| Date: | November 02, 2014 |
| Time: | 1:30 - 3:00 PM |
| Venue: | Blacksburg Library |
| Description: |
The Blacksburg Regional Art Association presents their Annual Meeting with Speaker Anne Kenny-Urban on November 2, 2014 from 1:30-3:00 pm at the Blacksburg Library. The event is free and open to the public. Discover what Japanese gangsters, bear spray and daring boat getaways have in common with noteworthy art thefts. In the lecture, you will travel the globe learning why museums from Amsterdam to Zimbabwe have been targets for thieves and what tools they used to elude detection. Find out who got caught and who did not! If you liked the film The Thomas Crown Affair, you will be excited by this presentation. Anne Kenny-Urban has worked in a variety of capacities in the art world over the past twenty years. Most recently, she has worked for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, mainly in Finance and Risk Management. Previous employers include: Christie's auction house in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Field Museum of Natural History. A native Virginian, Ms Kenny-Urban earned and AB in comparative literature from Princeton University as well as a diploma from the Christie's Fine Arts Course in London. In addition, she holds a masters degree in art history from the University of Chicago and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. This presentation is sponsored by the Blacksburg Regional Art Association in cooperation with the Montgomery County-Floyd Regional Library and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. To view the event flyer, visit the NextThreeDays Pinterest Pin at: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/560276009867327421/ For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/BlacksburgArt |