2012 Annual Report - Nasher Museum of Art - Duke University

Changing the game2011 Nasher Benefit Gala Featuring Coach Mike Krzyzewski andthe Duke Men’s Basketball TeamCoach K changed the game for basketball; the nasher museum is changing the game for museums. thatwonderful connection between art and basketball was cause for celebration at the nasher museum’s annualbenefit gala on October 3, 2011. instead of drilling his team in preparation for the season, Coach K and theteam spent the evening mingling with guests and taking in contemporary art with a basketball theme.more than 300 friends of the nasher museum—including Duke basketball fans and friends from the triangleand beyond—attended the gala. a one-night-only installation throughout the great hall featured four videoworks by internationally renowned contemporary artists artigas, mark Bradford, tracey Rose and Robin Rhode.John Brown & the groove Shop Band delighted guests with a special blend of funk, rhythm and blues.in his speech at the gala, Coach K talked about the beauty and greatness of Duke University.“When you have a place like the nasher museum of art, when you have Duke Basketball, when you haveJohn Brown and his group playing music here, we basically take sport, art and music and we say let’s betogether one night and feel Duke,” he said. “Let’s put Duke into our hearts.”President Brodhead focused his remarks on what the nasher museum and Duke Basketball have incommon—from player Kyle Singler, a graphic arts major, to grant hill’s collection of african-american art onview at the museum in 2006, to the late Raymond D. nasher, the nasher museum’s founder and benefactor,who was captain of the Duke men’s tennis team.“For me this is the real secret of Duke,” Brodhead said. “there might be universities that have great arts in oneplace, great medicine in one place, great academics in one place, great sports in another place. But at Dukethe point is that we have all those things, but they are all tied together.”the 2011 event was generously supported by lead underwriter glaxoSmithKline. honorary co-chairs BlakeByrne (chair of the museum’s Board of advisors), nancy a. nasher (Board of advisors member), and formerDuke men’s Basketball players grant hill, Jay Bilas and michael gminski helped to promote the event,and gala planning committee members Jeff Jones and Brad Brinegar devoted many hours of consultingand fundraising to the event. Proceeds from the annual gala help expand the museum’s commitment toeducation and exhibition programming.See full listing of gala Planning Committee on page 44.Changing the Game2728031_Text.indd 2712/3/12 8:38 PM