Dahlia: Museum explores nude horizons
December 16, 2003
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Unique
artistry, culinary delights, creative libations and the sultry Brazilian sounds
of Mistura Fina combined to create this year's sexy signature fund-raiser,
"Art of the Nude," for CultureHaus, the social and educational
auxiliary group of the Denver Art Museum.
A
record-setting crowd of nearly 600 patrons of the arts arrived at the museum to
see human bodies become canvases for the night as artists from Faux Design
Center turned models into beautiful works of body art.
Art
of the Nude brought in a record-setting amount of money, too, nearly $29,000 to
support the organization's efforts to teach its members about art and the
museum in small, social, interactive settings.
The
art-inspired fete was hosted by co-chairmen Gareth
Heyman and Robyn Dino,
who were accompanied by their spouses, Betsy
Mordecai and Mike Dino,
respectively.
Other
CultureHaus committee members were Donna
Crafton Boemper, Julie Brunner, Wayne Dale, Jennifer Darling, Darby Donohue,
Denise Hudson, Sarah MacMillan, Kristi Kinney, Kellie Reichert, Tammy Richards,
Amanda Yount, and Wendy
and Steve Weigler.
Guests
also caught a glimpse of the museum's "El Greco to Picasso" exhibit
and watched local artist Adam Kelly
create a pastel portrait of model Katie Laes.
CultureHaus
board members and art aficionados perusing the event included Gleneen Brienza, Ellen Bruss, Amiel Goldberg, Patrick
Hatcher, Kasia Iwaniczko, Kara King, Peggy MacKinnon, Georgia Mulligan
and Jillian Pitt.
CultureHaus
encourages new members to participate in its annual cultural events, such as CH
Exhibits, exclusive free events at the museum including behind-the-scenes
glimpses of exhibits from the curators' perspective; CH Collects, tours of
private collections and exclusive studio visits with artists and gallery owners
who explain the fine art of collecting; and CH Out and About, social
fund-raising events whose proceeds support ongoing art programs.
The
next CultureHaus event is "Frederic Remington: The Color of Night,"
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at the museum.
Late
in life, Remington created a series of works that depict his familiar themes of
cowboys and Indians but whose true subjects are moonlight and other nocturnal
effects that are difficult to reproduce on canvas.
The
exhibition, co-organized by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.,
and the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Okla., will present an in-depth look at
Remington's late works, which are among the finest American paintings from the
turn of the 20th century.
The
event, which will include a cash bar and light hors d'oeuvres, is free for
CultureHaus members and one guest each.
For
more infomation, call 720- 913- 0032, ext. 1.
Dahlia Jean Weinstein is the society writer.
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