Portland, OR. More than 700 people attended the Portland Art Museum’s 125th Anniversary Gala and After Party celebration on September 23rd, featuring a performance by the Grammy Award-winning, Portland-raised jazz musician Esperanza Spalding. The event raised more than $750,000 in additional support to help ensure that the innovative exhibitions, education programs, and partnerships that have been the Museum’s hallmarks will continue to thrive. Guests like Anne and Jim Crumpacker enjoyed red carpet treatment and had dinner in the historic galleries designed by Pietro Belluschi. (Photo credit, Andrea Lonas Photography)
There are several special exhibits and programs to commemorate Portland Art Museum’s 125th Anniversary, you can learn more about them here: portlandartmuseum.org/125th.
Bob, Nani, Liz, and Betsy Warren arrive at the gala. (Photo credit, Rebeka Johnson)
Susan and Jim Winkler (Photo credit, Rebeka Johnson)
(Photo credit, Nina Johnson)
(Photo credit, Nina Johnson)
Cooper DuBois and Sanda Stein. (Photo credit, Andrea Lonas Photography)
Esperanza Spalding, Brian Ferriso, and Poison Waters. (Photo credit, Andrea Lonas Photography)
Julie Stott and Janet Geary. (Photo credit, Andrea Lonas Photography)
Andrea Lonas Photography
Poison Waters with Tony and Marti Belluschi. (Photo credit, Andrea Lonas Photography)
Willie Kemp, Poison Waters, Mary Dick, and Mary Lee Boklund. (Photo credit, Andrea Lonas Photography)
From the Portland Art Museum:
Mission
The mission of the Portland Art Museum is to engage diverse communities through art and film of enduring quality, and to collect, preserve, and educate for the enrichment of present and future generations.
Philosophy and Core ValuesThe Portland Art Museum strives to be an inclusive institution that facilitates respectful dialogue, debate, and the free exchange of ideas. With a deep commitment to artists – past and present – and freedom of expression, the Museum and Northwest Film Center’s collections, programs and staff aspire to reveal the beauty and complexities of the world, and create a deeper understanding of our shared humanity. We are a Museum for all, inviting everyone to connect with art through their own experiences, voices, and personal journeys.
Honoring History, Embracing the Present, and Looking Ahead
On December 12, 2017, the Museum marks a milestone anniversary—125 years of bringing the world to Oregon and Oregon to world. During the next nine months, join us as we reflect on our history and embrace the future through exhibitions, programs, interviews, archival photos, and more.EXHIBITION: PICTURING OREGON
Through August, 2019 On the eve of the Museum’s 125th anniversary, Picturing Oregon offers an extraordinary opportunity to reflect on the importance of place and to celebrate the incredible geographic diversity of Oregon, and the artists whose work it inspired. Picturing Oregon presents paintings and photographs inspired by the distinct regions that comprise the state—the Coast, Greater Portland, Mt. Hood/The Gorge, Willamette Valley, Central Oregon, Eastern Oregon, and Southern Oregon. Featuring works from the late-1800s, including Oregon’s pioneer period, and touching on contemporary pieces—all from the Museum’s permanent collection.PROGRAM: ART & BEER: PITCHERING OREGON
November 4, 2017 Join us for a statewide exploration of place, history, and art through the lens of Oregon beer and cider. Breweries from around our beautiful state have been invited to make new beers inspired by paintings and photographs from the Museum’s permanent collection, many of which are on view as part of the Picturing Oregon exhibition. Each artwork depicts or evokes Oregon, with the beers collectively creating a drinkable portrait of the place we call home.Participating breweries include: Breakside Brewery, Claim 52 Brewing, de Garde Brewing, Deschutes Brewery, Fort George Brewery, Ecliptic Brewing, Great Notion Brewing, Heater Allen Brewing, Hopworks Urban Brewery, Leikam Brewing, McMenamins, pFriem Family Brewers, Standing Stone Brewing, Steens Mountain Brewing, Terminal Gravity Brewing, Widmer Brothers Brewing.PROGRAM: MILLER FAMILY FREE DAY BIRTHDAY EXTRAVAGANZA
December 10, 2017 This Miller Family Free Day is a joint birthday celebration and recognition of the Museum’s admission access mission. Visit the Museum for free all day long, including the special exhibition, Animating Life: The Art, Science and Wonder of LAIKA, take part in activities, and eat cake!PROGRAM: CURATOR CONVERSATIONS
Bi-monthly beginning October 2017 This new series in celebration of the 125th Anniversary spotlights the Museum’s curators and permanent collection. Through one-on-one conversations between director Brian Ferriso and each of the curators, gain insight into the collections and hear curatorial visions for the future. The series kicks off with Curator of Prints and Drawings Mary Weaver Chapin, Ph.D. on October 17, 2017.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for photos from the archives, curator essays, and more.
