Our Meetings Are More Fun Than Your Meetings

I don't know what you do for a living, but if your job is anything like mine you probably have meetings. Boring meetings. Really boring meetings with someone taking minutes and someone inevitably dozing off (um, usually me. Don't tell my boss, okay??)

Now, imagine that meeting around Happy Hour time. With beer and wine. And cool people. And 800 pieces of glass being assembled around you.

Much better right??

Yes, well, that's a Contemporaries' meeting. Of course it's cooler.

As you know (or not, but you will soon), the Contemporaries have commissioned a really amazing chandelier by world-renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly (commissioned - meaning we raised a whole lot of money and we get to keep it. Forever!). It's kind of a surprise what ours looks like, but here's another one of his signature chandeliers:



Amazing, right??

What's really neat is the chandelier will be arriving in a whole lot of cardboard boxes and will be assembled on site. And that site is our lil' ol art museum. And, turns out, 800 pieces of glass is pretty heavy. Like 2000 pounds heavy. Don't worry, they've reinforced the beam that the chandelier will hang from. Whew...

And our topics are way more interesting than the ones you're talking about at work. We'll be talking about our upcoming parties (Black & White Ball, Contemporaries' Artist of the Year), what big piece of art we should buy next (Art Acquisition), and how people who don't know anything about art can start learning about art (Contemporaries 101 Series).

And maybe there will even be a standing ovation for the blogger. [cough, hint, cough] Or just a free drink.

Um, upon further research, everyone gets free drinks. Ah, well.

Can't wait to see all our friends there!

Enjoying Art & Parties,

Mary Douglass
Columbia Contemporaries