STREB’S 2025 Action Maverick Award Benefit celebrates honoree

Pat Steir

Her waterfalls flow with force and freedom, risk and release.
Rigor—harnessing gravity and gesture.

Come celebrate this brilliant artist.
A true Maverick.

Hosted by Kate Clinton, with Mickalene Thomas and Majora Carter serving as Benefit Co-Chairs, the evening will include an intimate conversation between Elizabeth Streb and Pat Steir, offering a rare glimpse into their fearless approaches to creation, experimentation, and defying convention.

STREB Lab for Action Mechanics
Williamsburg, Brooklyn

STREB’s Action Maverick Award Benefit celebrates the heroes who inspire us, and serves as our signature fundraising event, helping us to pursue our mission and sustain our entire organization. Funds raised support Elizabeth Streb’s groundbreaking work through the STREB Extreme Action Company’s performances, which take place at our home in Brooklyn and around the world; our educational partnerships and community engagement programs that inspire and empower the Action Heroes and leaders of tomorrow; and, it ensures accessibility by supporting our scholarship and ticket subsidy programs.