Portland, OR. Randall Children’s Hospital Foundation announced that Dave Cleveland, Ida P. Colver, Sue Harrison, Sean Robbins and Terri Schwartz have been elected to its board of trustees. The Foundation advocates and raises funds for Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel, part of Legacy Health – the largest, local nonprofit health care provider in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Schwartz is the managing director of institutional services and business development for the investment firm Arnerich Massena, Inc. She attended Portland State University and is the founding president of the Oncology Youth Connection board of directors.
Robbins is the senior vice president of public affairs and policy for Cambia Health Solutions. In 2014, he was appointed as the State of Oregon’s chief economic development officer, serving Governors John Kitzhaber and Kate Brown as director of the Oregon Business Development Department. Robbins holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa’s Henry B. Tippie College of Business and received a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He currently is a member of the board of directors for the Oregon Business Association and Associated Oregon Industries and is a senior fellow with the American Leadership Forum.
Harrison, a certified massage therapist and reflexologist, is the owner of PDX Reflexology. A member of the Oregon Reflexology Network, she received her massage training in the United Kingdom and learned Integrated Reflexology through the American Academy of Reflexology. Harrison was a member of the London 2012 Olympic Bid team and currently serves as president of the Chapman Elementary Foundation in Portland, Oregon.
Colver, a native of Denmark, is a retired real estate agent. As a longtime supporter of Emanuel Children’s Hospital, now known as Randall Children’s Hospital, she has previously served on the boards of The Children’s Hospital Foundation and the Emanuel Medical Center Foundation. An avid community volunteer, Colver is active with many children’s organizations, as well as the Scandinavian Heritage Center.
Cleveland is the business manager for independent food broker – Co-Sales Northwest LLC. A graduate of Oregon State University, he currently serves as co-chair for the Karts for Kids program, a cause-related marketing grocery campaign supporting Randall Children’s Hospital.
Randall Children’s Hospital offers the most modern approach to children’s health care — blending the finest in medical services with family-friendly spaces and patient care procedures to reduce stress on patients and their families. With specialists in virtually every field of children’s medicine – heart, cancer, neurology, orthopedics, neonatal and pediatric intensive care, rehabilitation and more – Randall Children’s Hospital is a regional leader in the care of babies, children and teens.
To learn more about supporting any of Legacy Health’s hospitals or programs, call the Legacy Health Office of Philanthropy at 503-415-4700 or visit www.legacyhealth.org/giving.
Portland, OR. Over 100 attendees dressed in roaring 20s-style finery came together to celebrate Oregon Energy Fund’s “Power Gala” at the Treasury Ballroom. The September 22nd benefit raised $60,000 to help provide energy assistance to Oregonians in crisis. Emcee Joe Vithayathil (FOX 12 News) and Auctioneer Misty Marquam (Marquam Auction Agency) both dressed for the speakeasy theme. The night included live music by the Smut City Jelly Roll Society Band, pop-up pubs hosted by Thomas & Sons Distillery and Buoy Beer, a Silent and Live Auctions, a wine wall, and a photo booth hosted by instaPix nw. (Photo credit, Elizabeth Babcock)
Guest speaker Kellie Goodwin (Case Manager) talks about powering lives.
Oregon Energy Fund Executive Director Brian Allbritton with Joe Vithayathil.
From Oregon Energy Fund:
Mission:
Oregon Energy’s Mission is to assist neighbors in financial crisis with their energy bills to support household stability.
