The Krannert Art Museum Council invites members, friends, and art lovers to come together to celebrate the museum’s collection and to help it grow in new and exciting ways. This special event brings you behind the scenes to see how new works of art are selected for the museum. And exciting news for this year — Acquired Taste Celebration will be held at the new Siebel Center for Design, adjacent to Krannert Art Museum.
The evening includes musical entertainment, featuring musicians from Sinfonia da Camera, a delicious sit-down dinner catered by Michaels’ Catering, and fascinating art acquisitions—works that the curators and directors believe will be meaningful additions to the collection. Attendees will vote in order to put a favorite at the top of the standings. The winning work of art will be acquired with the evening’s proceeds.
There will also be a silent auction of original works of art by friends of KAM Council. Photographs of silent auction artwork are available on the Acquired Taste Celebration webpage.
We will be following all of the University of Illinois guidelines for gatherings. Specific details will be sent with invitations and ticket confirmation.
Event sponsorships are available at various levels, each coming with tickets and vote tokens. For more information on becoming a sponsor, please Contact Us.
If you would like to make an additional donation, please visit Krannert Art Museum | Contribute
To Attend
Due to tremendous response, this event is currently sold out. If you are a sponsor or ticket holder and have questions, please Contact Us.
Allen & Korkowski and Associates
Anderson Dental
Marc and Fran Ansel
George Batzli
Jane Brockway
Peter Cohen and Jeff Sposato
Deborah Day
Ann Einhorn
Susan Feuille
First State Bank
Beverly Friese
Elizabeth Goldwasser
Margaret Hansell
Peter and Joan Hood
Brice Hutchcraft
Nancy Johnson
Abe and Lisa Kocheril
Robert and Carol Lenz
Jon and Judith Liebman
Walter and Marguerite Maguire
Daniel McLean and Jon L. Seydl
Diane Miller
Nancy Morse
Walter and Jane Myers
Dann and Brenda Nardi
Richard Noel
Michael and Sheila O’Connor
Randy and Sheila Ott
Ed Perry and Martha Sierra Perry
David and Jean Peters
Alice Pfeffer
Gary and Fraeda Porton
Prairie State Bank
Gloria Rainer
Vaidas and Birute Simaitis
Cecile Steinberg
Rachael O’Byrne Sullivan and James Sullivan Memorial Fund
Robert and Bonnie Switzer
Ed and Nancy Tepper
Joy Crane Thornton
Marie Tompkins
Richard Wheeler and Pat Gill
Ed and Sharon Williams
Charles and Sarah Wisseman
Gaye Wong and Roger Clark
