Studio 200

The New Children’s Museum is welcoming back its annual Studio 200 benefit, this year titled “Be the Art.” Each year for Studio 200, the museum transforms its multi-level space into a vibrant party atmosphere to raise funds for its access programs.

Costumes are a hallmark of the museum’s galas, but for “Be the Art,” there’s a twist: Acknowledging our collective reemergence back into society, guests will come as a blank canvas (i.e. all white or solid color) and be transformed colorfully and artistically throughout the evening. Attendees will have the opportunity to add color to their costume and transform themselves — how colorful and creative is really up to them. Gala guests can also play in the museum’s immersive art installations.

New this year will be the opportunity to slide down the 40-foot slide of El Más Allá (by artist Panca) and walk on In the Balance (by artist Risa Puno), an interlaced structure of balance beams in the Museum Park. Co-chairs are Ed and Taryn Gillison.