 August 16–August 21 ART, ARCHITECTURE & MUSIC in the BERKSHIRES Join SVMA Executive Director Kate Eilertsen and art historian Ann Wiklund on an art and music filled adventure in the Berkshires—Connecticut and western Massachusetts. The trip will focus on many of the exciting twentieth century art works that have been covered in recent art history courses at the Museum as well as iconic architecture of the region and an evening with the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood. The package includes: · Round trip airfare · Five nights in first class hotels
including baggage handling · Private motor coach transportation
between all sites · Entrance fees and guides at all
museums and sites · The excursion to Tanglewood
including the performance by the Boston Symphony Orchestra · Dinner at the elegant Mill at the
Floss Restaurant · A pre-gathering at SVMA to learn all
about the sights and museums of western New England This package tour is limited to the first 18 who enroll and pay the deposit. Membership in the museum is required. If you are not a current member of the museum, you can sign up here. A deposit of $300 is required to reserve your place. Total cost per person: $2800 (includes deposit) per person, double occupancy room $3425 (includes deposit) per person, single occupancy room Final payment must be received by June 1, 2012. No refunds after June 1. This trip is a package and no substitutions are allowed. A fillable form will be emailed to you when we receive your deposit. You can fill it out and submit it back to us. This will be used to purchase your Airfare and Hotel reservations.Download Itinerary and full details about the trip:  Berkshires.pdf |
TEXAS ART ODYSSEY
May 14–20, 2012.
This very special, can’t buy week is limited to fourteen people, and this exceptional art experience will be punctuated by private tours. All expenses are included from the time you check into the Mansion on Turtle Creek until you return to the D/FW airport from El Paso.
INCLUDED
· • 6 nights of hotel accommodations, including two nights in famed deluxe Mansion at Turtle Creek in Dallas
· • Round trip flight between Dallas and El Paso on American Airlines (one hour+).
· • Three meals a day, including pre-selected dinner wines. Cocktails and mini-bar expenses are not included
· • Gratuities for all group activities, including meals.
· • Admissions to all museums, galleries and tours described in the itinerary.
NOT INCLUDED
· • Airfare to Dallas
DALLAS
Begin the week with two nights in Dallas at the 5-star Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek. During your stay you will tour the Nasher Sculpture Center, designed by Renzo Piano, a vast collection of major works by masters like Giacometti, Matisse, de Kooning, and Calder. You will also tour the Dallas Museum of Art, including its internationally famed Pre-Columbian collection. Special lunches and dinners will highlight Dallas’ reputation as a “food city.”
FORT WORTH
In the morning, you will travel to Fort Worth, where you will stay at the Worthington Hotel, set in the heart of Sundance Square, a lively city space full of restaurants, the new Bass Performing Arts Hall and many fun restaurants with lots of night life. Your day will be spent touring two of Fort Worth’s world-class museums: The Modern Museum of Art, designed by Tadeo Ando, collects and interprets a vast collection of post WWII artists in all mediums. The Kimbell Art Museum was designed by Louis Kahn in 1972, and is widely regarded as one of the most outstanding architectural achievements of the modern era, its collections of masterpieces range from Fra Angelico and Caravaggio to Cézanne and Matisse.
Then, lunch at Angelo’s, a BBQ institution in the Southwest. The end of your day can be spent shopping or visiting the stunning Amon Carter Museum of American Art (Philip Johnson), the beautiful downtown water gardens (Philip Johnson), or the impressive Sid Richardson Foundation collection of Remingtons and Russells. Dinner will be in lively and beautifully restored Sundance Square.
The next morning you will take a one-hour flight to El Paso, where you will be taken to quirky and astonishing Marfa, Texas. We will stay at the famous Thunderbird Motel, which has been thoroughly modernized and is “the” place to stay in Marfa. Two full days there will include extensive tours of the Donald Judd Foundation, Chinati Foundation and The Ballroom. Informal meals will explore the growing number of excellent chefs who have forsaken big city restaurants for the eclectic pleasures of living in Marfa, where the high desert provides a majestic landscape and its 6,000' elevation provide a comfortable climate.
On one evening we will make the 9-mile pilgrimage to watch the eerie phenomena of the ”Marfa Lights” from special viewing decks.
COST*
$2,500 per person, double occupancy.
$3,400 per person, single occupancy. Note: no extra charge at the Thunderbird
for single occupancy)
Deposit and Final payment
A $500-per-person deposit is required to hold space for the Texas trip, and is due by February 14. Final payment is due March 1st, 2012.Cancellations and Refunds
Deposits and any other pre-payments are fully refundable, less a $250-per-person cancellation fee, until March 1st 2012. After that date, refunds can only be made if the trip is sold out and there is a waiting line. We recommend participants take out trip-cancellation insurance.Download Itinerary and full details about the trip:
Marfa.pdf 76.90 KB 01/20/2012 15:55 ART CARDS  | We still have art cards available at the front desk. Just $49 each, and lots of wonderful pieces to choose from! |
Some of our other events in 2011 included:
Great Places, Great Spaces
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art invites you to celebrate the art of architecture, interior design and exceptional epicurean entertainment by joining us at a series of unique events throughout the summer of 2011.
Here's a sample. We are currently making plans to continue this in 2012.
Art Works
An exclusive invite-only art auction for North Bay collectors was held June 11, 2011. Proceeds from this event benefit the Museum. Read more...
Wet Paint
Wet Paint 2012 is scheduled for May 19 - mark your calendar!
The Museum's 2011 gala event took place in September. Read more...
MIX
Our special blend of art, music and cocktails served us in an after-hours party for young professionals. We hold these 3-4 times a year. Join the party by becoming a Museum member at a special discounted rate and enjoy the benefits of membership all year long! Read more...
You can find a listing of Museum lectures, classes and public programs here...
We participate in Dia de los muertos activities that happen in late October. The Museum also hosts openings, presentations and educational events in conjunction with each exhibition. We partner with other Sonoma organizations for special events like the Sonoma International Film Festival and the City of Sonoma's Treasure Artist reception.
Photos from some of these recent events may be found on our Facebook page.
Need more details? Feel free to contact the Museum office at (707) 939-7862 or email admin@svma.org. �
