporate Sponsors
David Yurman
Goldman Sachs
Kleiner Perkins
Seven Post Investment Office
TriplePoint Capital

Rodin Circle Patrons
Nikki and Jon Andrews
Pree Basaviah and Venky Ganesan
Aarti and Asheem Chandna
Bita Daryabari
Sue and John Diekman
Elizabeth and Zachary W. Hulsey
Kris Klint and Bill Reller
Deedee McMurtry
Christina and Hamid Moghadam
Lisa and David Mooring
Debi and Steven Wisch

Silver Moon Patrons
Julie and Buddy Arnheim
Michelle and Eric Carlborg
Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson Charitable Foundation
Jessica Silverman Gallery
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Loro Piana Palo Alto
Celeste and Anthony Meier
Pivotal Foundation / F. Francis & Dionne Najafi
Rula and Ford Tamer
Doris and Collin Wallace

Starlight Patrons
Diana Bowes and Jim Torrey
Wayee Chu and Ethan Beard
Fenwick
Melissa and Trevor Fetter
Lisa and Douglas Goldman
Ella Qing Hou and J. Sanford Miller

Starlight Patrons (cont'd)
Leslie and George Hume
Carolyn and Bill Langelier
Hilary Ley Jager and Edwin Jager
Micki Meng
Sandra L. and R. David Schmaier
Komal Shah and Gaurav Garg

Master Sculptor Patrons
Cartier
Ellen Wise Couture
Dale Djerassi
Sally Fay
Fraenkel Gallery
Louisa and Mark Gillett
Azadeh M. Hariri
Marjan Hassanein
Kelly Huang
Peter Kahng
Annie Kwon and Justin Tsai
Christy MacLear
Elaine Mellis
Maryam and Oran Muduroglu
Sobia A. and Nadir Shaikh
Sotheby’s
Melanie Vinson
Samantha Wang and Christophe Mallard

Moonbeam Patrons
Altman Siegel Gallery
Wanda Kownacki
Caroline and Joseph Krauskopf
MADSEN Gallery, Los Altos
Tina Perry Whitney and Ric Whitney
George Wells
Nazhin Zarghamee
Zlot Buell + Associates

Additional Support
Joyce Chung and René Lacerte, in honor of Pamela and David Hornik
Roberta and Steven Denning, in honor of Pamela and David Hornik
Nina and John Edmunds
Nancy Bakar Fredkin, in honor of Sara Abbasi
Marjan Hassanein, in honor of Sara Abbasi
Michelle Tai, in honor of Sara Abbasi
Rula Tamer, in honor of Sara Abbasi
Howard E. Wolf, in honor of Pamela and David Hornik

Museums by Moonlight Committees

Event Committee

Sara Abbasi, Chair
Samira Amid-Hozour
Rula Tamer
Debi Wisch

Constellation of Ambassadors

Nikki Andrews
Diana Bowes
Catherine Marken Boyle
Sabrina Buell
Melissa Fetter
Kelly Huang
Christy MacLear
Elaine Mellis
Lisa Mooring
Maryam Muduroglu
Tina Perry
Vaughn Williams

Supporting Our Mission

Support from this gala directly benefits the extraordinary depth and breadth of visual arts programs serving the Stanford campus, greater Bay Area community, and beyond. The impact of these programs extends to K-12 schools in three counties; Stanford students, staff, and faculty; and members of the general public from across the nation and around the globe.

Specifically, support from Museums by Moonlight makes the following possible—and so much more:

Free admission for all visitors year-round
Free school programs and tours for K-12 students
Free museum engagement guide tours, talks in the galleries, and art-making activities
Free digital programs to complement on-site visits
Free exhibition publications to extend the museum experience