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FEBRUARY 4, 2Ó23 and the legacy of our director, william underwood eiland celebrating 75 years of the georgia museum of art followed by the Dripping in Diamonds dance party FEBRUARY 4, 2Ó23 and the legacy of our director, william underwood eiland celebrating 75 years of the georgia museum of art followed by the Dripping in Diamonds dance party Every other year since 1980 (with a few exceptions brought on by renovations or the rise of COVID-19), the Georgia Museum of Art has hosted Elegant Salute.
The biennial gala is distinguished by its imaginative themes and by its success in raising support for the museum’s programing, endowments and capital proj- ects. The 17th Elegant Salute will be held February 4, 2023, and promises to continue the tradition. Elegant Salute XVII takes as its theme a dual celebra- tion: the past 75 years of the museum’s history as it has provided free inspiration for audiences across the state and beyond and the achievements of our direc- tor, William Underwood “Bill” Eiland, who will retire in March 2023. Bill has led the museum for over three decades as an advocate of visual art accessibility, scholarship, preservation and education. He has written, edited and contributed to more than 60 publications; served on the boards of national and international profes- sional organizations; and somehow found the time to organize exhibitions. He is known and appreciated far and wide for his ambitious vision, his boundless energy and his seemingly endless store of jokes and funny stories.
It is impossible to imagine the Georgia Museum of Art without Bill Eiland. We are profoundly grateful for his devotion, leadership and vision and are confident that the foundation he has laid will serve the museum in the decades to come, just as Alfred Holbrook’s did in our earliest days. We can think of no better way to celebrate the museum’s 75th anniversary than to toast the decades of service Bill has steadfastly dedicated to the Georgia Museum of Art. This year’s committee chairs are Isobel Parker Mills (chair) and Mary Lillie Watson (co-chair). No tick- ets will be sold for Elegant Salute XVII. Instead, event sponsors will receive benefits and recognition, including admission to the event and a tax-deduct- ible charitable donation. The goal of Elegant Salute XVII is to raise $275,000. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor please visit bit.ly/es-2023, email jointhemuseum@uga.edu or contact Michele Turner at 706.542.0830 or the museum’s director of develop- ment, Heather Malcom, at hmalcom@uga.edu.
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