60th ANNIVERSARY
We’re 60 and for our Birthday!
fabulous!
We are open and FREE
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Tuesday, March 23, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
37% of poll takers say
See why everyone loves Art Breaks! Join
Monet’s The Seine at Giverny
other art lovers from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. for
is their favorite work
refreshments, lively discussion, and a tour of
in the collection.
The Chemistry of Color: Contemporary
African-American Artists.
FREE!
7:00 p.m. – midnight
The Columbia Museum of Art’s premier event of the year will be red hot in celebration
of the Museum’s 60th anniversary. This black-tie gala indulges the senses with great
entertainment and decorations, delectable cuisine, fanciful libations, and live
performances. Entertainment includes fabulous big band dance music, a piano bar,
jazz musicians and a number of surprises throughout the evening. Gala volunteers
transform the Museum into a spectacle of sheer delight. The featured exhibition,
The Chemistry of Color, will be on view as well as the newly installed museum collection.
Among the highlights of the evening is the unveiling of a commissioned Dale Chihuly
chandelier that will grace the Museum’s David Wallace Robinson, Jr. Atrium and
DuBose-Poston Reception Hall. The Contemporaries, the Museum’s young professional
membership group, raised significant funds for the commission from the worldrenowned Seattle glass artist. The one-ton, colorful chandelier will make a spectacular
visual impact in the Museum’s public space at 14’ tall by 5’ wide and 11’ deep.
A volunteer committee of over 70 people from the community is organizing the event.
Carol Shropshire serves as the Gala Chair. Committee chairs include: Maryanne Belser,
Steven Ford, Ann Holtschlag, Mary Kessler, Willson Powell, Hannah Rogers,
Judy Seibels, John Whitehead and Sally Williamson.
Tickets are $150 per person and $175 the night of the
event and include complimentary valet parking.
For more information, call Meagan Warren at 803.343.2210 or visit columbiamuseum.org.
Platinum Sponsors:
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