The
33rd Annual Bal des Arts, Impressions of an Age, took
place at the Norton Museum of Art on Saturday, February 7, 2009,
from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. Event chairmen, Paula and Mark Cook welcomed
240 guests into the Museum for an exciting and elegant evening themed
around an exclusive preview of the special exhibition Landscapes
from the Age of Impressionism, organized by the Brooklyn Museum,
which will be on view at the Norton Museum through May 10, 2009.
The Bal des Arts was a truly extraordinary event which
included the preview of Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism, an
elegant cocktail hour followed by a French inspired dinner, dancing
to the music of Sugar and Spice, the Jimmy Church Band from Nashville,
and an exciting Jeux de Casino, featuring high-end prizes
which were awarded to the evening's biggest winners; including
a fabulous platinum and diamond three row bracelet from Tiffany & Co.,
the event's Grand Jewelry Benefactor; a one-year lease on a
Mini Cooper from Braham Motorcars; and a three-day, two-night theater
themed trip to New York City. An absolute highlight of the evening
was the Moulin Rouge inspired entertainment consisting of can-can
dancers and cabaret performers.
Proceeds from the Bal des Arts support the Norton Museum's
Community Outreach and Education Programs.
Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism presents 40 of
the finest examples of mid-19th through early 20th-century French
and American landscape paintings from the Brooklyn Museum's collection,
including such leading French artists as Gustave Courbet, Camille
Pissarro, Alfred Sisley and Claude Monet, and their most significant
American followers including Frederick Childe Hassam and John Singer
Sargent.
