The Westmoreland Society 37th Annual Meeting

Members of The Westmoreland Society gathered on November 22, 2024, for the 37th annual Westmoreland Society reception honoring Dr. Hugh Dempsey and Tina Williams Brewer. This year’s event featured a cocktail-style party that encouraged guests to mingle followed by a seated presentation of the honoree awards and works of art selected for the vote.

For voting consideration, Chief Curator Jeremiah William McCarthy presented three works by Philadelphia based artist Shikeith (clockwise below), Surrender’s Song, 2024, a figural bronze sculpture; To Be Held, 2021, an archival inkjet print; and The Night’s Skin, 2023, a silkscreen and oil on canvas. Members voted to accession all three works to the Museum’s permanent collection.

Westmoreland Society members ended the night by generously donating $21,975 to art acquisition, adding to the more than $1.3M in contributions raised by the society to date!