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Barry Hilton "has last say" at the 2008 Exhibition "Who's Who and What's New?"

The Friends of the Art Museum hosted the final night of the Exhibition "Who's Who and What's New?" 2008 and Silent Auction. Barry Hilton had "the last say" and had visitors to the Exhibition "in stitches" with his off the cuff humour. Barry also had the honour of revealing the successful bids on art works at the "Bid Reveal" of the Silent Auction.

Barry Hilton with Friends of The Museum. The Chairman of the Friends of the Art Museum, Bretten-Anne Heath (in black dress) with Barry.


Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's Director of Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Pieter Swart with Chairman of the Friends, Bretten-Anne Heath and business woman, Monic Basson.


From left: Photographer, Tim Hopwood with Director of The Art Museum, Dr Melanie Hillebrand, The Friends of Art Museum Chairman, Bretten-Anne Heath, Exhibitions Curator of the Museum, Emma Taggard and Educational Officer of the Art Museum, Jennifer Fabbri.

Barry Hilton is guest speaker at Exhibition

Bid Reveal - Barry Hilton

The Exhibition “Who’s Who and What’s new?” and Silent Auction which is currently running at The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum will be having the Bid Reveal on the final day of the Exhibition - Friday 23 January at 5:30.

The Friends of The Art Museum have managed to secure Port Elizabeth’s own Comedian - Barry Hilton to be the guest speaker at the closing function and Bid Reveal.

Sales at the exhibition have exceeded previous years and a number of bids have been placed by patrons. All are welcome to join the Director and Museum staff, as well as the Chairman and committee of The Friends of The Art Museum at the closing function of “Who’s Who and What’s new?”.

DATE: FRIDAY 23 JANUARY 2009

TIME: 5:30 PM - CLOSING AT 7:00PM

Barry Hilton
Visit Barry Hilton's website: http://www.barryhilton.co.za/ for more information on Barry Hilton

Committee Members of The Friends of The Art Museum

Committee Members:

Chair: Bretten-Anne Heath
Vice Chair: Elaine Hopewell
Hon.Treasurer: Gerrard Boulter
Members:
Anthony Harris
Damon Labans
Denzil Levy


Additional Committee members are needed - if you would like to join the committee and be actively involved in the Friends, please make contact.
Please contact the committee members via email:
Friends Of Art Museum:friends.ART.museum@telkomsa.net

Event - December 1930 and 2008

The picture above was taken in 1930 at an Art Exhibtion opening at the Arts Hall of Eastern Provence Society of Arts in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The building is now one of two buildings that house the extensive permanent collection of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum. Time passes and in 2008 (78 years on) much has changed - not to mention the Freedom of the people of South Africa (1994) but also faces, fashion and the visual arts - as seen at the annual exhibition opening of:

"Who's Who and What's new?" 2008.

The Friends of the Art Museum teamed up with the Museum in an innovative exhibition linked to a "Silent Auction". The Silent Auction will run concurrently with the Exhibition “Who’s who and what’s new?”. The deadline for all bids is 12 Noon Friday 23 January 2009. The Closing function and Bid Reveal will be held that same evening at 17:30p.m. Friday 23 January 2009. Only the highest bid will be revealed. All are welcome to the closing function of “Who’s who and what’s new?” and Bid Reveal.