The Beacon Prize Gala

Sunday, November 1, 2026 · The Beacon Museum
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Our mission

Why we gather

The 2026 Beacon Prize honors Yayoi Kanno with a retrospective on view through spring. The evening includes a curator-led walk-through of the collection, a seated dinner in the atrium, and a live auction of five donated works from artists in her circle.

Honored this year

Honorees

Featured Artist
Yayoi Kanno
The 2026 Beacon Prize recipient. Retrospective on view through October.
Trustee Emeritus
Owen Delacroix
Twenty-two years on the board. A new gallery bears his name from tonight forward.
Patron Society
The Kingsley Circle
The founding donors whose 1997 gift built the education wing.
Program

Program of the evening

7:00 PM
Doors
Arrival + welcome
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Program
Main event
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Reception
Food, drinks, dancing
Silent + live

Auction

The evening includes a silent auction (open from 6pm) and a live auction after dinner. Bidding by paddle only. Items on the auction table by 5pm the day of.

Table sponsorship

Tables + seats

Individual seats and full table sponsorships are available. Table hosts get 10 seats, mission acknowledgment during the program, and first pick of the wine list.

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Our partners

Attire

Dress code

Black-tie optional. The bar of the evening: put on the thing that makes you feel most like you.

Where
The Beacon Museum
1071 5th Ave, New York, NY 10128
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