The 23rd annual TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art benefit dinner and contemporary art auction presented by Saks raised $9.4 million with funds benefiting amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, and the Dallas Museum of Art.
The annual black-tie gala is the largest U.S. fundraiser for amfAR and the Dallas Museum of Art. Since its inception, TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art has raised over $113 million in support of essential AIDS research at amfAR and for the Contemporary Art Acquisitions Fund at the Dallas Museum of Art. Presenting Sponsor for the Saturday evening gala was Saks.
The night began with Tequila Casa Dragones introducing their Reposado Mizunara – the first tequila aged exclusively in Mizunara casks – alongside La Grande Dame, featuring the brand’s newest label artwork and Belvedere cocktails as guests browsed the art and luxury item silent auction, followed by a seated, multi-course dinner, featuring an all-vegan menu for the first time.
Notable attendees included Cindy Rachofsky, Howard Rachofsky, Lisa Runyon, John Runyon, Niles Rodgers, Marc Metrick, Deborah Metrick, Melissa Ireland, Agustín Arteaga, T. Ryan Greenawalt, Kevin McClatchy, Dr. Anna Katherine Brodbeck, Michael Macaulay, Nancy Rogers, Michael Simcoe, Jerry Jones, Gene Jones, Ross Moody, Rashid Johnson, Sheree Hovsepian, Todd Fiscus, Adam Lippes, LaQuan Smith, Dirk Nowitzki, Cameron Silver, Thomas Keller, Bertha González Nieves, Ann Colgin and more.
