Supporting the American Heart Association’s Life is Why™ campaign, Pieterse brought more than representation, she brought lived experience. “Heart disease is really close to my heart, with my family and friends. I’m susceptible to it,” she told LOOP. “What the American Heart Association has done for decades is incredible, and any way I can support that through art and creativity, it just pairs so naturally.”

Walking the floor with art catching the eye at every turn, familiar faces popped up throughout the galleries, moving through the space and soaking it all in like everyone else. White Lotus’ Patrick Schwarzenegger alongside model and wife, Abby Champion, were spotted spending time inside Sylvester Stallone’s abstract painting exhibit, discussing standout works from the actor’s personal collection. Jane Seymour arrived as both cultural icon and working artist, while Caitlin O’Connor drew attention on the carpet as she debuted her new engagement ring. Vanderpump Rules personalities Chris Hahn and Angelica Jensen brought reality-TV familiarity into the mix, joined by How to Get Away With Murder’s Charlie Weber, and other standouts like Eva LaRue, Yi Zhou, Kristina Menissov, Jennifer Michele De Winter, and a steady stream of actors, creators, collectors, and industry insiders who clearly knew where they needed to be that night.