Brooke Shields and Naomi Watts at the 2019 Tribeca Ball

On April 8, the students at the New York Academy of Art welcomed a very distinguished group of visitors. In honor of the 24th annual Tribeca Ball, presented by Van Cleef & Arpels to benefit the Academy, guests including Helena Christensen, Naomi Watts, Helen King, Swizz Beats, Will Cotton, Alexander Gilkes, and more made their way to the historic Franklin Street building to visit more than 100 open artist studios and honor the artist KAWS. After their tour, guests enjoyed a dinner by Daniel Boulud and a live auction before adjourning to the nearby restaurant Tutto il Giorno for an afterparty. The evening raised more than $850,000 to support the Academy’s educational and public programming.