Friends of Dance
~Ales for Art
College of VISual Arts, Theatre & Dance
Dear Art Enthusiasts,
Inspired by the ancient practice of combining art in all its senses - architecture, visual art, dance,
music, food, and ambience- into one inspiring event. we hope you will join us in supporting FSU's
Departments of Art, Art Education, and School of Dance, as we present a Paint Around Gala
&
Auction
Saturday, April 25th, 2015
7:00pm
William johnston Building
Florida State University
Many of you joined us in 2013 and still have memories of what a unique, fun, and inspiring evening
it was. We believe that this year promises to be an evening that is just as memorable. We are very
excited that the following artists have agreed to join us Carrie Ann Baade
Marina Brown
Mark Messersmith
Audra Pittman
Eluster Richardson
In order for you to see the high quality of these artists' work, we have included a page with their
biographies, photo, and a sample of their artwork Also, we are thrilled that talented dancers
from the FSU School of Dance will again serve as the subject for these five paintings, which will be
auctioned at the end of the evening.
For details on how you can become a sponsor of this exciting and unique event, we have enclosed
details in this packet, as well as, pictures and sponsor listings from the previous Paint-Around Gala
& Auction. As a reminder, proceeds from this evening will provide scholarships for FSU School of
Dance students, as well as, support research and travel for FSU Art Education students.
In closing, we want to thank you for your consideration to partner with us by becoming a sponsor.
Our hope is that this year's Paint-Around Gala & Auction will inspire you and our community with
the importance that art plays in our culture, as well as, give our local art patrons an evening to
pause, have fun, and be enriched by the gift of art.
Sincerely,
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Robin Stuyverson
Chairman
Sponsorship Committee
130 Collegiate Loop
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Tallahassee, Florida 32306-2120
The 2013 Paint Around Gala
FSU William Johnston Building
Our 2013 Paint Around Gala & Auction was a huge success! The event
generated $10,000 which was divided equally between FSU School of
Dance and FSU Department of Art Education for scholarships, research,
and travel expenses.
Friends of Dance
Allies for Art
Meet the Artists
2015 Paint Around Gala
CARRIE ANN BAADE is an internationally exhibiting artist whose oil
paintings are rich with allegorical meta-narratives. These painted parables
combine remnants of Renaissance and Baroque paintings, creating surreal
landscapes inhabited by exotic flora, fauna, and figures. As a contemporary
painter, she returns to the relevant moments in art history in order to reclaim
them not merely as a quotation of a theme or an image, but also as the
materiality of methods and techniques that ultimately create them. Baade’s
work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including recent solo
exhibitions: the Museum of Contemporary Art in Jacksonville, the Delaware
Center for Contemporary Art, the Rosenfeld Gallery in Philadelphia, Billy
Shire Fine Arts in Los Angeles, and the Ningbo Art Museum in China. The NY
ARTS Magazine, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Austin Chronicle, the Albuquerque
Journal, and Philadelphia Today have reviewed her work. Baade is on faculty in
FSU’s Department of Art.
MARINA BROWN is a figurative watercolorist and portrait painter who uses
her background in dance and music, as well as inspiration from her travels,
to create works filled with movement and life. Fascinated with the color of
skin, the structure of the human form, and the evocation of rhythms that
can be evoked only watercolor, her paintings retain a lightness not found in
other mediums. Each painting tells a short story…which seems appropriate
given that Brown is also an author and novelist. And each painting is meant to
leave the viewer filled with joy and tapping his foot to an internal beat. Brown
has exhibited her work in juried competitions across Florida. She writes for
Tallahassee Magazine, and she is a Board member for FSU Friends of Dance.
MARK MESSERSMITH is a Professor of Art at Florida State University in
Tallahassee where he has taught since 1985. When Mark Messersmith moved
to northern Florida in 1985, he was struck by a Panhandle wilderness that was
foreign to his childhood experience of lawns and squirrels in St. Louis. In his
lushly-colored paintings, Messersmith creates dense narratives packed with
animals, plants, and insects that express his concern for the shrinking world
they inhabit. His work is represented in the collections of the Tyler Museum
of Art (Texas), Appleton Museum of Art (FL), Jacksonville Museum of Modern
Art (FL), and Huntsville Museum of Art (AL). In 2006, he was awarded the
prestigious Joan Mitchell Foundation Award in Painting.
