25 Years in Bloom
Taber Art Gallery 25th anniversary fundraiser luncheon
Join faculty, staff, and students of the HCC Visual Art Department for an afternoon of camaraderie as we celebrate the impact of the Taber Art Gallery and Collection over the past 25 years and look ahead at what the next 25 might hold. Guests will be able to share their own visions of how the Taber can continue to serve as a cultural resource within HCC and the greater Holyoke community as we dream together and celebrate the role and power of art in our world today. Chef Alex Torres and his culinary arts class will prepare and serve a dreamy 3-course lunch to help inspire us! Donations will go directly into Gallery programming starting next school year.
Art is for everybody.
We’ll share images from gallery exhibitions and events, and we’d love to include you! If you have photographs of art you made as an HCC student or at Taber events, please send them to rrushing@hcc.edu by April 1.
What to expect
- Meet current Visual Art students and faculty
- Learn how your support will make a difference in gallery and collection programs
- Enjoy a kosher lunch with gluten-free options
- Get ready for the 2026/2027 gallery season
Making Dreams Come True
Looking ahead, we want to continue fostering curiosity and visual and cultural literacy through timely exhibitions and programs that ask “what is the role of the artist and visual art in contemporary society?” To do that we need your support. Your donations will help us maintain a professional space and exhibition experience for contemporary artists to share their work; provide relevant, dynamic programming to students and the community through funded artists talks, guest lectures, and workshops; and connect students with art world professionals and potential career paths. Here are some specific examples of what your donations could do:
- $50 will help cover preservation supplies for artwork in the HCC Permanent Collection like archival boards, paper, and repair tapes.
- $100 will help cover catering for gallery receptions
- $250 will allow us to professionally frame one artwork in the collection
- $500 will pay the honorarium for one guest speaker at a gallery event
