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THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION2016 ANNUAL GALA
ARABESQUEPATTERNS OF BEAUTY EAST-WESTA SALUTE TO QATAR
MAY 13, 2016
95TH ANNIVERSARY
RECAP: 2015 GALA
DIPLOMATIC COMMITTEE CHAIRHis Excellency The Ambassador of Japan Kenichiro Sasae
AMBRASSADORS TO THE UNITED STATESHer Excellency The Ambassador of Argentina Maria Cecilia NahónHis Excellency The Ambassador of Australia Kim BeazleyHis Excellency The Ambassador of Austria Hans Peter ManzHis Excellency The Ambassador of Britain Peter WestmacottHis Excellency The Ambassador of Canada Gary DoerHis Excellency The Ambassador of Colombia Luis Carlos VillegasHis Excellency The Ambassador of Denmark Peter Taksøe-JensenHis Excellency The Ambassador of Egypt Mohamed M. TawfikHer Excellency The Ambassador of Finland Ritva Koukku-RondeHis Excellency The Ambassador of Germany Peter WittigHis Excellency The Ambassador of Greece Christos Panagopoulos
His Excellency The Ambassador of Iceland Geir H. HaardeHis Excellency The Ambassador of Italy Claudio BisognieroHis Excellency The Ambassador of Kenya Robinson Njeru GithaeHis Excellency The Ambassador of Morocco Mohammed Rachad BouhlalHis Excellency The Ambassador of Norway Kåre AasHis Excellency The Ambassador of Qatar Mohammed Jaham Al-Kuwari His Excellency The Ambassador of Spain Ramón S. Gil-CasareHis Excellency The Ambassador of Sweden Lyrvall BjÖrnHis Excellency The Ambassador of Switzerland Martin DahindenHer Excellency The Ambassador of the Principality of Liechtenstein Claudia FritscheHer Excellency The Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco Maguy Maccario DoyleHis Excellency The Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore Ashok Kumar MirpuriHis Excellency The Ambassador of the Royal Saudi Arabia Adel A. Al-JubeirHis Excellency The Ambassador of the States of Kuwait Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
The Phillips Collection raised over $1,000,000 to sustain the development and implementation of our award-winning education initiatives.
2015 ANNUAL GALA HONOREES The Honorable Ann Brown and Donald A. Brown
Congresswoman Doris Matsui, representing California’s 6th District
2015 ANNUAL GALA SPONSORSThe Phillips Collection wishes to acknowledge the generous support of
HOSTSLockheed Martin | Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Tanner
CHAIRThe Honorable Ann Stock
CO-CHAIRS AT&T | Kay Kapoor Chevron | Maria Pica Karp
The Honorable Ann Brown and Donald A. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Duncan III
BENEFACTORS
Adler, Wurtzel, and Zickler FamiliesAlan H. Fleischmann and Dafna Tapiero
Arent Fox LLP & JM Zell Partners, LTDCapital One Bank | George Swygert and Lori Jenkins
Embassy of the State of QatarLindsay and Henry Ellenbogen
GEICOLynne and Joseph Horning
Ms. Sandy Masur and Mr. Scott Spector
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald A. PaulMr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Rutherfoord, Jr.
Victoria and Roger SantMildred Beatty Smith, PhD
The Honorable Ann Stock and Stuart StockTextron
US Trust | Christopher F. Carr Vinson & Elkins, LLP
Henry H. and Carol Brown GoldbergiHeartMedia | Jessica Marventano
Total Wine & More Trish and George Vradenburg
Altria GroupBloomberg Philanthropies
Gina and John DespresEntertainment Software Association | Michael D. Gallagher
CHAMPIONS
Top to Bottom: Trish and George Vradenburg; The Honorable Ann Brown; Vicki and Bruce Tanner, Mrs. Nobuko Sasae, The Ambassador of Japan Kenichiro Sasae; Maria Pica Karp, Linda Lichtenberg Kaplan, and Beau Kaplan; Roger and Vicki Sant
Cover left to right: The Phillips Collection Music Room Ceiling; The Honorable Ann Stock, Mrs. Nobuko Sasae, and The Honorable Doris Matsui; 2015 Annual Gala galllery; Dr. Dorothy Kosinski and Senator Tom Udall; Martha-Ann Alito and Justice Samuel Alito; Kay and Sunny Kapoor; Arabesque pattern
ANNOUNCING: 2016 GALA
CELEBRATING
GALA HOST AT&T | Kay Kapoor
DIPLOMATIC CHAIR His Excellency Mohammed Jaham Al-Kuwari, the Ambassador of the State of Qatar
GALA COMMITTEE
The great masters of Modern art, including Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky, were inspired by the calligraphic ornamentation of the Middle East, patterns that influenced their evolving abstract works. Whether combined, duplicated, interlaced, or arranged in intricate combinations, patterns are at the heart of Islamic art. These abstract designs not only adorn the surfaces of Qatari architecture but function as the major decorative elements in objects and books that are essential to that rich culture. One can trace the subtle impact of the arabesque, the source of these beautiful and highly complex forms, in the evolution of Modern art, notably in the works of Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Klee, and Kandinsky, artists who figure prominently in The Phillips Collection. Arabesque was a vehicle for these artists to move away from representation toward abstraction.
