Special Night: MIX: Model, Saturday, May 6, 6–10 p.m.
Cleveland (May 4, 2017) – Fashion meets interior design as MIX at CMA hosts the International Interior Design Association’s Product Runway fashion show, Cleveland/Akron’s biennial event. Product Runway challenges designers to create couture ensembles from interior architecture, décor and building materials.
The winners will be decided by a special panel of judges including Cheryl Durst, IIDA executive vice president and CEO; Valerie Mayen, designer and owner of local contemporary clothing company Yellowcake Shop; and Carrie Malatesta, interior designer, IIDA. MIX attendees also have the opportunity to vote for their favorite ensemble online after the fashion show.
Before the show, grab a MIX: Model signature cocktail, or check out CMA’s current exhibitions, Brand-New & Terrific: Alex Katz in the 1950s, and Black in America: Louis Draper and Leonard Freed. Afterward, dance the night away to the sounds of Cleveland-based DJ MisterBradleyP.
Exhibition ticket required for Brand-New & Terrific: Alex Katz in the 1950s. Ticket $12, CMA members FREE.
MIX: Model signature cocktails available for purchase throughout the evening.
ACTIVITIES
Art Cart: Apparel, 6–8 p.m., KeyBank Lobby
Enjoy a hands-on look at clothing from different cultures.
Yellowcake Pop-Up Shop, 6–10 p.m., west atrium
Check out looks by Valerie Mayen.
SIGNATURE COCKTAILS
MIX: Model signature cocktails by Provenance Café, 6–10 p.m.
- The Speakeasy: cherry juice, sugar cube, Burlesque bitters, Brut
LIMITED GALLERY ACCESS 6–8 p.m.
The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Exhibition Hall
Brand-New & Terrific: Alex Katz in the 1950s
Mark Schwartz and Bettina Katz Photography Gallery | Gallery 230
Black in America: Louis Draper and Leonard Freed
S. Mueller Family Galleries of Contemporary Art | Galleries 225-230
Newly reinstalled.
All galleries close at 8 p.m.
BECOME A MEMBER
Members of the Cleveland Museum of Art receive discounted or free admission to the museum’s special events and exhibitions. CMA members get FREE admission to MIX events.
MIX: Model is part of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s MIX at CMA series. On the first Friday of each month, MIX highlights a different aspect of the museum and its collection. Art, music, cocktails––something different every month. MIX is an 18-and-over event.
Advance tickets $10, CMA members free. Tickets day of event $15. Reservations strongly recommended, call 216-421-7350 or visit ClevelandArt.org/MIX for additional information. Cash bar. Food is available for purchase in the museum’s restaurant and café.
WHAT: MIX: Model
WHEN: Saturday, May 6, 6–10 p.m.
WHERE: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
RESERVATIONS: Advance tickets $10, CMA members free. Tickets day of event $15. Reservations strongly recommended, call 216-421-7350 or visit ClevelandArt.org/MIX. Cash bar. Food is available for purchase in the museum’s restaurant and café.
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About the Cleveland Museum of Art
The Cleveland Museum of Art is renowned for the quality and breadth of its collection, which includes more than 63,000 artworks and spans 6,000 years of achievement in the arts. The museum is a significant international forum for exhibitions, scholarship and performing arts and is a leader in digital innovations. One of the top comprehensive art museums in the nation, recognized for its award-winning Open Access program and free of charge to all, the Cleveland Museum of Art is located in the University Circle neighborhood.
The museum is supported in part by residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture and made possible in part by the Ohio Arts Council (OAC), which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts. The OAC is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally and economically. For more information about the museum and its holdings, programs and events, call 888-CMA-0033 or visit cma.org.