2.22.2008

Photos from VOOM opening

If you weren't here, we've got a peek at the scene inside the Museum for the Feb. 1 VOOM PORTRAITS Robert Wilson opening.

Everyone, including UI President Sally Mason (above left) and Marc Moen (below left) and Bobby Jett (below right) enjoyed delicious food. The Moen Group/Hotel Vetro was a Bronze Sponsor of the VOOM PORTRAITS exhibition.Dessert!
Jack Piper of Atlas World Grill (left) and Alan Swanson (right), both a part of the Museum's Members Council, got the chance to chat with Robert Wilson (center) . Wilson with VOOM PORTRAITS Gold Sponsors Nancy and Craig Willis. Nancy Willis is the chair of the UIMA Advisory Committee.
Wilson meets UI President Sally Mason. Alan Swanson is in the middle.President Mason introduced Wilson with a few words about why the arts are important at the UI. Wilson spoke briefly about his time at the UI in the 1970s and his work on the VOOM PORTRAITS. Noah Khoshbin, Robert Wilson's producer and artistic collaborator, laughs at a joke.
Museum Director Howard Collinson chats with Dick Summerwill. Museum Director of Education Dale Fisher (right) with Gene Savin (left) and Susan Enzle (center). Finally, when the galleries opened at 8 p.m., everyone got their first glimpse at the exhibition.The show is up through March 30. Don't miss your chance to see it at the UI Museum of Art!

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