Events

Atrium Gallery Supports Hope Happens

Atrium Gallery celebrated its 20^th anniversary by donating a percentage of all the artwork sold over a four-week period to Hope Happens.

The benefit began with a special reception on Friday, 6 October 2006, featuring a “Happening” with New York Artist Peter Charlap In addition, there was a raffle of artworks donated by Ellen Glasgow, Fredrick Nelson and Janet Sorokin. These artists have shown at Atrium Gallery for twenty years.

The highlight of the evening was when Jim Connett, Program Director of Classic 99 and a member of the Hope Happens board of directors, conducted a live auction of a sculpture of Maestro Hans Vonk. The sculpture was donated by Jessie Vonk.

“I am extremely pleased to be able to produce a contribution of more than $10,000 for Hope Happens,” gallery owner Carolyn Miles said. “I have wanted to do something special for the Hobler Family and for Hope Happens for some time, and this 20^th Anniversary celebration presented such a fitting opportunity to do something festive—and lucrative—for such a great cause!”

Hope Happens is very grateful to Carolyn for taking the initiative to sponsor and organize such a wonderful event.

“It was so thoughtful and generous of Carolyn to sponsor this fundraising at her Gallery,” said Hope Happens board member Jean Hobler. “It was a splendid evening, and it raised monies and brought new friends to Hope Happens.”

The event was cosponsored by US Bank, Maritz Inc., and Sonnenschein, Nath, & Rosenthal LLP.

Since 1986, Atrium Gallery has presented works by strong regional and national contemporary artists. The gallery features paintings and sculpture with an emphasis on large-scale work. Represented are several artists of international origin - European and Latin American - and other artists as well, who actively show abroad. Known as one of the most active galleries in the Midwest, the gallery maintains a large inventory of works by each artist represented, and presents concurrent shows in three exhibition spaces, and sponsors numerous lectures, artist talks, and seminars.