Carts & Cocktails 2014

Laumeier Sculpture Park Carts & Cocktails 2014 

More than 200 guests attended Carts & Cocktails, a progressive party as unique as Laumeier itself, Saturday, September 27, 2014 at the Sculpture Park. Guests cruised through the Park in golf carts, enjoying sweet and savory fare, specialty cocktails, a silent art auction of works by Tom Huck, and live entertainment from the Boney Goat Band, The Root Diggers, and the Cree Rider Family Band. The event proceeds will support Laumeier’s exhibition, education, and art conservation programs.

Guests first traveled to The South Woods where they found passed hors d’oeuvres and Geoffrey Krawzyck’s site-specific installation Recess, 2014, an interactive space that refers not only to the decline of the Mississippian civilization at the Cahokia Mound site but also the urban areas of St. Louis. The room-sized chamber consists of reclaimed materials, especially bricks, from one or more of the authentic architectural ruins of St. Louis’ North Side.

Next, they went to The Way Field for dinner stations and became part of the artwork during a special preview of Laune: A Dance Performance, riding through the cultural landscape in which the performance takes place. Dancer, choreographer, and 2015 Kranzberg Exhibition Series artist Ashley McQueen honored the labor that goes into the manicured landscape at Laumeier. Through a series of performances using riding lawnmowers, McQueen’s dancers explore Laumeier’s unusual relationship with St. Louis County Parks, highlighting the passion and hard work that goes into the care and maintenance of the 105-acre landscape.

The journey subsequently stopped at the Moss Shelter and Leaf Pavilion, converted into a cigar lounge and whiskey tasting venue with Hooch House Favorite snacks. The Cree Rider Family Band entertained the guests before concluding with Moonshine Madness Desserts.

Laumeier Sculpture Park manifests a living laboratory where artists and audiences explore the relationship between contemporary art and the natural environment. Founded in 1976, Laumeier comprises one of the first and largest dedicated sculpture parks in the country, making it an institution of international significance as well as a unique compliment to the cultural landscape of the St. Louis region.

Laumeier, a nonprofit, accredited art museum, operates in partnership with St. Louis County Parks. Programs are supported by the Regional Arts Commission, Missouri Arts Council, the Arts and Education Council of St. Louis, and the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Laumeier encompasses 60 works of large-scale outdoor sculpture in a 105-acre park available free to the public year-round. It serves 300,000 patrons annually through temporary exhibitions, education programs, public events, and conservation of the Permanent Collection.

Event Chairs:

Adrian Harrington and Jamey Edgerton, Kate and Dan Pollman

Executive Director:

Marilu Knode, Aronson Professor of Modern & Contemporary Art, University of Missouri-St. Louis

President/CEO:

David Schlafly, Board Chair

Staff:

Lauren Kistner, Marketing Communications Manager; Sara Matthew, Special Events Manager; Rick Fouts, Accountant; Clara Collins-Coleman. Docent Coordinator; Don Gerling Operations Supervisor; Nick Lang, Chief Preparator; Karen Mullen, Curator of Education; Elisabeth Murphy, Collections Manager & Registrar; Julia Norton, Administrative & Volunteer Coordinator; Jennie Swanson, Membership & Museum Services Manager; Dana Turkovic, Curator of Exhibitions; Joy Wright, Librarian

Welcome:

Marilu Knode, Jamey Edgerton

Libations:

Assorted Schlafly Beers, Wines, other libations; Whiskey Tasting-Collingwood 21-Year Canadian Whisky, Colonel E.H. Taylor Single Barrel Whiskey, Jack Daniels Single Barrel Tennessee Whiskey, Glenmorangie 10-Year Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Powers Signature Release Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey

Entertainment:

South Woods-Boney Goat Band; The Way Field-The Root Diggers; Moss Shelter and Leaf Pavilion-Cree Rider Family Band; Laune: A Dance Performance

Sponsors:

Leading-BSI Constructors; Supporting-Edward Jones; Contributing-Northstar; In-Kind: Arcturis, Clare de Lune, Ironman Sound Industries, Schlafly Beer, Midwest Valet Parking, Sauce Magazine, STL Cigars, Thorn Studios, Traube Tents and Structures, Worn Vintage Rentals; Operating-Saint Louis County Parks, Regional Arts Commission, Missouri Arts Council, Arts and Education Council, University of Missouri St. Louis Fine Arts and Communication

Menu:

Dinner Station 1 Stuck on a Stick - Drunken Pig on s Stick served with Dried Cherry-Chipotle Relsih, Deconstructed Potato Salad Skewers, Watermelon Caprese Skewers; Station 2 Little Bit O'White Lightening- Biscuits with Pumpkin Moonshine Butter, Grilled Chicken with Corn Likker BBQ Dip, Crunchy Apple and Fennel Slaw with White Lightning Vinaigrette; Station 3 Harvest Moon- Moonshine Bloody Mary Soup Shooter with Pickled Shrimp Garnish,, Cornmeal Grits Crostini with Roasted Peppers and Olives; Hooch House Favorites- Union Square Rosemary Spiced Nuts with Espresso Pecans, Chili-Bacon Breadsticks, Sesame-Chile Kettle and Caramel Corn; Moonshine Madness Desserts-Mini Red Velvet Moon Pies, Crushed Peanut-and Pretzel-Topped Caramel Bars, Granny's Fudge Brownies, Coffee Service

Attendance:

200+ Guests

Attire:

Business Casual

Special Thanks:

to Marie Oberkirsch for her years of dedicated service. Best of luck in your new adventure-you will be missed. Additional thanks to Cheri Hutchings, Claire de Lune Productions LLC and Sherry Muehlfarth, The Party Broker, for their assistance with this year's event.