DR. AUDRA PITTMAN works in a variety of mediums from oils, watercolors,
acrylics, mixed media, and colored pencils. Her preferred subjects include
children’s portraiture and abstract expression. Pittman holds a B.F.A. in
Illustration, an MA in Teaching, and a Ph.D. in Art Education/Arts Administration
and Art Museum Education. She has taught at Lander University and was
former Chair of the Department of Professional Education at Savannah College
of Art and Design. Audra is the owner and founder of Suite P Creative Studio
in Tallahassee and the Executive Director of the Council on Arts & Culture for
Tallahassee and Leon County (COCA). An active volunteer, Pittman recently
served as Vice-Chair of the Cultural Plan Review Committee and serves her FSU
alma mater as a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board for the College of Visual
Arts, Theatre & Dance.
Born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida, ELUSTER RICHARDSON began
painting as a child in the third grade. His works have won numerous awards
in Florida and exhibited in the Bethune-Cookman College fine art gallery in
Daytona Beach and the Zora Neale Hurston Museum in Eatonville, Florida.
He was the visual arts director for Tallahassee’s 1998 Harambee Festival. In
his drawings, and oil and watercolor paintings, he takes special interest in
the depiction of historic personnages and sites in the North Florida region,
particularly around Tallahassee. Eluster is the Artist-in-Residence for the Riley
House Museum and Resource Center of African-American History and Culture,
which is the home of a collection of historical works by Eluster.
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Friends of Dance
Allies for Art
2015 Paint-Around Gala & Auction
Sponsor Information
Name of Sponsor
Mailing Address
City State Zip Code Contact Person Phone Email
Website address of business
Please indicate the level of support for your donation:
Platinum - $2,500 & above
Diamond - $1,000 & above
Ruby - $500
Sapphire - $250
Please Indicate Form of Payment: Check
Please make checks payable to the FSU Foundation/School of Dance.
Mastercard Visa Amex
Card # Exp. Date Signature Date Amount Enclosed Please mail contract and payment to:
Joyce Fausone
Friends of Dance, School of Dance
130 Collegiate Loop
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2120
The FSU Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) charitable
organization and gifts made to it are tax deductible
to the extent allowed by the law. To view state
nonprofit disclosures, visit foundation.fsu.edu/
NonprofitDisclosures.
For additional information call (850) 645-2449
A portion of your sponsorship is tax deductable as allowed by law.
Friends of Dance
Allies for Art
2015 Paint-Around Gala & Auction
Sponsorship Opportunities
Diamond Sponsor - $1,000+
Six tickets to the Paint-Around Gala
Special reserved parking at the Paint-Around Gala
Pre-event reception to meet the artists
Sponsor logo on event invitations
Sponsor logo on event banners
Two tickets to Days of Dance
Signed catalog for upcoming FSU Art Department Faculty Exhibition
Special recognition in publications of Friends of Dance and Allies for Art
Ruby Sponsor - $500
Four tickets to the Paint-Around Gala
Reserved parking at the Paint-Around Gala
Pre-event reception to meet the artists
Sponsor Listing on event invitation
Sponsor logo on event banners
Special recognition in publications of Friends of Dance and Allies for Art
Sapphire Sponsor - $250
Two tickets to the Paint-Around Gala
Reserved parking at the Paint-Around Gala
Pre-event reception to meet artists
Sponsor logo on event banners
Special recognition in publications of Friends of Dance and Allies for Art
For additional information call (850) 645-2449
A portion of your sponsorship is tax deductable as allowed by law.
Friends of Dance
Allies for Art
2015 Paint-Around Gala & Auction
Sponsorship Opportunities
Platinum Sponsor - $2,500+
Become a Presenting Sponsor
Our Presenting Sponsor will be the headliner sponsor on all correspondence – Save the Date postcards,
Invitations, Confirmation Letters – as well as, advertising for the 2015 Paint Around Gala & Auction. Examples
of advertising will include – Radio PSA’s, newspaper/magazine articles, and Florida State University
communications regarding the event. We hope you will consider becoming our Presenting Sponsor!
As a Presenting Sponsor, You’ll Receive:
Eight tickets to the Paint-Around Gala
Special reserved parking at the Paint-Around Gala
Pre-event reception to meet the artists
Sponsor logo on event invitations
Sponsor logo on event banners
Two tickets to Days of Dance
Signed catalog for upcoming FSU Art Department Faculty Exhibition
Special recognition in all printed materials for the 2015 Paint Around Gala
For additional information call (850) 645-2449
A portion of your sponsorship is tax deductable as allowed by law.