The Blaffer Gallery hosted a field trip for the interns and docents that have worked all summer for the gallery. What a wonderful treat it was! The interns and docents who attended the field trip were Susan Minchew, Trinh Nguyen, Chris Conway, Penny Patton, Tina McPherson, Rona Lesser, Julia Wallace, and me, Sophie Smith. We were accompanied by Blaffer Gallery staff, Katherine Veneman, Katy Lopez, and Susan Conaway. They planned a nice lunch and a visit to see the contemporary art collection of Blaffer Gallery Advisory Board member Cindy Toles. Not only was this a learning experience, but it was also an opportunity to get to know our co-workers better.
After a delicious lunch at Café Express we were off to Cindy Toles’s house for a personal tour of her fabulous contemporary art collection. Cindy warmly greeted us and graciously invited us into her home. The works of art were integrated into every part of her house; everywhere you looked there was something beautiful and unusual to see. It was an amusement park for the eyes and the mind. We saw works of art from artists like Laura Lark and Jackie Tilestone, just to name a few. We did not get to see her Jon Pylypchuk however as, it was sent out to get ready for display in Blaffer Gallery’s fall exhibition.
Cindy also shared with us her process of choosing art to collect, partly on affordability and whole-heartedly on how it moves her. Her enthusiasm for each piece in the collection demonstrates the strong role emotional connection plays in the selection of each work of art. It is with sincere gratitude that I thank Cindy Toles on behalf of all the interns and docents who had the opportunity to share in this day. Thank you Cindy!
~Sophie Smith
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