BAP GALA
Inspirational, fun, and festive, BAP’s annual gala brings together Pratt leaders, corporate, creative, political, and not-for-profit thought leaders, celebrities, socialites, and alumni to benefit the BAP Scholarship Fund and honor individuals who embody the spirit and values encouraged by BAP.
CELEBRATION OF THE CREATIVE SPIRIT HONOREES
1992 Nancy Wilson
1993 The late Jacob Lawrence
1994 The late Elizabeth Delany | The late Sarah Delany
1995 The late Elizabeth Catlett
1996 Karl Kani | John Morning | Franklin A.Thomas
1997 Fila USA | The late Osborn Elliott | Westina Matthews Shateen
1998 The late Brooke Astor | DreamWorks SKG | Jessye Norman
1999 Thomas J. Burrell | The late Bobby Short | Townsend Wolfe
2000 Shahara Ahmad-Llewellyn | The late J. Bruce Llewellyn | George Wein | FUBU
2001 Martin Cooper | George Kalinsky | Sylvia Rhone | Philippe Starck | Emil Wilbekin
2002 Oral Lee Brown | Marc Ecko | Iman | Terrie Williams
2003 Bethann Hardison | Gordon Kipping | George Lucas | Adelaide Sanford | George C.Wolfe
2004 The late Walter Cronkite | Edward Lewis | Christina Norman | Ed Welburn
2005 Manolo Blahnik | Simmie Knox | Raymond McGuire | Antonio “L.A.” Reid
2006 Kathryn C. Chenault | The late Ahmet M. Ertegun | Mica Ertergun | June Kelly
2007 Gabriella Morris | Prudence Solomon Inzerillo
2008 Preston Bailey | Lois P. Betts | Julie Taymor | Veronica Webb
2009 Julian Niccolini | Alex von Bidder | Lisa Schiff
2010 Lee Daniels | Annette de la Renta | Naeem Khan and Ranjana Khan
Marisa Acocella Marchetto | Peter Max
2011 David Adjaye | George Lois | Jeff Koons | John Parham and Maruchi Santana
2012 Bill White | Chuck Close | Edward Enninful | Pete Peterson | Stephen Sills
2013 Andrea L.Taylor | Anita Durst | Audrey Smaltz | Michele Oka Doner
2015 Joseph Mizzi | Mitchell J. Silver | Harris Diamond | Harold Koda
2016 Robin McBride | Andréa McBride | Tristan Walker
2017 Fred Wilson | James Scully | Thomas F. Schutte
2018 David Hockney | Naomi Campbell | Virgil Abloh | Pat McGrath