Preservation Park Cities 2024 Distinguished Speaker Luncheon Living With Art Will Feature An Insightful Panel Discussion

 Join us on Monday, October 21!

Lindsey Doramus and Cate Ford, chairs of the Preservation Park Cities Distinguished Speaker Luncheon Living with Art, are delighted to announce the panel of speakers for the luncheon are Thomas Feulmer, Curator, The Warehouse Dallas; Robyn Siegel, Advisor, CCS Fine Art; Ashley Avrea Cathey, Founder and Principal, Avrea and Company. Moderator is Joyce Goss, Phillips Regional Director, Texas.  Jenny and Richard Mullen are honorary chairs.

          
Slated for Monday, October 21, 2024 the featured speakers will discuss how art is valued and how to create a more exciting, thoughtful connection with works of art when artworks enter the most important space in our lives – our home. From the perspective of their roles in the art world, they will share their insight about the practical matters of acquiring and owning art, as well as the bigger question of how a relationship with art might evolve and deepen over time.
          
The Distinguished Speaker Luncheon celebrates historic preservation and is designed to generate awareness of the role history and preservation play in enhancing the quality of life for everyone who lives and works in the Park Cities communities.  Alisa Sell is president of Preservation Park Cities. Presenting sponsor is Highland Park Village. Presenting magazine sponsor is D Home.
          
Individual tickets are $300 each and are available now. Table sponsorships start at $3,000 up to $7,500 with varying benefits. Marketing sponsorships start at $5,000 up to $10,000. All are available here: https://www.preservationparkcities.org/luncheon

For more information, contact the office manage via phone: 214-528-0021 or email at info@preservationparkcities.org

Overview:

•  The Historic Home Tour, Distinguished Speaker Luncheon and the Park Cities Car Show are the organization’s only fundraisers each year. The proceeds are allocated to help further our mission to celebrate and promote the preservation of Park Cities architecture, history, aesthetics, and cultural traditions.

•  The purpose of the annual Historic Home Tour is to showcase architecturally and historically significant homes of the Park Cities and illustrate how these homes have been restored or remodeled to serve the lifestyle needs of families today.

•  The organization landmarks architecturally and historically significant homes in the Park Cities, some of which are on the Historic Home Tour.

•  Members of the organization enjoy historic and preservation oriented educational programs.

Preservation Park Cities Mission:
Preservation Park Cities mission is to preserve and promote the history, architecture, aesthetics, and cultural traditions of the Park Cities. Proceeds of the Distinguished Speaker Luncheon, Historic Home Tour and the Classic and Antique Car Show will be used to fund:

• Property Landmarking
• Stewardship of the PPC archives at the UP Library
• HPISD Architecture/History Student Scholarship Award
• The Distinguished Chair for History at HPHS
• The “Save the Top 100” campaign and the new book: The Houses of the Park Cities: An Architectural Guide to the Historic Houses of Highland Park and University Park Texas
•  Membership in PPC is open to the community. For more information visit www.preservationparkcities.org              

Photo by Rob Wythe/Wythe Portrait Studio