According to inaugural Meadows Museum Masterpiece Gala: The Color of Dreams Chair Pilar Henry,
“We are very excited and honored to announce that guests of the Meadows Museum Masterpiece Gala on Saturday, October 13, will be treated to a very special musical performance by two of the best musicians in the world, both of them SMU scholars and internationally acclaimed: professors Joaquín Achúcarro (pianist) and Andrés Díaz (cellist).
“While they have performed separately in Dallas in the past, they have never played together. They have generously agreed to do so to help us make our inaugural gala a memorable and unique event. Their performance will take place in the beautiful setting of the Virginia Meadows Galleries of the Meadows Museum and will kick off the evening, immediately after a cocktail reception on the museum’s plaza. We know this will be the highlight of the evening and are very excited to share the tremendous talent that the Meadows School has to offer.
“In addition to these incredible performances, the black-tie event, which takes inspiration from the work of the Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dali, will include décor from Fleurt by Margaret Ryder, dance performances by SMU students during cocktails, followed by a seated dinner in the Museum’s galleries catered by Cassandra Fine Catering. The evening will continue with live music by Cuvée and dancing.
“Gala attendees will also have the opportunity to view the exhibitions ‘Dalí: Poetics of the Small, 1929–1936,’ comprised of nearly two dozen of Dali’s small-scale paintings from the height of his Surrealist period culled from international public and private collections, and ‘Dalí’s Aliyah: A Moment in Jewish History,’ the first-time display of the Meadows’ recent gift of a rare, complete set of late-career prints by the artist.
“I hope everyone will join us for this first-time Gala which will help launch an endowment fund for the Museum’s Director of Education position.”
Sponsorships for the 2018 Meadows Museum Masterpiece Gala range from $2,500 to $50,000 and are available now; individual tickets will be available in September. For more information or to purchase a sponsorship, contact meadowsgiving@smu.edu or call 214.768.4189 or visit https://meadowsmuseumdallas.org/gala/.
* Photo credit: Jean-Baptiste Millot ** Photo provided by Meadows Museum
