Thursday, May 10 | 7 pm
2001 Campus Drive, Durham
$8 Current Contemporaries
A special offering for Contemporaries members only! Join other members for a tour of Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art: Form, Balance, and Joy at the Nasher Museum of Art in Durham. We’ll meet at the Nasher at 6:45 pm and enjoy a docent-led tour at 7 pm. The Nasher is extending a discounted $8 ticket price to current Contemporaries members. After the tour join the group for dinner at a location in downtown Durham.
A limited number of spaces are available. RSVP with credit card online by May 2. Transportation not provided.
Thursday, May 3 | 6–8:30 pm
510 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh
Free!
Join the Contemporaries for our monthly Art on Tap mixer, Tres de Mayo, style at Cantina South! Entry is free, with great drink specials and light appetizers provided by the Contemporaries. Mingle with fellow members and learn about upcoming events, including our Art Purchase Party this October.
$4 Skinny margaritas
$4 Mojitos
$3 Latin drafts
RSVP on our Facebook event page by April 30.
Thanks to our friends at Cantina South for hosting this month’s Art on Tap event! For more information (and the best skinny margaritas around), visit www.cantinasouth.com.
The NCMA Contemporaries recently welcomed ten new members to its Board of Directors.
Congratulations to:
Christine Bohuczky
Catherine Fain
Danielle Griffith
Katherine Hogan
Sarah Krepp
Nena Pardue
C. Ellen Washington
Boz Zellinger
Kristin Fowler
Bobo Deng
Docent-Led Tour of El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You about Africa
Friday, April 13 | 7 pm
or Friday, April 27 | 7 pm
Current Contemporaries Members: Free*
Guests of Contemporaries Member: $10
Join the Contemporaries for a docent-led tour of El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You about Africa on April 13 or 27.
We’ll mingle starting at 6 pm at the West Building Wine Bar, where wine, beer, and nonalcoholic beverages are available for purchase. Be sure to arrive at the West Building lobby no later than 6:50 pm to meet the group.
At 7 pm Museum docents lead a tour of the exhibition. After the tour join us at Iris for a late dinner, dessert or glass of wine. The Museum is open until 9 pm on Fridays.
Space is limited; reservations are required in advance.
RSVP online for the April 13 tour by April 1.
RSVP online for the April 27 tour by April 15.
*Please note that if you are a Contemporaries Member, this tour counts as your first free visit to the El Anatsui exhibition. All subsequent visits are 50% off the ticket price.
Thursday, Feburary 2
7:00-9:30pm
606 Lounge: 606 Glenwood Ave
$12 Current Contemporaries Members
$15 All others
Indulge yourself!
Experience chocolate in its finest form—overabundance. The NCMA Contemporaries are hosting this mouth-watering tasting event at 606 Lounge featuring sweet treats from top Triangle chocolatiers and bakeries, including:
Blue Moon Bakery
Miel Bon Bons
Elemental Chocolate
Dancing Chocolatiers
Red Light Chocolatiers
The Chocolate Boutique
Videri Chocolate Factory
Ticket price includes complimentary chocolate station items and a glass of champagne. To make your reservations, call (919) 664-6754 or register online.
Proceeds benefit the NCMA Contemporaries Art Purchase Fund.
Are you looking for more ways to be involved in your community?
Do you enjoy art? How about the North Carolina Museum of Art–are you a fan? Would you like to promote the museum and the arts among young professionals in the Triangle?
We are looking for creative, energetic young professionals to join the NCMA Contemporaries Board of Directors for 2012.
The Contemporaries are a group of 300 young professionals in the 20- to 40- something age range whose goal is to promote the North Carolina Museum of Art and increase membership by sponsoring lively social and educational fundraising events.
Board members meet monthly to guide the Contemporaries and plan events, such as fundraisers, cocktail parties, gallery tours, and more! We would love for you get involved! Board nominations are due Monday, January 30th, 2012. Learn more amd complete the application here : SelfNominationForm
2012 is a great year to get involved! Events scheduled: Champagne + Chocolate, Fun Run, Derby Day, Art on Tap and more…including an art purchase party in Fall 2012!
Good luck!
Rembrandt in America Tour
Friday, December 2nd | 7 pm
or Friday, December 9th | 7 pm
Free for Contemporaries Members.*
Guests of Contemporaries Member: $18
Join the Contemporaries for a docent-led tour of Rembrandt in America! We are offering two separate dates, December 2nd and 9th.
We’ll mingle starting at 6 pm at the West Building Wine Bar where wine, beer and non-alcoholic beverages are available for purchase. Be sure to arrive at the West Building lobby no later than 6:50 pm to meet the group.
At 7 pm, Museum docents will lead a guided tour of Rembrandt in America. After the tour join us at Iris for a late dinner, dessert, or glass of wine. The Museum’s East and West Buildings are open until 9 pm on Fridays.
Reservations are required in advance.
Please RSVP online for the December 2nd tour by November 11.
Please RSVP online for the December 9th tour by November 18.
*Please note that if you are a Museum Member, this tour counts as your first free visit to Rembrandt. All subsequent visits are 50% off the ticket price.
The Lucy Daniels Foundation is sharing a special invitation to Contemporaries members to experience our area’s only public screening of a powerful new documentary on the artistic process, “Breakthrough” on October 20th at 7pm at The Rialto.
This is the only public screening in Raleigh and one of only two in the country. Several artists featured in the film will be present. Tickets are $2 for current Contemporaries members. A reception after the screening will be held at The Point next door to the Rialto. For more information and to RSVP, please see the link below:
“Breakthrough” Screening
Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer’s The Concert (c. 1664) was stolen during the great art theft of 1990 at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. This painting has an estimated value of over $200,000,000 making it the most valuable piece of art that was stolen during the robbery. The Concert remains missing to this day.
The painting shows three musicians: a young woman playing a harpsichord, a man who is playing a lute, and a woman who is singing. During the 17th century, musical gatherings such as the one represented in The Concert were not only a form of entertainment, but they were also accepted ways to promote social contact—specifically with the opposite sex.
Ready to play art trivia? Join the Contemporaries on October 13th at Draft on Glenwood Avenue (see details below).
