BIMA names Davis as Honorary Chair of BIMA Bash! 2019
Published 8:30 am Sunday, January 27, 2019
The Bainbridge Island Museum of Art recently announced that Steve Davis has accepted the role of Honorary Chair for BIMA Bash! 2019.
The June event, comprised of two nights of parties and auctions, is the museum’s largest fundraiser of the year — reportedly accountable for more than a third of the organization’s annual operating budget.
Tickets go on sale in April at www.bimabash.com.
Davis joined the founding board of directors at the request of museum founder Cynthia Sears. Recently retired from the board after serving the maximum of three terms, he was reportedly instrumental in the museum’s original capital campaign, construction, launch, and has served weekly shifts as a docent since the museum’s opening in June 2013.
While on the board, Davis acted as treasurer and served on the Building & Grounds, Finance and Fundraising committees.
A Bainbridge Island resident since 1942, Davis is a graduate of Bainbridge High School. Throughout his career in trust management and into retirement, Davis has been a dedicated patron of the arts and supporter of the community. He has served on the boards of Bainbridge Community Foundation, One Call For All, Bainbridge Diversion Board, Helpline House Endowment Fund Committee, Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial, the Health, Housing, and Human Services Council of Bainbridge Island, Bloedel Reserve, Island Volunteer Caregivers, and Seattle Aquarium, as well as a number of other organizations in the region.
One of his most visible contributions to Bainbridge Island is The Waypoint — directly across from BIMA — that reclaimed a former gas station site and replaced it with a small park.
Planning for BIMA Bash! 2019 is well underway, officials said.
The lively June 14 party and silent auction features more than a hundred one-of-a-kind art pieces including paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, photography and jewelry, plus travel and culinary expenses at all price ranges. The subsequent Saturday, June 15 event includes a short silent auction and social hour followed by a seated dinner and live auction.
Both events support BIMA’s mission and ongoing programs, including free admission to the galleries and subsidized field trips for regional students.
More information can be found at www.bimabash.com.