Our Story
For many Oregon families, a sudden illness, unexpected expense, or loss of wages can quickly turn into a crisis. And when that storm hits, these families find themselves facing agonizing decisions. Pay the gas bill or buy food? Lights or medicine? Rent or heat? But it doesn’t have to be that way.At the Oregon Energy Fund, we have a vision. A vision that includes neighbors helping neighbors. Together, we can help provide basic needs to families facing hardships – powering our neighbors’ lives when they need us most.The Oregon Energy Fund is a 27-year-old statewide charitable organization providing energy assistance to thousands of Oregonians in times of unexpected crisis. Through the generous contributions of their neighbors, we help struggling Oregonians keep a roof over their heads, food on the table, light to see and heat in the cold. With the power of giving, we can provide the basic needs that allow people to live productive and healthy lives.
Portland, OR. De Paul Treatment Centers welcomed over 350 guests to the 18th Annual Freedom Awards at the Sentinel Hotel on September 28th. The event raised over $220,000 for De Paul Treatment Centers through sponsorships, tickets, and in-room gifts. All proceeds will go toward De Paul’s lifesaving addiction treatment programs for adults and youth, funding the gap between the cost of treatment and what is covered by the Oregon Health Plan.
The luncheon featured remarks from Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum. De Paul Board Chair Harry Wilson De Paul presented Jay Minor with the Samuel C. Wheeler Freedom Award, an honor given to those who help battle the stigma of addiction by being open about their recovery and giving back to the community in meaningful ways.
Jay Minor retired from more than 30 years in the highway construction business in 2007. Jay became involved with De Paul Treatment Centers in 2003 as a volunteer on the Youth Center Capital Campaign Committee. Jay joined the Board of Directors in 2004 and has remained deeply committed ever since, even serving as Chair of the Board for two full terms. Jay now leads the Planning Committee of the Board, which is paving the way for De Paul’s future. Jay’s passion for De Paul Treatment Centers grew out of his own family’s experience with addiction. Jay and his wife Duff found sobriety together over 21 years ago in order to support their teenage son through his own recovery process.
Jay is passionate about youth treatment and is an advocate for integrating high school education into the treatment process. He believes in the continuum of care model and the importance of involving the whole family in the fight against addiction. Jay is not only a great community leader, but also an airplane pilot, an Army veteran, an OSU graduate, a husband, father of four, and grandfather of four.
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum presents Devarshi Bajpai with the Spirit of Recovery Award for Advocacy,
Devarshi Bajpai is the Medicaid and Addictions Services Senior Manager for Multnomah County Mental Health and Addictions Services. Now with over 24 years clean and sober, Devarshi began his career working as an alcohol and drug counselor from 1994 to 2004. Devarshi first worked as a counselor at De Paul Treatment Centers before moving on to other local treatment providers. In 2004, he went to work for the State of Oregon, participating in Governor Kulongoski’s Methamphetamine Task Force and working with the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to expand drug courts and prisoner reentry programs statewide. He returned to Multnomah County in 2012 where he has focused on developing an accountable recovery-oriented system of care for addiction services.
De Paul CEO Maree Wacker Delivering Welcome Remarks
Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran delivering the keynote address.
Multnomah County Chair, Deborah Kafoury, visits with supporters.
Lines for Life CEO Dwight Holton presents the special appeal.
Guests show their support for De Paul during the special appeal.
From De Paul Treatment Centers:
De Paul works with individuals, families and communities to create freedom from addiction.
De Paul Treatment Centers provides chemical dependency and co-occurring mental health treatment services to men, women, youth and families. Nearly 40,000 people have been served by the agency since its incorporation as an independent non-profit in 1977.
Portland,OR. Over 350 community leaders came together to support the Portland Opera on September 16th. The Baroque Ball at the Portland Art Museum raised $1 million dollars. Tony and Emmy Award winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth made her Portland concert debut as part of the event. Chenoweth performed musical theatre numbers, jazz tunes and concluded the concert by singing with members of the Tualatin High School choir.
