The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts

Calvin C�

The Pearls of Art Gala is the museum’s largest and most prominent

development event each year, raising approximately half the museum’s

annual operating funds through underwriting, table sales, live and

silent auctions and other support. 2015 will mark the 8th Pearls of Art Gala.

The Gala has become one of the most socially visible events for Northwest

Houston residents, with strong support from the Champions, Champion

Forest, and Northgate Forest communities. The Gala is actually a year-

round event for our community, with strong volunteer involvement, a Gala

Kick-off in the fall, a Gala Pre-Party and Auction at the museum, the Gala

itself, and other community and Gala planning events throughout the year.

Calvin’s headshot

Dr. Calvin B. Cobb, Chairman of the Board

The theme of the 2015 event is Cirque de l’ART: an Avant Garde Gala, and promises to be a magical

evening full of elegance, whimsical mystique and entertainment that will delight and soar to new heights!

The cirque rolls into downtown’s The Corinthian on March 28, with catering by Jackson and Company.

2015 Gala Co-Chairs are Carol Cobb and Brooke Rogers. Honorees are prominent art collectors and

philanthropists Bobbie and John Nau, whose collection was previously lent for exhibition at the museum

and will again be featured in 2014 and 2015 exhibitions.

The museum is currently seeking a Gala Title Sponsor ($50,000) for the 2015 Gala. Benefits for the

Title Sponsor are a premium table for 14 at the 2015 Gala, year-round recognition as Title Sponsor at the

museum, in all Gala publications, on the website, and at the event, the Kick-off, and other Gala events,

plus the opportunity to host private events at the museum. You may also support the Gala and the

museum with table purchases, other event sponsorships, or donations to the museum, with appropriate

recognition for your support.

We invite you to visit the Pearl to discover all that it offers and we look forward to seeing you at le Cirque!

The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts www.pearlmfa.org

The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts

The Pearl Fincher | Museum of Fine Arts pearlmfa.org

About | The Pearl Facts and Figures, 2014 The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, or “the Pearl,” is the Houston Press “Museum of the Year-2010,” and has hosted over 135,000 visitors since opening to the public in March 2008. Located in Northwest Houston (Texas), the Pearl serves the region with art exhibitions from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) and other lenders. MFAH exhibitions include modern art, Frederic Remington from the Hogg Brothers Collection, African Gold from the Glassell Collection, European art from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, and African-Texan pottery from the collections of Bayou Bend. Other public lenders include the Texas Seaport Museum, the State of Texas, the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens of Delray Beach, Florida, and more. The Pearl has also developed outstanding exhibitions from private collections: the Chip Hosek Collection of American Art, the Bobbie and John Nau Collection of Texas Art, the Estate of Rob Erdle, a private Houston collection of Pop Art, a collection of British and French portraiture, and others. All told, the Pearl has hosted 30 exhibitions to date in its two main galleries, plus community gallery exhibitions of regional artists and children’s art. The Pearl develops education programs jointly with its education partners, including the Lone Star College System (community college), the Klein, Spring, Tomball and Conroe Independent School Districts, and other public, private and home school partners. The museum’s writing preparation program assists Spring, Tomball and other fourth-grade students in preparation for Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills testing (now STAAR), and all education programs are carefully coordinated in conjunction with our education partners. Over 8,000 (actual count) students, teachers and chaperones directly participated in the Pearl’s on-site education programs in the 2013 calendar year. In combination with the museum’s own art classes for young children to senior adults, Museum Family Days, Summer Art Camps, Drop-In Wednesdays, Creekfest, public lectures and programs, Docent Tours, recitals and concerts and other educational activities, over half of all the museum’s visitors are directly served through some form of education programs during their visits to the Pearl. The Pearl is wholly supported through the community. No federal, state or local tax dollars are used for museum operations, and the Pearl is not funded or administered through the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The Pearl’s leading annual fundraising event is the “Pearls of Art Gala,” with other social events throughout the year. The museum is an accredited 501(c)(3) organization, and all donations to the Pearl are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Opportunities to support the Pearl include donations, museum membership, exhibition sponsorships, Gala sponsorships, education program sponsorships, permanent naming opportunities, endowment or estate commitments, and other long-term support. All supporters are recognized appropriately and visibly by the museum. For more information, please contact the museum (281-376-6322), Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, 6815 Cypresswood Drive, Spring, TX 77379.

• Voted Houston Press 2010 “Museum of the Year”

• Over 135,000 visitors hosted since March 2008 opening

• Over 8,000 public school children hosted in 2013 education programs

• Exhibits, art classes, family days, lectures, art camps, concerts, & more

• 501(c)(3) wholly supported through our community

• Annual Gala is the leading fundraising event of the year

The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts

CIRQUEDE 'ARTL

An Avant-Garde Gala for The Pearl

Saturday, March 28, 2015The Corinthian Houston, Texas

For information on event underwriting/sponsorship opportunitiesor to purchase a table or tickets, contact the museum at

development@pearlmfa.org or 281.727.9067.