Information:

Lauren Kistner, 314-615-5277

Ticket Prices:

$175 Non-Member Ticket | $125 Member Ticket, Patron Ticket $250

Event Committee:

Laura and Brent Davidson, Suzanne Miller Farrell and Paraig Farrell, Sam Foxman, Meredith Frey, Judy Glik and Harvard Muhm, Rachelle L'Ecuyer and Kent Evans, Margaret McDonald, Meredith McKinley and Jeff Winzerling, Kim and Colin Millstone, Cheresse Pentella, Nancy Reynolds and Dwyer Brown, Lori Lea Shelley, Josephine and Richard Weil, Susan and Rob Werremeyer, Gene Woodward; Patron Parties-Alison and John Ferring, Barb Gervais, Adrian Harrington and Jamey Edgerton, Nancy and Ken Kranzberg, Kiku Obata, Dorte and Jim Probstein, Patricia and David Schlafly, Mary Ann and Andy Srenco, Josephine and Richard Weil, Susan and Rob Werremeyer; Patrons- Judy Child, Adrienne Davis, Clare Davis and David Obedin, Barbara Eagleton, Suzanne Miller Farrell and Paraig Farrell, Marilu Knode and Kevin Miyazaki, James Kolker, Keri Lappas, Jamey and Ramsey Maune, Larry Mooney and Jim Reid, Mary and William Nolan, Nancy Reynolds and Dwyer Brown, Claudia and Jim Riley, Marilyn Schnuck, Marilyn and Ken Steinback, Sissy and Ted Thomas, Trivers Associates

Steering Committee:

ST. LOUIS COUNTY COUNCIL- Charlie A. Dooley, St. Louis County Executive, Hazel Erby, District 1 Representative, District 2 Representative, Colleen Wasinger, District 3 Representative, Michael O'Mara, District 4 Representative, Pat Dolan, District 5 Representative, Steven V. Stenger, District 6 Representative, Gregory F. Quinn, District 7 Representative; LAUMEIER

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL-Joe Baker, Director and Chief Curator, Longue Vue House and Gardens, New Orleans Expertise in contemporary art, contemporary Native American artistic practice, community collaboration; Susan Cahan, Ph.D, Associate Dean for the Arts, Yale College, New Haven, Expertise in diversity in contemporary artistic practice; Mark Coetzee, Executive Director and Chief Curator, Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art, Cape Town, South Africa; Silvia Karman Cubiña Director, Bass Museum of Art, Miami, Expertise in contemporary art, Latin American art; Laurie Ann Farrell, Director of Exhibitions, Savannah College of Art and Design, Expertise in contemporary African art; Kees Lokman, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture in the Master of Landscape Architecture Program, Sam Fox School of Art and Architecture, Washington University in St. Louis; T. Kelly Mason, Artist, Los Angeles Artistic practice, explores the language of painting through sculpture and light; Mats Stjernstedt, Director, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo Expertise in contemporary global art; Elizabeth Smith, Executive Director, Curatorial Affairs, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Expertise in contemporary art and architecture; Kim Yasuda, Co-Director, University of California Institute for Research in the Arts (UCIRA), Professor, University of California – Santa Barbara, Research areas include temporary architecture, definitions of landscape

Board of Directors:

David Schlafly, Chair, Joan Abrahamson, Jonathan Aronson, Susan Barrett, William Bolster, Matt Coble, Carmon Colangelo, Adrienne Davis, John De Gregorio, Jamey Edgerton, Alison Ferring, Sam Foxman, Gary Hoemann, Sanjay Jain, James Kolker, Kenneth Kranzberg, Nancy Kranzberg, Ramsey Maune, Margaret McDonald, Dorte Probstein, Mary Ann Srenco, Kenneth Steinback, Mike Walsh, Susan Werremeyer, Gary Wolff, Patricia Wycoff; Ex-Officio: Marilu Knode, Executive Director, Laumeier Sculpture Park, Aronson Professor of Modern & Contemporary Art, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Tom Ott, Acting Director, St. Louis County Parks, Maureen Jennings, Laumeier Docent Co-Chair, Wes Morgan, Laumeier Docent Co-Chair, Patricia Zahn, Des Lee Collaborative Vision, University of Missouri-St. Louis; Barbara Eagleton, Emerita, Barbara Gervais, Emerita, Lawrence Mooney, Emeritus, Sissy Thomas, Emerita, John Wuest, Emeritus Chair