CIRLCES | FEBRUARY 2024

We have five months to raise $241,000. Last fall’s Step-Up campaign was a wonderful success. We are hoping this spring will be just as successful. In addition to our spring Step Up campaign we will launch our “Invite a Friend” New Member Campaign. Circles acquisition has historically been through word of mouth and peer to peer promotion. So, we invite you to bring a non-Circles friend to our next Circles event. It’s the best way for them to experience Circles membership events first hand and meet other members. If you personally cannot attend an event send us their names and we will invite them on your behalf. In addition to the “Invite a Friend” campaign we will also be hosting two special new member cultivations events.

Do you remember what you were doing 30 years ago in 1994?

  • Bill Clinton was the United States President and Al Gore was the United States Vice President,
  • Nelson Mandela was officially sworn in as the first black President of South Africa,
  • The Lion King, the animated musical film by Disney, opens in theaters and makes an incredible $185 million on its opening weekend and became the year’s best-selling album,
  • The film Forrest Gump, starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, and Gary Sinise, is also released,
  • American art supply company Crayola announces the release of scented crayons,
  • The popular sitcom Friends debuts on NBC, starring David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc and Lisa Kudrow and
  • And lastly Amazon was founded on July 5, 1994 by Jeff Bezos from his garage in Bellevue, Washington!

We'd like to also thank and recognize the following Circles members for 30+ years of loyal support.

  • Blaine Gutermuth - 34 years
  • Eileen Wells - 32 years
  • Nancy Pollock - 32 years
  • JoAnn and Bob Balzer - 32 years
  • Thomas Holmes and Sandra Miller - 32 years
  • Nancy Meem Wirth - 32 years
  • Janis Lyon - 32 years
  • James Snead - 32 years
  • Sallie Ritter and Kent Jacobs - 32 years

 

Circles Travel Program: An Art Journey Through Italy

Featuring the 60th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia
September 27 to October 10, 2024

We are excited to share with you a special opportunity to become a Circles member and join us on an extraordinary, custom-designed trip to Italy.

See the global contemporary art scene through the lens of the 60th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale. Notably, Santa Fe-connected and nationally-renowned artist, Jeffrey Gibson, has been chosen to represent the U.S. Pavilion at the Biennale. Louis Grachos, executive director of SITE Santa Fe, is one of three co-commissioners for the 2024 pavilion. We will also explore the intimate, historical art sites of Northern Italy—Florence, Siena, Bologna, Modena, Mantua and Padua—which tell a fascinating narrative about the great medieval, renaissance and baroque eras.

Only a couple spots left!

For a limited time, we are offering all new Regents Circle members an introductory discounted membership rate of $1,350 (regularly $1,500). In addition to the opportunity to join us on this trip, you also receive a year-round calendar of Circles benefits and experiences for two people. View membership details here.

If you would like to join The Circles and are interested in this trip, please contact Cara O'Brien at cara@museumfoundation.org or call 505.216.0848.

Click to view itinerary here