Memorare, Sand Creek 1864 on display during the event

Me with "Memorare, Sand Creek 1864"

About the Journey West Gala

On August 21, 2010, I will be attending the Booth Western Art Museum’s Journey West Gala. This is the second year for the event, which has already become an annual affair at the museum.

The gala features a black tie dinner, silent auction, and presentation of a lifetime achievement award for artist Kenneth Riley. The event will raise funds for the museum, a critical endeavor for an institution that values educating their art-loving audience.
“One of our most important functions is education,” says Seth Hopkins, Executive Director of the museum. “We serve thousands of people in the South interested

Seth Hopkins, Executive Director, Booth Western Art Museum

in the lore and mystique of the West, but who may not have the opportunity to see a complete body of artwork of the genre.” The museum also offers hands on,interactive displays for children to stimulate their love of art and the West.

Memorare, Sand Creek 1864 will be on display during the gala as part of a viewing event for patrons to see the museum’s newly acquired works. I will be attending the festivities and look forward to seeing both old friends and meeting new ones.

About the Booth Museum of Western Art

The Booth Western art museum is located in Cartersville, Georgia, a small community of 20,000 about an hour north of Atlanta. The museum is the definitive venue for fine western art in the Southeast, serving over 40,000 visitors annually who are eager to get a glimpse of the splendor of the West.

Booth Western Art Museum, Cartersville, Georgia

“The ‘self-defining attitude] of the West is a quality that all Americans can appreciate, even if we do not live there,” says Hopkins. “Many of our patrons grew up in the era of the movie western, and

had their imaginations fueled by the love of the West. Others simply appreciate good art, regardless of genre.”

For more information on the Booth Museum or the gala, please see the Booth Western Art Museum website. To read more about Memorare at the museum, please follow this link: Bergsgaard sculpture at the Booth Western Art Museum.