Celebrate The Power of Art!

21st Annual Friends of the UMass Fine Arts Center Gala & Auction Benefits Arts in Education Programs

Saturday, January 30
Hotel Northampton; Northampton, Massachusetts
6:30-11:30 p.m.
Black Tie or Festive Best

Join us on Saturday, January 30^th and feel the POWER…

The POWER to get INSPIRED as you listen to the silky tones of Samirah Evans and her Handsome Devils in the Coolidge Café.

The POWER to HEAL in the Hampshire Room as you relax and catch up with Friends

The POWER to ELEVATE your spirits with THE Irish pub band Boston Blackthorne Band in Wiggins Tavern.

The POWER to INVIGORATE yourself with SURF’S UP! SPF-4 and Love Bomb in the Grand Ballroom, sponsored by United Bank.

AND the POWER to RAISE FUNDS for Arts in Education Programs which bring performing artists to schools, both K-12 and higher education. 

The UMass Fine Arts Center’s Arts in Education programs, held from Springfield to Greenfield, demonstrate the Center’s commitment to connecting our communities to meaningful arts experiences through our performing and visual arts programs.  Providing access to the arts is essential to the well-being of our children and schools. The arts teach important transferable skills such as creative and critical thinking, self-discipline and individual expressiveness—all useful life skills.

With your support of this event and auction, you’ll provide resources needed to bring artists from around the world to our schools, both K-12 and higher education, for workshops, lectures, and lessons.  Last year, we provided more than 140 affiliated educational events on campus and in the community touching over 22,000 individuals with the Power of Art.

View our auction, bid generously, forward the site to your friends, purchase tickets to the Gala—your efforts really do make a difference.

For more information on the Gala or to purchase event tickets, please visit fineartscenter.com/gala or call the Friends of the UMass Fine Arts Center at 413-545-3671.