Still Life with Dahlias, Zinnias, Hollyhocks, and Plums, c. 1835 (detail), Eugène Delacroix, oil on canvas. Gift of funds from the Friends of the Institute in celebration of their 100th anniversary, with generous support from Nivin MacMillan, Mary Agnes and Al McQuinn, Sheila C. Morgan, Mary and Douglas Olson, Carol Burton Gray, Nikki and Ron Lewis, Lucy Crosby Mitchell, Linda and Phil Boelter, Pamela and Mark Friedland, Katie and Steve Remole, Elizabeth Short and Kirk Cozine, Samuel and Patricia McCullough, Lucille Amis, Carolyn and Tucker Dahl, Maria Eggemeyer, Martha Head, Heidi Ault and Gretchen Holland, Ed and Teresa Luterbach, Jane and Thomas Nelson, Suzanne C. and William B. Payne, Constance Sommers, Marilyn Sundberg, Marietta and Jot Turner, and gifts made in memory of Teresa Pfister

Art in Bloom Preview Party

Please join the Friends of the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) in celebrating the 38th annual Art in Bloom by attending the Preview Party on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, from 5:30 to 9pm.

Ticket sales are now closed.

There is much reason to celebrate, as this year’s exciting event coincides with the Friends’ 100th anniversary of supporting Mia. Together, we’ll toast the spring season and the return of in-person celebration with a glittering diamond-anniversary theme, surrounded by stunning floral interpretations of Mia’s art, live music, and entertainment.

Event details

5:30pm Check-in, Lower Lobby, Third Street Entrance

5:30–7pm Pre-dinner Reception sponsored by Artful Living, The Galleria, and Bachman’s, featuring exciting live entertainment produced by the talented Grant Whittaker, sparkling wine, a signature cocktail/mocktail, cash bar, and hors d’oeuvres in the General Mills Lobby.

7–9pm Dinner. At 7pm, guests will be ushered up to the Jade Corridor to gather for a seated dinner among the flower-filled galleries of Mia’s stunning art collection.

Pricing

All tickets include two drink tickets for your choice of signature cocktail, mocktail, or sparkling wine during the pre-dinner reception, seated dinner with wine, including gluten-free and vegetarian options, catered by Deco. Tickets will be held at the Preview Party welcome table. A portion of each ticket is tax-deductible.

Valet parking will be available at the Third Avenue entrance, $20 (cash only).

Supporter Level Tickets: $250

Patron Levels: Patrons receive valet parking and program mention.

Gold $2,000

Silver $1,000

Bronze $500

Host Committee, led by Heidi Ault, Gummy Grande, and Loreen Fripp

We celebrate the dedication, talent, and legacy of these longtime, intergenerational Friends and Art in Bloom supporters, and are grateful for their additional generosity to Art in Bloom in this Centennial year of the Friends.

Phyllis Colwell & Carolyn Dahl

Mary Agnes Mcquinn & Susan Arndt

Gretchen Holland & Heidi Holland Ault

Holly McDougall & Kristen McDougall

Marilyn Sundberg & Molly Van Metre

Elizabeth Whitbeck* & Betsey Whitbeck

Connie Sommers & Whitney Sommers

Linda Goldenberg & Rachel Hanson

Margene Fox & Allison Greene

Linda Boelter & Carrie Kilberg

* In memoriam

Art in Bloom Co-chairs

Kris Bjorklund & Sheila Folkestad

_{Still Life with Dahlias, Zinnias, Hollyhocks, and Plums, c. 1835 (detail), Eugène Delacroix, oil on canvas. Gift of funds from the Friends of the Institute in celebration of their 100th anniversary, with generous support from Nivin MacMillan, Mary Agnes and Al McQuinn, Sheila C. Morgan, Mary and Douglas Olson, Carol Burton Gray, Nikki and Ron Lewis, Lucy Crosby Mitchell, Linda and Phil Boelter, Pamela and Mark Friedland, Katie and Steve Remole, Elizabeth Short and Kirk Cozine, Samuel and Patricia McCullough, Lucille Amis, Carolyn and Tucker Dahl, Maria Eggemeyer, Martha Head, Heidi Ault and Gretchen Holland, Ed and Teresa Luterbach, Jane and Thomas Nelson, Suzanne C. and William B. Payne, Constance Sommers, Marilyn Sundberg, Marietta and Jot Turner, and gifts made in memory of Teresa Pfister}