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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 25, 2008
Media contact: Michelle Cragle
202-783-7373
mcragle@nmwa.org
WHAT: Turning Twenty-One!
2008 National Museum of Women in the Arts Spring Gala
The Board of Trustees of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA)
will host its Spring Benefit Gala presented in conjunction with the current exhibition, Paula Rego. Portuguese artist Paula Rego is one of the leading figurative artists on the international scene and has been the subject of major solo exhibitions in Europe. The exhibition features more than 100 works—including paintings, pastels, prints, and drawings—the exhibition provides an in-depth study of Rego’s 50-year-plus career.
This year’s gala will attract more than 500 guests and will maintain the Museum’s highest standards of a lavish and elegant affair.
The Gala will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by a silent auction set among the museum’s galleries. Sumptuous food, festive music, and lavish decorations will round out the evening of dinner and dancing in the Great Hall.
WHEN:
Friday, May 2, 2008
6:30 p.m.
PLACE:
National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Avenue, NW
CHAIRS:
Gala Chair: Juliana E. May and Gala Co-chair: M.A. Brickfield
Silent Auction Chair: Claudia Buchenau
Silent Auction Co-Chair: Joan Jordano
Silent Auction Vice Chair: Linda White
TICKETS: Individual: $500
CONTACT:
Abbey Smith at 202-266-2815 or asmith@nmwa.org or asmith@nmwa.org
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