I love the expression “paint the town red.” It means “to go out and enjoy oneself flamboyantly.” For Dallas Museum of Art’s inaugural The Collection Gala, the DMA and 420 of its most devoted patrons did just that.

Sixty-five years ago, Margaret McDermott created the Beaux Arts Ball, and the celebrated Art Ball followed it. TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art ended last year after 25 years. Artists constantly reinvent themselves, and the DMA recognized the opportunity to chisel “a new way forward.” The next iteration of their bold vision, The Collection Gala, presented by Sewell, will help the DMA fulfill its mission as North Texas’ only encyclopedic art museum.

Let Your Look Be ‘A Moment’

I recently purchased (for a small fortune, despite the sale price) a magnificent, over-the-top, complet

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