Interwoven: Art, Creativity & Community

Saturday, Sept 23, 2023, 5:30 pm  EVENT SOLD OUT – ONLINE AUCTION IS OPEN THROUGH SEPT 24

Claremont Lewis Museum of Art
200 W. First Street, Claremont, CA 91711

Our silent auction this year will once again be online and includes a rich diversity of art from Claremont’s legacy artists and current local artists. The online auction will begin at noon on Sunday, September 17, and continue until noon on Monday, September 25. Visit our silent auction at https://2023clmoa.afrogs.org/#/index

The Claremont Lewis Museum of Art Fall Gala will be held on Saturday, September 23 on the lawn of the Claremont Depot.

This year’s Gala theme is inspired by the remarkable fiber work by artist Ferne Jacobs, whose sculptural forms and ancient basket-making techniques remind us how art and community are entwined. It is most fitting that this year’s honoree, Ligorio A. Calaycay, Jr., MD, epitomizes that connection through his lifelong passion for education, the arts and Claremont. His family chose to name the Museum’s Gallery 3 in his honor and memory as a lasting tribute.

The festivities begin at 5:30 pm with a reception on the Depot Plaza while enjoying the sounds of our resident musicians “Vintage Music”. The Museum galleries will be open to view the exhibition Ferne Jacobs: A Personal World. Dinner follows seated on the lawn with a special menu created by Chef Henry of Spaggi’s.

As is our tradition, we will have a spirited live auction, featuring unique works of art and experiences.

• Jacobo and Maria Angeles Imperial Pegasus sculpture
• George Post framed watercolor
• San Francisco condo with private Palmaz Vineyards tasting
• Spaggi’s dinner for 8 and 4 bottles of premium wines
• 7-Night stay at Grand Mayan Vidanta resort in Mexico

Our evening ends with a Paddle Auction which funds our arts education program, Project ARTstART, celebrating its 13th year in the Claremont Unified School District.

Honoring

Ligorio A. Calaycay, Jr., MD.

The Museum’s Gallery 3 will be dedicated in memory of Ligorio A. Calaycay, Jr., MD. As a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Calaycay was an artist of the human body. He also designed his logo and the office and surgical center that he had constructed on the corner of Vinton Avenue and Orange Grove Avenue in the City of Pomona. Over the course of his 37 years in private practice, he saw more than 30,000 patients.

He was on the medical staffs of 14 hospitals in the region including Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center and San Antonio Community Hospital. He also organized and participated in annual medical missions to the Philippines to treat individuals with congenital deformities. Because of his appreciation for education and the arts and his long residency in the City of Claremont, his family found it fitting to dedicate Gallery 3 in CLMA in his memory.

Sponsorship Opportunities

We invite you to serve as a Sponsor of this year’s Gala honoring Dr. Ligorio A. Calaycay, Jr, our community of artists, and our art education program in the Claremont schools, Project ARTstART. Your support will allow us to continue our mission to collect, preserve, and celebrate Claremont’s artistic legacy and expand our programs to an increasingly diverse audience of youth and adults.

Claremont Lewis Museum of Art appreciates the support of individuals and businesses as Sponsors for our 2023 Fall Gala at the following levels:

Become a Sponsor

The Claremont Lewis Museum of Art would like to thank our 2023 Gala Sponsors:

Platinum

Lobello Lamb Lewis & Riley LLP

Gold

Ruth & Joseph C. Reed Foundation for the Arts

Silver

Claremont Lincoln University

Supervisor Kathryn Barger, Fifth District

Valerie Martinez, VMA Communications

Bronze

Susan Allen

Barbara Brown

Janice & Larry Hoffman

Janet Myhre

Sheri Nagel

Marilyn Ray

Rae Rottman

Perdita L. Sheirich

Museum Partner

Jim & Aurelia Brogan

Foothill Gold Line

Victoria & Jack Greening

Geoff Hamill, Real Estate Broker,

Wheeler Steffen Sotheby’s International Realty

Frieder & Grace Hochheim

Medical Missions in Cagayan Province, Philippines

Mt San Antonio Gardens

Paula G. Pitzer

Carole & Nick Quackenbos

Marta Reents

Karen & Michael Rosenthal

Joe & Georgette Unis

Ahlene Welsh

Museum Friend

Toni & Tom Bostick

Susan Dowler & Jim Burke

Jennifer Stark & David Berke

Colleen Christian

Katie & Bob Gerecke

Susan Traniello Hines

Janet Vandevender & Paul Kittlaus

Lucinda McDade

Lissa & Dan Petersen

Phyllis Shainberg

Donn Fry & Diane Stielstra

Cindy Sullivan

Kathryn & Randall Vickers