The Contemporary Arts Center to Host SweetArts 2017 Gala This February

The Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans (CAC) is pleased to announce that its premier annual gala, SweetArts 2017, will take place on Saturday, February 4 from 7-11pm in celebration of the CAC's 40th Anniversary Season. In this milestone year, we toast to the CAC's four decades as a leading multidisciplinary contemporary arts center.

The evening will kick off with a festive Black Tie Birthday Party for the CAC, featuring cuisine by local restaurants, an open-bar, live entertainment, and art auction. In addition to the main event, the party will continue with the Late Night Afterparty from 9-11pm with DJs, dancing, and late-night eats. Tickets to the Late Night Afterparty can be purchased separately from tickets to the main event, which include afterparty admission.

Since 1984, the CAC has recognized the exceptional and diverse artists, performers, educators, and philanthropists whose influence and contributions shape New Orleans' arts and culture community.

SWEETARTS 2017 HONOREES:

Arts Educator/Community Partner - Jolene Pinder
Performing Arts - Junebug Productions
Philanthropist - Corporate Realty
Visual Arts - Tina Girouard, Gene Koss, Martin Payton & Mario Villa

SWEETARTS 2017 COMMITTEE:

Gala Chairs Sandra & Russ Herman Honorary Chairs Walda & Sydney Besthoff Judy Barrasso; Dawn Barrios; Brenda Boettner; Vivian Cahn; Jacquee Carvin; Leslie Castay; Kathleen Connolly; Bessie Daschbach; Lisa Brooking Davis & Bennett K. Davis; MaryBeth Guarisco; David E. Kavanagh; Barbara Motley; James A. Mounger; Julie Wise Oreck; Judith Y. Oudt; Sara Paradis; Gregg A. Porter; Leo Radosta; Staci Rosenberg; Robyn Dunn Schwarz; Elizabeth Shannon; Rhonda Sharkawy; Aimee & Michael J. Siegel; Randall A. Smith; Gretchen Wheaton SWEETARTS 2017 YOUNG FRIENDS COMMITTEE Young Friends Chairs David T. Baker, Patrick Schindler & Kendall Winingder Casey & Luis Banos, Lindsey Calla & Kris Koller, Martine Chaisson, Anna & Scott Dunbar, Sayde F. Finkel, J.D., Andrew Freeman, Elizabeth Hyman, Lauren & Tyler Robinson, Lauren Trostorff, Megan Walther, Zachary Wool

SweetArts 2017 tickets start at $100. Patron packages & special CAC Member discounts are available. Late Night Party tickets can be purchased separately for $50. For more information, visit cacno.org.

The Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) is a multidisciplinary arts center dedicated to the presentation, production, and promotion of the art of our time. Formed in 1976 by a passionate group of visual and performing artists when the movement to tear down the walls between visual and performing arts was active nationwide, the CAC expresses its mission by organizing world class curated exhibitions, performances, and public programs that educate and enlarge audiences for the arts while encouraging collaboration among diverse stakeholders composed of artists, institutions, communities, and supporters throughout the world.