The Symphony sold works by these stellar artists, with part of the proceeds going to our city’s orchestra. The evening included an auction and dancing. While I’d like to say it was our idea, “Into the Park” was actually the brainchild of Spencer Locher and Gaby Shain. Thank you to Spencer for inviting us in. We had a blast helping Chris Goeller of the Charlotte Symphony design the invitation. When we asked if we could put the two paintings below together to create the invitation, Gaby was not only open but managed to convince the artists to allow us to combine their works. The artists’ respect and fondness for one another are borne out in their combined works.

painting by Geoffrey Johnson

painting by Kim Scheussler

combined artwork of Geoffrey Johnson & Kim Scheussler

It is always more difficult to design and plan an event on a very tight budget. The amount of man hours and creative time that goes into producing something on a dime is astounding but that’s when you really find out what you can do. Spencer was determined this event would make money and she made it happen. We would also like to thank our partners who helped in this success by reducing their prices and saving on costs. I’ve not been involved in any other event where competitors worked together so generously and effortlessly.

photography by Cielo Studios

photography by Cielo Studios

photography by Cielo Studios

We also had the honor and privilege of working with Jonathan Martin, director of the Charlotte Symphony and Mike Warner, director of marketing for the Charlotte Symphony. Jonathan is a thoughtful, intelligent leader who has what it takes to turn our Symphony around. His “partner in crime” Mike Warner is every bit an artist as any of the musicians on the Symphony’s roster. The two of them make a powerful force and our Symphony is in a good place to become a place of strength for our arts community. It would be a devastating loss for the city of Charlotte should the Symphony not continue for all the obvious reasons but also for the risk of losing two very wonderful leaders and all the innovative plans they have for our artistic future.

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