Members of the Baroque Ball Gala Committee: Celeste Rose, Vice President, Community Engagement, Harsch Investment Properties; Gwyneth Gamble Booth, Baroque Ball Co-Chair; Carole E. Morse, Baroque Ball Co-Chair; Sue Dixon, Director of External Affairs for Portland Opera; Kregg Arntson, Member, Portland Opera Board & Executive Director, PGE Foundation Portrait by Gia Goodrich | giagoodrich.com
Portland Opera’s Clare Burovac (Director, Artistic Operations) and Christopher Mattaliano (General Director) Portrait by Gia Goodrich | giagoodrich.com
Curtis T. Thompson, M.D. and Joe Mitchoff; (seated) Alex Chu, Governor Kate Brown, and First Gentleman Dan Little Portrait by Gia Goodrich | giagoodrich.com
Guests enjoyed a lounge curated and furnished by Anthropologie & Co.
BodyVox performs Madonna’s “Vogue”
The Mistress of Ceremonies for the Baroque Ball gala, Poison Waters
General Director Christopher Mattaliano sharing $1M announcement
Governor Kate Brown high-fives an opera supporter
“This was really a celebration of the community, and bringing the art of opera to the city and region that we love,” says Christopher Mattaliano, general director. “We are so inspired by the individuals, businesses, and organizations who elevate Portland Opera by sharing their support and advocacy—and this event set a new standard for our organization.”
Governor Kate Brown and First Gentlemen Dan Little were among the honored guests. Platinum entertainment sponsors included: Joanne M. Lilley; Arlene Schnitzer and Jordan Schnitzer, Directors of The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation; Ellyn Bye and Dream Envision Foundation; and Dorothy Piacentini. Gwyneth Gamble Booth and Carole E. Morse served as co- chairs for the event, joined by committee members Celeste Rose, Kregg Arntson, and Charles Stanton. Gold Level Premiere Corporate Partners included: Artslandia, Broadway Across America, The Standard, and Bill Sweat and Donna Morris, Winderlea Vineyard & Winery.
Mistress of Ceremonies Poison Waters and Auctioneer Ian Lindsay enlivened the festivities throughout the evening and live auction. BodyVox performed a surprise dance piece, in period costume, of Madonna’s “Vogue.” The evening also featured a performance of “Torna a Surriento” by international tenor Ryan MacPherson, accompanied by pianist David Saffert.
Anthropologie & Co. designed an immersive lounge and portrait studio in the Marion L. Miller Gallery, featuring a hand-painted opulent backdrop and furnishings curated by the Portland design team. Award- winning photographer Gia Goodrich of VEV Studios directed and photographed the portrait sittings, creating portraits for each guest.
Due to the smoky conditions from area wildfires, the cocktail reception (originally intended to be held in the Sculpture Garden) was moved indoors to the Fred & Suzanne Field Ballroom. Nonetheless, guests enjoyed performances from the artists of Portland Opera a la Cart, the opera’s mobile music venue, to begin the evening. After the performances, guests moved upstairs to the Kridel Ballroom, for a three- course meal by Artemis Foods, inspired by historical records from the court of King Louis XIV of France. Dinner programming consisted of a golden ticket drawing, live auction, and paddle raise. Wines provided by Winderlea Vineyard and Winery were featured throughout the evening. Chenoweth performed from 9 – 10 PM; followed by the Rococo After Party, hosted by Portland Opera’s Ambassador Board.
A particularly poignant moment of the evening occurred when the announcement was made that, together, the event attendees and supporters had achieved the $1M fundraising mark. “A full standing ovation erupted,” says Kay Abramowitz, board president. “That moment was a testament to our Board of Directors, our amazing supporters, and the great work that this organization produces. We are so proud to be Portland’s Opera – and that moment made it so clear that Portland is also so proud of us.”
From Portland Opera:
Proceeds from the Baroque Ball gala support core Portland Opera programming including arts education, free public performances, main stage opera, and more. Portland Opera exists to inspire, challenge and uplift our audiences by creating productions of high artistic quality that celebrate the beauty and breadth of opera. To learn more about our mission and our work, please visit portlandopera.org.
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