Morris Museum Gala Online Auction Open! Live Event Friday, March 7, 2008

The online portion of Morris Museum Auction is now open.  The auction will run from Monday, February 18, 2008 to Wednesday, March 5, 2008, with the live event taking place on Friday, March 7, 2008. Auction proceeds are directed to the Morris Museum of Art Endowment Fund.  Some of the fabulous auction prizes include a party for fifty at the Boardman Pavilion (includes a band and catering), two Paul Pearman custom-made mosaic belt buckles, an exquisite amethyst enhancer from Joel Conte’s Estate Jewelry Center and a trip to Europe. So, tell your friends, family, community. Let the bidding begin!

Morris Gala - Friday, March 7, 2008

The Fifteenth Annual Morris Museum of Art Gala, this year honoring internationally renowned realist painter John Baeder, is Friday, March 7, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. A cocktail reception, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the museum galleries, provides attendees an opportunity to view the popular Pleasant Journeys and Good Eats along the Way: A Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings by John Baeder before it leaves Augusta for a three-city tour. Also on view that evening is an exhibition highlighting some of the wonderful art acquired by the museum through the gala over its fifteen-year history.

Delicious, upscale diner-style fare served from multiple food stations, dancing to the Del Baroni Orchestra, and a silent auction highlight the rest of the evening’s festivities under the gala tent at 8:00 p.m.

Tickets include all the evening’s festivities, as well as a copy of a reproduction of Peace Love War, personally signed by John Baeder. Only 550 reservations can be accepted. Click Order Event Tickets above for purchasing information.