YOU ARE INVITED
to a festive summer evening of art and community

Delicious appetizers, cocktails, and desserts | Exciting silent and live auctions | Special performance by dazzling 17-year-old singer/songwriter Emily Margaret of Guilford, Vermont | Recognition of our very own chief installer, Tim Allen—a beloved, behind-the-scenes art hero who has helped bring about every BMAC exhibit for over 20 years

The BMAC Gala is a one-of-a-kind celebration that raises vital funds for BMAC’s contemporary art exhibitions, transformative education initiatives, and dynamic public events.

Good Vibes. Great Cause. Don’t Miss It.

generously sponsored by


SEPTEMBER 20, SATURDAY, 6-9:30 P.M.
at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center

6:00-7:30

Appetizers, Cocktails
Silent Auction, Live Music

7:30-8:15

Performance by Emily Margaret
Recognition of Tim Allen
Live Auction, Raffle Drawing

8:15-9:30

Desserts, Open Bar
More Music, More Fun

Catering by Nomad Chefs | Bar by Saxtons Distillery

Suggested Attire = Vermont Festive


TICKETS

  • Admission for one. Includes open bar and signature cocktails, appetizers and desserts, silent and live auctions, live music, special performance by Emily Margaret.

  • Eight Gala Tickets (see above) plus a complimentary BMAC keepsake for each member of the party.

    Note: Because there will be no seated dinner, this option replaces “Table for 8” from prior years. Ample seating will be available for those who need it.

DONATIONS

Whether or not you are able to attend the Gala, please consider making a donation in honor of behind-the-scenes art hero Tim Allen or to fund a BMAC need in the year ahead. All donations are fully tax-deductible. Thank you!

IN HONOR OF TIM

FUND A NEED

  • Your gift will support an upcoming exhibition of work by an emerging, overlooked, or underrepresented artist, and may be dedicated in honor of a loved one or special occasion.

  • Your gift will pay for a BMAC teaching artist to provide art instruction to children in one of 15 Head Start classrooms in Windham County for an entire year.

  • Your gift will pay for a local K-8 class to take a field trip to BMAC, including bus transportation, museum education staff, and art supplies.

  • Your gift will pay for the creation of a Glasstastic creature, imagined into existence by a K-6 student and fashioned in glass by a professional glass artist.

AUCTION

Bid generously on exclusive art experiences, vacation getaways, fine wine, handcrafted jewelry, and other amazing auction items that have been donated for this year’s cause.

Online bidding opens September 1 and closes on Thursday, September 18, at 9 p.m. ET. The leading online bids and any proxy bids will then carry over to the in-person bidding at the BMAC Gala on Saturday, September 20, at 6 p.m., at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

RAFFLE

GLASSTASTIC FOR GROWNUPS

This is your chance to have one of the renowned glass artists featured in Glasstastic transform your drawing or design into a sparkling, one-of-a-kind glass sculpture. It’s Glasstastic for Grownups! But if you choose to gift the opportunity to a budding young artist in your life, we won’t stop you.

The raffle drawing will take place at the September 20 Gala. The winner need not be present for the drawing.

Questions?
Contact Sarah Weiler, Office Manager
office@brattleboromuseum.org
802-257-0124 x101