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A French-Themed Menu for La Grande Fête

Worcester Art Museum's 2015 Corporators Ball: Festival Of Lanterns

On Saturday, June 11th, the Corporator Council of the Worcester Art Museum will be hosting the second annual Corporators Ball, La Grande Fête, a gala fundraiser in celebration and support of the Museum’s mission to connect art and community.

This year, event co-chairs Lisa H. McDonough and Susan M. Palatucci have prepared an elegant evening inspired by WAM’s superb collection of French art, including Monet’s Water Lilies, and Bonnard’s Dining Room in the Country, currently on loan from the Minneapolis Institute of Art. In addition to the works of art that will be on display during the evening, the entire evening will combine cuisine, sights and sounds of France while in the company of over 350 of the region’s most prominent and influential business leaders, art enthusiasts, and philanthropists.

Festivities include red-carpet arrival and champagne welcome, a French-themed menu prepared by Pepper’s Fine Catering, finely-curated silent and live auctions, and a fabulous post-dinner party, Après Fête.

Editor’s Note: The dinner/auction is sold out, but tickets remain for Après Fête.

 

Tickets are available online »

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American Folk Art, Lovingly Collected

Portrait of the Farley Children of Groton, Zedekiah Belknap (American, 1781–1858), about 1835, oil on canvas
Portrait of the Farley Children of Groton, Zedekiah Belknap (American, 1781–1858), about 1835, oil on canvas
Portrait of the Farley Children of Groton, Zedekiah Belknap (American, 1781–1858), about 1835, oil on canvas

Exhibition at Worcester Art Museum from July 15 – November 29, 2015

Explore the rich folk art tradition that flourished in the mid-19th-century in more than 40 works from an important private collection based in central Massachusetts, recognized as one of the best of its kind in existence. The exhibition features an array of paintings and furniture, many on display for the first time, with a particular emphasis on portraits of children, which illustrate the folk artists’ unique approach to using color and towards the figurative treatment of their subjects.

Examined in the light of the growing economic development in New England during the 1800s, American Folk Art, Lovingly Collected showcases the work of home-grown artists, who traveled from town to town to paint portraits for rural families of their loved ones. The artists represented in the exhibition showcase a distinctive folk-art practice that grew out of a popular demand for personal keepsakes, and include John Brewster, Zedekiah Belknap, Ruth Henshaw Bascom, William Matthew Prior, and Sturtevant Hamblin, among others.

For more information, visit the Worcester Art Museum.