The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts www.pearlmfa.org

COME ONE…COME ALL!Join us for a magical menagerie of extraordinary elegance,inspired cuisine, imaginative mystique, and high flying fun.Brassy, bold and bizarre, le CIRQUE rolls into the Pearl on

Q

The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts www.pearlmfa.org

John and Bobbie Nau are majority owners of Silver

Eagle Distributors, the nation’s largest distributor

of Anheuser-Busch products. Silver Eagle employs

over 1,300 employees that serve 16 counties in Texas

through operations in Houston, San Antonio, Conroe,

Cypress and Rosenberg. Silver Eagle also distributes

Grupo Modelo beers, a broad selection of microbrews

and craft beers and several non-alcohol beverages

and waters.

Bobbie and John Nau2015 Pearls of Art

Gala Honorees

Bobbie and John’s commitment to service is apparent through a broad spectrum of participa-

tion in civic, community, and philanthropic organizations in Houston and throughout the country.

Bobbie’s current leadership involvement includes The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Board of

Trustees, Chairman of the Bayou Bend Collection & Gardens Committee, and Houston Center

for Contemporary Craft Board of Directors. She is a life member of the American Red Cross

Tiffany Circle, a founding member of the American Heart Association’s Circle of Red and life-

time member of the Kezia DePelchin Society.

John’s current involvement includes National Parks Foundation Board of Directors, Civil War

Trust Board of Directors, Baylor College of Medicine Board of Trustees, Director of the Greater

Houston Partnership and President of Texas State Historical Association. Additionally, he is

Chairman of the board for the Nau Center for Texas Cultural Heritage and Chairman of the

Steering Committee for the proposed Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area.

As avid art collectors, The Naus own one of the leading collections of Texas Art in the world.

The Pearl’s current exhibit, Texas Before the Boom, 1850-1900: Selections from the Bobbie and

John L. Nau Collection, showcases the people and landscape of Texas in the halcyon years

before the oil boom changed the state forever.

Bobbie and John reside in Houston, Texas. Their family includes two daughters, Elizabeth Nau

Stepanian and husband Andy, Victoria Nau Johnson and husband Parker, and five grandchildren,

Katharine, Reese and Driggs Stepanian and Liston and Case Johnson.

Gala Tables and Tickets

CIRQUE DE 'ARTL QAn Avant-Garde Gala BenefitingThe Pearl Fincher | Museum of Fine Arts

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Bobbie and John NauHonorees

$50,000 LE GRAND CIRQUEPremier table for 14 | Includes an exclusive table for 14 guests, and year-round recognition in all Galaprinted pieces, the invitation, press releases, the website, and the video presentation as Title Sponsor,as well as opportunities to host private events for guests or clients at the Pearl. The Gala will be called“Cirque de l’ART, Presented by (your name)” or other language preferred by Title Sponsor in all publications.

$30,000 RINGMASTER Table (1)This exclusive table includes priority seating for 14; reserve wines, special VIP gifts for each table guest, full-page advertisement in the program and in the night’s video presentation.

$25,000 BOSS CLOWN Tables (1 of 2 available)These premiere tables include priority seating for 10; reserve wines, special VIP gifts for each table guest, full-page advertisement in the program and in the video presentation.

$15,000 DAREDEVIL Tables (3 of 4 available)Priority seating for 10; reserve wines, commemorative gift for each table guest, full-page advertisementin the program, and in the video presentation.

$10,000 BIG CATS Tables (5 of 6 available)Priority seating for 10; reserve wines, half-page advertisement in program, video presentation.

$5,000 FLYING TRAPEZE Tables Priority seating for 10; reserve wines, quarter-page program advertisement, listing in video presentation.

$3,500 JUGGLERS Tables Seating for 10; quarter-page advertisement in program, listing in video presentation.

$2,500 DOG & PONY TablesRecognition in the program & video presentation.

$250 ROUSTABOUTS (Individual tickets)

The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts www.pearlmfa.org

Gala Sponsorships

CIRQUE DE 'ARTL

An Avant-Garde Gala BenefitingThe Pearl Fincher | Museum of Fine Arts

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Bobbie and John NauHonorees

Event RecognitionQ Company logo featured prominently on drive-up arrival to The Corinthian valet.

Q Custom branded bottled water placed in console/cup holders of each car ondeparture from event.

Q The opportunity to include a take-away gift or promo piece in each guest vehicle- at sponsor’s preference and request, valet attendants will place one item in eachvehicle or hand-deliver the gift to guests on departure.

Q Recognized with a half-page advertisement in the event program at every guest’splace setting as well as verbal and video presentation recognition.

Web RecognitionRecognition on the Pearl’s website Gala web pages.

Printed MaterialsLogo on all Gala-related printed materials including invitations* (mailed to over 2,000area patrons), on signage and event programs.

*Sponsor must be fully committed by press time to ensure inclusion in various printed materials.

LE VALET PARKING$6,000 | exclusive

The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts www.pearlmfa.org

6815 Cypresswood DriveSpring, TX 77379

281-376-6322

www.pearlmfa.org

The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts

Tim Novak, Museum Director