Community Corner
The Final Bash to a Yearlong Celebration of Montclair Art Museum’s Centennial
Guests were dressed to impress in pieces that showcased their favorite decade for the chic soiree that celebrated art and fashion through the century.
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The evening started with cocktails in Leir Hall at 6:30PM and was followed by dinner in the Grand Tent at 8:00PM on the front lawn. Led by Dinner Co-Chairs, Elaine Pantages Conti and Gretchen Prater, the night honored MAM’s past presidents and founders William T. Evans and Florence Rand Lang as well as leaders who have helped transform the museum galleries through the decades. A silent and live auction was also held with luxury gifts from H. Stern, Marchesa and many more.
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The night was still young and went on with performances by New York Celebrity DJ, Gabriel Levy and eatery delicacies from Applegate Farms and The Melt Shop throughout, “Fashionably Late” which ran from 9:30-1am in Leir Hall. Co-Chairs, Jennifer Conti and Cleo Davis-Urman created the “afterparty” portion to the night to attract a younger group of supporters as an extension of the grand gala. It was a fantastic ending to the glamorous evening where attendees danced the night away.
For more information on the event or to interview any of the co-chairs, or more images please contact Valerie Bendish at valerie@thehipevent.com or by phone at (973) 975-3236.
About Montclair Art Museum
The Montclair Art Museum, a notable, community-based institution with an international reputation, boasts a renowned collection of American and Native American art that uniquely highlights art making in the United States over the last three hundred years. The collection includes more than 12,000 objects: paintings, prints, original works on paper, photographs, and sculpture by American artists from the 18th century to the present, as well as traditional and contemporary Native American art and artifacts representing the cultural developments of peoples from all of the major American Indian regions. The Museum’s education programs serve a wide public and bring artists, performers, and scholars to the Museum on a regular basis.
The Montclair Art Museum is located at 3 South Mountain Avenue in Montclair, N.J. Information and directions are available on the Museum website, montclairartmuseum.org, or by calling 973-746-5555. MAM is open Wednesdays through Sundays, Noon – 5 p.m., and on the first Thursday night of the month (October–June), from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. It is closed on Mondays, Tuesdays, and major holidays. Museum admission is $12 for nonmember adults, $10 for senior citizens and students with I.D., and free for members and children under 12. Free First Thursday Nights and Free First Fridays are free for everyone. The Store at MAM is open Tuesdays through Sundays, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and has extended hours until 9 p.m. on Free First Thursday Nights.
