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This year's gala honored artist Ed Ruscha, who allowed a reproduction of his drawing of the Hollywood sign to be used as the step-and-repeat.

Guests entering the reception space walked through a gauntlet of beams of light created by Bentley Meeker.

Recreating a life drawing class, artists sketched nude models. Extra easels were set up for guests to create their own sketches.

The artists also sketched a display of luggage from event sponsor Louis Vuitton.

Event designer David Stark created a dining room that incorporated artists materials such as canvas stretchers that hung in various sizes from the ceiling.

Sketch pads at each table setting served as place cards and menus.

Playful centerpieces featured silver paint cans that held breadsticks and also Sharpie markers that guests could use to draw on the canvas tablecloths.

Canvas stretchers decorated the stage set up in the dining room. The decor was intended to emphasize the art-making process.

Images from the Whitney's collection were projected onto traditional screens as well as a nontraditional one created from sketch pads. A fan blew on the pads, ruffling the papers.

Gala sponsor Louis Vuitton offered guests glitter tattoos fom Glitter Tattoo New York.

Guests could pose for photos in a frame with signs that displayed the logo of sponsor Louis Vuitton as well as the museum.

Olivier Cheng catered the event, which included passed hors d'oeuvres such as dumplings stuffed with jicama.