Collections Mar/Apr 2010 Volume 82 | Page 13

60th ANNIVERSARY We’re 60 and for our Birthday! fabulous! We are open and FREE fun fact 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: 11