Kemper Gala - ArtSmash 2024
The Kemper Gala is a high-energy Kansas City tradition, raising essential funds to keep contemporary art and inclusive programs accessible to all. Held each fall, the gala is the museum’s largest fundraising event and one of the city’s most anticipated celebrations.
Gala Committee
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Event Leadership
Honorary Chairs
Liz and Greg Maday
Matt Smith and Lindsey Patterson Smith
Co-Chairs
Elizabeth Bennett
Paul Gutiérrez
Gala Sponsors
ArtSmasher
Kemper Family Foundations
Jane Vorhees
Higher Five
Andrea and David Feinberg
Bebe and Graham Hunt
Murphy-Hoffman Company
SpecChem / Liz and Greg Maday
Double Smash
Erica and Lorin Crenshaw
Jack and Karen Holland
Matt Smith and Lindsey Patterson Smith
Fist Bump
Bradley W. and Linda J. Nicholson Foundation
Spencer Fane LLP
Smasheroo
UMB Financial Corporation
Thomas and Sally Wood Family Foundation
High Five
Gloria and Richard Anderson
Debby and Gary Ballard, Tammy and James Edwards, and Sharon and John Hoffman
Burns & McDonnell
Compass Minerals
Tom and Susie Corbin
J. Scott Francis and Susan Gordon, Francis Family Foundation
Daniel and Kristen Fromm Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City
Christy and Bill Gautreaux
Halls Kansas City
Haw Contemporary
Shirley & Barnett Helzberg Jr. Donor Advisory
Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City
International Architects Atelier / Elizabeth and Majid Amirahmadi
Palle and Dennis Rilinger
John and Marny Sherman
Victoria's Door, LLC
Mary and Gary Wolf
Mashup
Barkley
Ann Baum
Kathy Benich
Diane Botwin and Mike Vessels
Bunni and Paul Copaken
Ellen and Jamie Copaken
Amy Embry
John and Ellen Goheen
Cheryl and Robert Goodwillie
Pam and Gary Gradinger
Dr. Jeffrey Goldstein and
Kim Klein Goldstein
Terrance and Dr. Andrea Hendricks
Ryan Hiser and David Tran
Anne N. Hickok
Liz and John Hjalmarson
Hufft
Linda and Topper Johntz
Brad and Jane Kleindl
Jan Kyle Design and Dr. Wayne Hunthausen / Westwood Animal Hospital
Adam and Sarah LaBoda
Damian Lair
Jim and Stephanie Lawrence
Linda Lighton and Lynn Adkins
Lindsay and Lee Major
Kat and Jason Norris
Cathy and Geoff Smith
Scott Smith and Kathy Surber Smith
Toma & Andy Wolff Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City
Patty and Tom Wood
Donors
Hugh and Cynthia Andrews Family Fund
Brian and Francie Bradley
Terry and Peggy Dunn
Donald J. Hall
Kauffman Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Leigh and Tyler Nottberg
Brian and Anne Scharf
Special Thanks
90.9 The Bridge–Media Sponsor
AAA Party Rental
André’s Confiserie Suisse
Barkley—Design and Event Branding
Café Sebastienne
Clairvaux
Jeff Evrard Photography
IN Kansas City Magazine—Media Sponsor
KC Studio—Media Sponsor
Lon Lane’s Inspired Occasions
MEDiAHEAD—Kat McDaniel, Invitation Printing
Nat Bluhm of High Heart Creative
Anna Petrow
Studio Dan Meiners, Décor
Tavolo Vigneto
USA Dance Floor KC
Chadwick Brooks—Production and Entertainment
Gala Ambassadors
Since 2014, a group of valuable supporters who served in leadership roles for past annual Galas have joined together to form Kemper Ambassadors. This auxiliary group of volunteers stay involved with Kemper Museum as advocates and fundraisers, sharing their leadership experience with current and future leaders of the event. The complete list of Kemper Ambassadors includes:
Christine and Don Alexander
Kathleen Aylward *
Jo Ann * and Fred Ball *
Brooke Barrier
Tom and Linda Beal
Elizabeth Bennett
Beverly Pierson Bradley
Karl Bublitz
Tim Butt
Lynn Carlton
Eileen and Byron * Cohen
Gaye and Mark Cohen
Ann Cooling
Susie and Tom Corbin
Rachael and Kanon Cozad
Cheryl and Chris Davis
Peter and Michelle deSilva
Lena and Dan Dickinson
Keely Edgington
Irene and Saul Ellis
Emily Uhlmann Fehsenfeld
Scott Francis
Theresa and Brad Freilich
Lisa Garney
Christy and Bill Gautreaux
Courtney Goddard
Pam and Gary Gradinger
Laura Greenbaum
Paul Gutiérrez
Jill Hall
Marilyn Hebenstreit
Scott Heidmann and Ken Petti
Sally Hilkene
Kim Hinman and Tyler Enders
* Gone but not forgotten
Denise and Tom Holcom
Karen and Jack Holland
Katherine Holland
Carol and Dennis * Hudson
Bebe Hunt
Sharron Hunt
Laurie Ingram
John and Trudy Jacobson
Jackie Johnson
Michele and Harvey Kaplan
Julia Irene Kauffman
R. Crosby Kemper, Jr *
Megan and Mariner Kemper
Diana Kline
Kim Kline
Ada Koch
Nancy and Herb Kohn
Stacey and Mike Koon
Linda and William Kornitzer
Gayle Krigel
Jan Kyle
Damian Lair
Kelly and Jon Lambert
Linda Lighton and Lynn Adkins
Jo * and Bob * Loyd
McClain Bryant Macklin
Liz and Greg Maday
Lindsay and Lee Major
Cathy and Mark Maslan
Dan Meiners
Kat McDaniel
Jean and Tom McDonnell
Lauren Merriman
Holly Mihalovich
Jerry * and Margaret * Nerman
Jeannette Nichols
Linda and Brad Nicholson
Jill Norden *
Barbara Buell Novaria *
Hallie Hudson Peavey
Wendy Powell
Mike and Kathy Rainen
Anne Scharf
Cathy Schultz
Cathy and Fred Seligson
Rachel Sexton and Brian King
Laura Shultz
Lynnette and Norm Siegel
Debbie Simpson
Helane Smith
Matt Smith and Lindsey Patterson Smith
Jane and Josh Sosland
Jo Ann and Bill Sullivan
Sue Trucksess
Paul Uhlmann, Jr. *
Ann and Frank Uryasz
Jane Voorhees
Kim Weinberger
Brooke Runnion Weinstein
Katie Wendel
Helen and Frank Wewers
C. Stephen Metzler * and Brian D. Williams
Carolyn Williams *
Mary Kemper Wolf
Toma and Andy Wolff
Dolly Wood