Leaders across Newark-public, private, and non-profit gathered last night to celebrate the intersection of art, commerce, and community vibrancy and well-being under a glamorous tent in the Newark Museum’s Alice Ransom Dreyfuss Memorial Garden.
The annual black-tie fundraiser titled Newark Museum Legacy Gala: Celebrating Museums for All honored two of Newark’s distinguished art visionaries for their contributions and commitment to the thriving arts movement in Newark: Museum trustee and patron Joseph J. Melone, who was presented with the 2016 Medal for Meritorious Service and Rutgers University-Newark, with Nancy Cantor Chancellor of the Rutgers University-Newark, accepting the Distinguished Community Partner Award.
Gala attendees also enjoyed the museum’s special exhibition Wondrous Worlds: Art & Islam through Time and Place which closes today and a live auction for several unique experiences including the opportunity to “curate” the Christmas tree in the Ballantine House with Ulysses Dietz, the Museum’s Chief Curator and Curator of Decorative Arts and a Night at the Museum party for 12 children.
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The annual Gala helps make possible the Museum’s many education and exhibition initiatives that impact the lives of more than 525,000 children, adults and families in the tri-state region each year.
