Press release here. Context: The Asheville Art Museum this year is celebrating its 60th anniversary. It’s also planning on a major expansion and renovation, so look for a lot more news out of the museum later this year:
The Asheville Art Museum is pleased to announce Celebrate 60! Raffle tickets are on sale now! Purchase a raffle ticket — or six or seven — for the Asheville Art Museum’s Celebrate 60! Raffle and enter for chances to win. There are six fabulous prizes + one to grown on! Visit www.ashevilleart.org for the latest package updates. Raffle ticket proceeds provide crucial support for Museum programs and exhibitions.
Purchase your raffle ticket online by going to www.ashevilleart.org and visiting the Shop or call 828.253.3227 for more information and to purchase your tickets today. Raffle tickets are $100 each. Buy as many tickets as you’d like for the prize or prizes of your choice. Raffle winners will be announced at the Asheville Art Museum 60th Anniversary Family Art pARTy on Sunday, July 12, 2009 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Here’s some of what you can win:
Feast for the Senses
Eat local with this great collection of culinary delights: spend an afternoon with Chef Mark Rosenstein of The Marketplace Restaurant, at his home cooking and enjoying a sumptuous meal complemented by paired wines from his private cellar (for six); an Asheville City Market shopping spree with gift certificates from Hickory Nut Gap Meats, Flying Cloud Farm, Green Jade Herbal, Wild Salmon Company and Farm & Sparrow Bakery ($205 total); a collection of cookbooks; dinner for two at Mela Indian Restaurant; private tour of the Biltmore Estate Winery; fine coffee and fruit from G.A.S. Distributors; and a selection of fabulous artisan serving pieces from local ceramists including Tom Turner, Nick Joerling, Michael Kline, Judith Duff, Leah Leitson, Courtney Murphy and Karen Newgard. Value: Approximately $3,500.
Pampered Luxury
Indulge yourself with this collection: luxuriate in a Spa Rejuvenation package for two from The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa including spa treatments and one night’s accommodations; adorn yourself with beauty from Jewels That Dance and earrings from J. Kimmel Jewelry; put together a new ensemble from Bellagio, The Jazzy Giraffe and Tops for Shoes; go out on the town to a night of comedy at the Asheville Community Theatre; and add a little effervescence to your life with a champagne tasting at the Battery Park Book Exchange & Champagne Bar. Value: Approximately $3,000.
NYC Art Seen
Join Asheville Art Museum Executive Director Pam Myers for an intimate and in-depth excursion into the New York art scene. Pam will accompany four guests on a five-day trip to the City, enjoying exclusive visits to museums, studios, galleries and more. This trip will include such highlights as a private tour and lunch at the Rubin Museum and the Morgan Library, brunch at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s trustees dining room, tour of the new Brooklyn Museum of Art with architects Polshek Partnership, studio visits, cocktails in the homes of private collectors and more. Includes tours, cocktails, some meals and accommodations for four nights for four guests at the newly completed Standard Hotel, a Polshek Partnership designed boutique hotel in the meatpacking district. To be scheduled in Summer/Fall 2009 or Spring 2010 with sufficient advance notice. Value: Approximately $3,000. Contributors: Polshek Partnership Architects, Ward Mintz and Floyd Lattin, Marianne Manley, Rubin Museum, Morgan Library, museums and galleries.