The Dallas Museum of Art League celebrated the 20th anniversary of its annual fundraiser Art in Bloom on March 31 with a New Orleans-inspired brunch, floral demonstrations by designer Françoise Weeks, and family day activities.
Proceeds support the Dallas Museum of Art’s education programs, as well as the DMA League’s Floral Endowment Fund. Event chairman Eleanor Bond welcomed more than 300 guests to Art in Bloom: Joie des Fleur.
Event chairman Eleanor Bond, honorary chairman Beverly Freeman and DMA League president Sarah Jo Hardin welcomed more than 300 guests to Art in Bloom: Joie des Fleur. The day began with a champagne reception in the Hamon Atrium, which featured two show-stopping floral designs by Rusty Glenn, featuring 18’ Forsythia trees surrounded by woodland arrangements of flowers, moss, ferns and plants. Guests arrived and mingled as they enjoyed passed canapés including beignets, Gruyere gougères, deep-fried gulf oysters with Brie, and shrimp cocktail, while enjoying the sounds of New Orleans jazz provided by the Icehouse Band Trio.
(Photos: Tamytha Cameron)
Donna Clark, Barbara VanDrie, and Jennifer Brower
Lauren Roe, Steve Nesbit, and Cecile Nance
Lori Walles, Pam Baker, and Susan Robinson
DMA League president Sarah Jo Hardin and Beverly Freeman, Art in Bloom honorary chair
Sheila Durante, Scotty Richardson, and Nancy Cates
Jack, Jane, and Rich Snyder
Stuart, Suzanne, and Shannon Guthrie
Cynthia Mitchell and Bettina Hennessy
Paige McDaniel, Shannon Callewart, and Barbara Averitt
Barbara Bigham, Emily Maduro, and Venise Stuart
Design by David Kimmel Design inspired by Watch, 1925, Oil on canvas, Gerald Murphy (American, 1888-1964)
Design by Brad Duren Flowers, inspired by The Icebergs, 1861, Oil on canvas, Frederic Edwin Church, (American 1826-1900)
Design by Brad Duren Flowers, inspired by The Icebergs, 1861, Oil on canvas, Frederic Edwin Church, (American 1826-1900)
Caroline Williams, Jennifer Carter, Maura Costello, and Susie Barnett
Nancy Shutt, Norma Hunt, and Carol Powell
Jill Goldberg and Michelle Allums
Floral designer Françoise Weeks and Art in Bloom chair Eleanor Bond
