A Special Event in Celebration of Gulf Coast

On behalf of gala chairs Tayyba Kanwal & Rashed Haq, we invite you to join us for the 2025 Gulf Coast Gala, featuring a reading by award-winning poet Tarfia Faizullah. Please join us at the beautiful Josh Pazda Hiram Butler Gallery for refreshments, delectable hors d’oeuvres, and dinner by City Kitchen as we celebrate Gulf Coast and the wonderful art and literary community of Houston!

Reserve a Ticket

Doors open at 6:00 and the program begins at 6:45.

Please see ticket options and inclusions below:

$10,000 Founder Table
  • Reserved table for 8 guests with premier seating and premium wine service
  • Opportunity for featured speaker Tarfia Faizulla or Gulf Coast Editor to join your table
  • Invitation for 4 to private event with poet Victoria Chang on April 24
  • Printed recognition on the program and verbal recognition at the event         

$5,000 Underwriter Table      

  • Reserved table for 8 guests with prominent seating
  • Invitation for 4 to private event with poet Victoria Chang on April 24
  • Printed recognition on the program

$3,000 Benefactor Table         

  • Reserved table for 8 guests
  • Printed recognition on the program

$1000 Individual Sponsor Ticket

  • Reserved seating
  • Invitation to private event with poet Victoria Chang on April 24
  • Printed recognition on the program

$350 Individual Patron Ticket  

  • Open Seating

Instructions: Select the option to purchase a ticket or reserve a table below, which will highlight the chosen selection, revealing a drop-down menu for donation levels and a form for guest name(s).

Clicking the "Add to Cart" button will open a new tab to a PayPal checkout page, allowing you to pay with a Credit Card or PayPal account.

Tables & Tickets
Names of Guests
 

Other Ways to Contribute

If you are unable to attend the gala, please consider pledging a donation to Gulf Coast, an organization committed to the vibrancy of the visual and literary arts. Donations to Gulf Coast, a registered 501(c)(3) organization, are tax deductible. Your support of the journal makes possible our goal to publish the best contemporary writing and visual art, as well as our organization's many other initiatives, including the Gulf Coast Reading Series.

Questions?

E-mail gulfcoastme@gmail.com