1 9 9 4 ▁by ▁the ▁MO CA ▁fund ra ising ▁arm ▁the ▁MO CA ▁Project s ▁Council , ▁is ▁a ▁benefit ▁for ▁MO CA ' s ▁educational ▁programs ▁and ▁generally ▁draw s ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 0 ▁people ▁from ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁art , ▁fashion , ▁phil anth ropy , ▁film ▁and ▁other ▁areas ▁of ▁entertain ment . ▁The ▁Award ▁to ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Women ▁in ▁the ▁Arts ▁recogn izes ▁women ▁providing ▁leadership ▁and ▁innov ation ▁in ▁visual ▁arts , ▁dance , ▁music ▁and ▁literature . ▁Art ist ▁Jen ny ▁Hol zer ▁designed ▁the ▁bronze ▁pla que , ▁which ▁features ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁artist ' s ▁tr uis ms : ▁“ It ▁is ▁in ▁your ▁self - inter est ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁be ▁very ▁tender .” ▁Past ▁recip ients ▁include ▁collect or ▁Be atrice ▁G ers h ▁( 1 9 9 4 ), ▁editor ▁T ina ▁Brown ▁( 1 9 9 7 ), ▁ch ore ograph er ▁Tw y la ▁Th arp ▁( 1 9 9 9 ), ▁actress ▁and ▁director ▁An jel ica ▁H ust on ▁( 2 0 0 1 ), ▁and ▁artists ▁Barbara ▁Kru ger ▁( 2 0 0 1 ), ▁Y oko ▁O no ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁Jen ny ▁Hol zer ▁( 2 0 1 0 ), ▁and ▁An nie ▁Le ib ov itz ▁( 2 0 1 2 ). ▁ ▁Management ▁ ▁Director ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Mo MA ▁PS 1 ▁cur ator ▁Klaus ▁B iesen bach