Members of the Athena Society, a membership grouping at the Vero Beach Museum of Art, met last week for its annual Athena Dinner, tasked with choosing the next major piece of artwork to acquire for the museum’s permanent collection.
Since its establishment in 2003, the Athena Society has funded a significant number of pieces in the collection. Prior to voting, the 120 guests perused the three works selected by VBMA curator Anke Van Wagenberg and heard a lecture by her about the pieces under consideration.
The selection was made this year to purchase “Hydro Electric Power, Hoover Dam (1950)” by Charles Sheeler. The other two options were “Scaffold XVI (2018),” a stainless-steel sculpture by Anthony Gormley, and a set of six Jacquard Tapestries (2012 to 2017) by Kiki Smith. See our story in the Arts section for details about the works and their selection.
Photos by Kaila Jones
