Soirée by the Bay Gala & Auction at Cape Cod Museum of Art

Soirée by the Bay

Saturday, August 18, 2018, 5 – 10 pm

5 – 7 pm:   Sumptuous Hors d’oeuvres & Silent Auction in the Museum

7:15 pm:  Dinner & Live Auction Under the Tent

Guests can participate in either the Silent Auction, Live Auction or both.  They can indulge in hors d’oeuvres while placing Silent Auction bids from 5 – 7 pm and/or sit down for a delicious dinner and exciting Live Auction with Auctioneer John Terrio at 7:15.

Guests will also enjoy a Wine Pull and a 50-50 Raffle.  Extraordinary getaways, artfully packaged adventures and other surprise items will also be available for bidding.

The Cape Cod Museum of Art 2018 Muse Awards

The annual Cape Cod Museum of Art Muse Awards for outstanding contributions to the Museum and art community will be given out at the dinner.  This special award is a beautiful woven-glass bowl created by artist Benton Jones as a metaphor for individuals who are woven into the fabric of our community.

The Muse Artist Award will be presented to Suzanne M. Packer, and Joseph Carr will be honored with the Muse Benefactor Award.

Suzanne M. Packer became one of the first Trustees of CCMoA, then called the Cape Museum of Fine Arts, in 1984 and was appointed its first Director in 1985.  She initiated many exciting art and fundraising programs, began growing the permanent collection, and oversaw the installation of a donated building, the core of today’s Museum, on the grounds of the Cape Playhouse.  She was responsible for the growth of the Museum into 1992, after which she took up painting full time. Packer has been in numerous solo art exhibitions and her work is in many private collections.  She recently returned to the Museum as the Volunteer Archivist and was made an Honorary Trustee last year.

Joseph Carr is the founder of Joseph Carr Winery Napa Valley.  After 10 years serving as a world-class sommelier followed by ten years as an international industry executive, Carr set out to follow his dream and formed his family-owned wine company in 2005.  He recently added his Josh Cellars brand to his signature Joseph Carr Wines. An old-world style producer, Carr makes his wines in California’s Napa Valley.  He also has a home on Cape Cod.  As he spreads his winemaking philosophy of balance, sophistication and approachability in support of the arts across the Cape, we are very grateful that he has very generously supported CCMoA with his signature wines for many years.

The artists participating in the auctions are:

Live Auction:

Sam Barber, Jen Clark, Ross Coppelman, William R. Davis, Sam Feinstein, Jim Holland, Robert Douglas Hunter, Marieluise Hutchinson, Steve Kennedy, Carl Lopes, Joseph McGurl, Julia O’Malley-Keyes, Roe Osborn, Suzanne M. Packer, Susan Peavey,  Paul Schulenburg, Rowland Scherman, Douglas Turner

Silent Auction

Hiram Ball, Sam Barber, Amy Bourbon, Jen Clark, LaVerne Christopher, Joan P. Clark, Shawn Nelson Dahlstrom, Nathaniel Doane, Deborah Forman, Patricia Stark Feinstein, Elaine Gardner, Michael Giaquinto, Deborah Harper, Don Hartmann, Kenneth Hawkey, Susan Hollis, Leslie Kramer, Linda Liberty, Jane Lincoln, Ed Loeb, William Maloney, Susan O’Brien McLean, Rosalie Nadeau, Kathleen A. Nelson, Carol Odell, Susan Overstreet, Liz Perry, Sara David Ringler, Joanne Ritter, Cecilia Rossey, Kim Rumberger, Dale Michaels Wade, Lance Walker, Karen North Wells, Karol B. Wyckoff, Gary Urgonski, Joyce Zavorskas

The Lead Sponsors for this major fundraising event are the Law Offices of Kathleen Fowler, Richard Cuda Family, Hy-Line Cruises, Rogers & Gray Insurance, Joseph Carr Wines, and Treats Catering.

This event is catered by Treats Catering and Joseph Carr Wines.  The music is by Cape Tunes.

Tickets are available at the Museum or online at www.ccmoa.org.  Reservations by August 6 are strongly recommended.  Tickets are: $75 for the Silent Auction & Hors d’oeuvres; $150 for the Silent and Live Auctions & Dinner;

The public can view the Live Auction and bid on the Silent Auction Art online until August 3 at www.ccmoa.org, and see the art displayed at the Museum and leave absentee bids beginning August 9.

The attached images will be among those offered in the Live Auction: Roses and Blue, by artist Julia O’Malley Keyes, Robert Douglas Hunter’s Metal, Glass & Pottery with an Apple and Marieluise Hutchinson’s The Boat Shed, will be offered in the Live Auction.   Also attached are images of Suzanne M. Packer and Joseph Carr.

About Cape Cod Museum of Art

Founded by artists in 1981, CCMoA is the home of Cape Cod art.  It preserves the work of the Cape’s finest artists and celebrates the distinctive artistic identity of the Cape & Islands region.  The Museum is a major hub of cultural creativity.  It educates, inspires and excites the imagination through its outstanding art collection and diverse programming while caring for its many communities.  The Museum is situated in a beautiful setting surrounded by a Sculpture Garden at the Cape Cod Center for the Arts. CCMoA has seven galleries, a Museum Shop and a film screening room. It is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod.

            CCMoA is located at 60 Hope Lane, just off Route 6A, on the campus with Cape Cinema and the Cape Cod Playhouse in Dennis, MA. Hours are 10 am to 5 pm Tues through Sat and noon to 5 pm on Sunday.  The Galleries are open on ARTfull Thursdays from 5 – 8 with no admission fee.  General Admission is $9, $7 for seniors and students 19+ with school ID, $5 for students 13 to 18, and free for children 12 & under. For more information, see www.ccmoa.org or call (508) 385-4477. Follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

For more Information, call Auction Coordinator Judy Edmunds at 508/385-4477 x 21.