1. The dance floor is standing room-only. 2. Artworks offered in the auction capture the attention of Megan Miller. 3. Harriet ’51 and Bill Miller pose for a portrait by student photographer Carson Reeher ’16. 4. Anne-Latane and Charlie Schwabe take a spin. 5. The gala is a family gathering for Stan and Linda Cheyne and their daughter, Lauren Bencick ’18.
With décor and cuisine invoking its Southern Gothic theme, the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts’ February gala drew a full house of nearly 600 revelers ready to heat up the benefit auction and dance away thoughts of the frigid weather outside.The 2016 event was the first gala held since 2011 and the first organized by LCVA director Rachael Ivers, who took over leadership of the museum in 2014. “What a great night for art, for Longwood and for the museum,” said Ivers. “I am so proud of what our community was able to accomplish. Each person who participated was essential to the gala’s unprecedented success.”The auction included more than 100 works of art and other items, and the gala raised more than $138,500 to support
LCVA exhibitions, community outreach and other initiatives.