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oin Phoenix Art Museum and Arizona Costume Institute for the premiere viewing of the Geoffrey Beene Archive at Phoenix Art Museum during Geoffrey Beene: A Duet of Fashion and Movement.
A R IZ O N A CO S T U M E IN S T I T U T E
One of New York’s most awarded fashion designers, Geoffrey Beene was recognized for his artistic and technical acuity, creating clever and colorful garments that explored the relationship between fabric, the human body, and movement.
GE O F F R E Y B E E N E : A DU E T O F FA S HIO N + M O V E M E N T
Attendees of the virtual fundraising event, which provides unprecedented access to the Museum’s fashion-design collection, will be among the first to view the Museum’s recently established Beene Archive, which features more than 400 garments and sets the stage for a future exhibition. The evening will feature the world premiere of the official short Geoffrey Beene Archive Film, produced by Phoenix Art Museum in collaboration with Phoenix-based Manley Films; live discussions with founding Beene Archive contributor Patsy Tarr; and a dance homage featuring original choreography by Deanna McBrearty, former dancer for the New York City Ballet and Beene’s longtime model, who will also provide insight into the late designer and his work. Tim Rodgers, PhD, the Museum’s Sybil Harrington Director and CEO; Helen Jean, the Museum’s Jacquie Dorrance Curator of Fashion Design; and Kathie May, president of Arizona Costume Institute will also speak in celebration of the fashion-design program at Phoenix Art Museum, the longtime dedication and support of Arizona Costume Institute, and the unveiling of the new archive.
A VIRTUAL UNVEILING OF THE O F F I CI A L G EO F F RE Y BE E N E A RCH I V E AT P H O E N I X A R T M U S EU M
To increase access to the Museum’s fashion program, Phoenix Art Museum and Arizona Costume Institute will present Geoffrey Beene: A Duet of Fashion and Movement at no cost to the public. To support the continuation of the fashion-design program amidst the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Arizona Costume Institute and Phoenix Art Museum encourage all attendees who are able to do so to make a donation of $250 or greater.
CO M MI T T E E
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2021 6 PM
ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE FASHION-DESIGN DEPARTMENT OF PHOENIX ART MUSEUM. RESERVE YOUR TICKETS TODAY AT ARIZONACOSTUMEINSTITUTE.ORG. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT US AT SUPPORT-ACI@PHXART.ORG OR 602.307.2011.
CO M MI T T E E CH A IR S Perrine Adams Ruby Farias Laura Madden Kelley Sucher
Sandy Becker Amy Gause Kathie May Khamsone Sirimanivong
image credits: Behind the scenes of “Geoffrey Beene: A Duet of Fashion and Movement.” Manley Films production and photograph. Courtesy of Phoenix Art Museum.
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