Met Opera House grand lobby
Soirée guests in a theatrical space
Soirée guests socializing
Ornate chandelier detail
New York City

Where Black artistry
is held in full view.

Honoring Legacy. Cultivating Creativity.
In the room

Gatherings, study, and shared discovery.

Soirée brings audiences closer to the work through experiences that pair beauty with context, community with curiosity, and the art itself with the people who love it.

Season

Soirée 2026/2027

Gatherings for performance, conversation, and community

Evenings where artists, scholars, and curious audiences share the same room.

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The Black Arts Codex
Publication

The Black Arts Codex

Monthly essays and companion media

A study of Black artists within the larger history of the fine and performing arts.

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Performances + Exhibitions
Experience

Performances + Exhibitions

Attendance, discussion, and cultural context

Guided opportunities, conversations, and context around the artists and institutions shaping the field.

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The arts become more powerful when people have the context , invitation, and language to enter them.
Soirée Social Club
Partnerships

Invest in the work.
Widen the door.

Soirée partners with institutions, brands, venues, and supporters who want to expand how audiences encounter, understand, and sustain the arts.

Ebony Renée Devereaux at the Metropolitan Opera House
The vision behind the work

Shaped by the stage. Sharpened by the institution.

Founded by Ebony Renée Devereaux

Soirée Social Club is informed by nearly a decade of work in arts administration and a lifelong relationship to performance, creativity, and cultural life.

Soirée holds a clear belief: Black artists have always shaped the canon. This work exists so that truth can be seen, studied, celebrated, and carried forward.

Learn about Soirée