While geometric patterns can be aesthetically pleasing and have symbolic resonance, geometry, patterns, seriation, and repetition are fundamental to mathematics and science. Using the Phillips’s arts-integration teaching framework, we help educators more effectively teach math and science through thinking and learning with art. Our award-winning educational programs for audiences of all ages align with Qatar’s commitment to excellence and innovation in the arts and education. The Phillips Collection pays homage to these connections and gladly celebrates artistic exchange and cultural diplomacy between the State of Qatar and the United States.
Top to Bottom: His Excellency Mohammed Jaham Al-Kuwari; Paul Klee, Arab Song, 1932, Oil on burlap, 35 7/8 x 25 3/8 in. The Phillips Collection, Acquired 1940; Kay Kapoor
Sara Al SaadiMegan Beyer Christopher CarrTimothy Lowery
Jessica MarventanoMolly RolandiSarah SchafferThe Honorable Ann Stock
Friday, May 13, 2016 The Phillips Collection95th Anniversary
ART LINKS TO LIFE: SUPPORTING ARTS EDUCATION
The Annual Gala and Contemporaries Bash raise critical resources for the museum’s award-winning education programs that inspire creativity, foster a greater understanding of our world, and provide lifelong learning experiences for art-lovers of all ages in the Washington, DC, community and across the country.
Arts Integration with Prism.K12The Phillips Collection pushes the boundaries of K–12 education with the development of Prism.K12, a set of six strategies that help teachers create rigorous arts-integrated lessons and curricula. The result of more than a decade of the Phillips’s work in the field of K-12 arts-integrated teaching and learning, Prism.K12 is central to the Phillips’s pursuit of K-12 education reform and its mission as a 21st-century museum. The museum’s Education Department has researched and produced award-winning arts-integrated teacher resources, engaged in local school partnerships, and led national K-12 initiatives.
Connecting Art and WellnessThe relationship between art, health, and well-being resonates deeply with the museum because founder Duncan Phillips possessed a keen understanding of the healing power of art. The Phillips’s innovative contemplation audio tour—which guides visitors in slow looking and sensing in the galleries—and Creative Aging program—in partnership with Iona Senior Services’ art therapy program—are examples of the Phillips’s commitment to connecting art and wellness.
Enhancing the Museum ExperienceThe Phillips engages visitors through talks, inquiry-based tours, and lectures, as well as interdisciplinary experiments in music, dance, and theater. The museum’s popular Phillips after 5 monthly afterhours events and annual family festival feature a lively mix of art and entertainment. Interactive stations in the galleries offer visitors opportunities to pause and think about the themes in the special exhibitions.
Proceeds from the Annual Gala support these efforts.
Art and Wellness GalleriesPARLORS AND SECOND FLOOR HOUSE
Prism.K12 GalleriesMAIN GALLERY, SECOND FLOOR ANNEX, AND THIRD FLOOR ANNEXArt Links Galleries
MUSIC ROOM AND DINING ROOM
ANNUAL GALA SEATING MAP
COMING SOON PHILLIPS@THEARCThe Phillips Collection is proud to announce a partnership with THEARC (an arts and edcuation center located in Ward 8 in Washington, DC) to expand its educational programming to new audiences. Phillips@THEARC will provide dynamic multi-generational programs grounded in the notion that art, when integrated with personal experiences, can enhance lives. Capitalizing on the museum’s successful partnerships and initiatives, the Phillips will develop a series of free programs at THEARC for children, students, teachers, adults, and seniors that focus on art and wellness, art and K-12 education, and art and lifelong learning.
BEYOND THE MUSEUM WALLS
BENEFIT HOST $110,000+
CO-CHAIR$55,000+
BENEFACTOR $33,000+
CHAMPION $16,500+
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One table for ten (10) located in the Art and Wellness Galleries (see seating map)
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Additional complimentary tickets to the after party 20 10 6 2
The opportunity to welcome a special guest at your table. Special guests have included Members of Congress, Administration officials, and ambassadors.
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Acknowledgment in press materials, including press release to local and regional media
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Invitation and recognition at a special reception hosted by the Diplomatic Committee Chair
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Invitation to the annual International Forum Weekend in Washington at the Phillips
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Private curator-led tour at The Phillips Collection for twenty (20) guests ü ü ü
A one-year Circle membership, featuring exclusive opportunities to connect with curators, artists, and the Phillips director
Chairman’s Circle
($25,000 value)
Capitol Circle
($10,000 value)
Capitol Circle
($10,000 value)
Director’s Circle
($5,000 value)
INDIVIDUAL SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS
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Left to Right: Lisa Barry, Mariella Trager, and Deborah Dingell; Michael and Rhonda Gallagher; Janelle and Larry Duncan; Senator Thad Cochran and Kay Webber
For more information, contact Charlotte MikkSenior Major Gifts [email protected] x230
Visit PhillipsCollection.org/support/annual-gala
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Top: David Marventano, Jennifer Hammer, Robert Hammer, and Jessica Marventano; Middle: Lindsay Ellenbogen and Laura O’Shaughnessy; Capricia Marshall and Rita Braver; Bottom: Kay Kendall and Jack Davies; George Swygert and Lori Jenkins; Dafna Tapiero and Alan Fleischmann