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CAAL NEWS

On Friday, October 21st 2011, CAAL presented the 2011 Alumni Artist Exhibit, as part of the Columbia Alumni Association's Innovation: Columbians Break Through panel and reception at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The exhibit highlighted artistic vision and discovery and included works from “CAAL/Columbia Collects” – an online exhibition of art by Columbia alumni artists on www.upriseart.com, as well as works by Jonathan Allen '97CC, represented by Lu Magnus gallery.

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Thanks to a generous gift made by Columbia University Trustee Richard Witten '75CC, donations from Class of 2010 graduates were matched dollar for dollar up to $25,000.

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For the second consecutive year, CAAL membership donations have been used to match the Gatsby Charitable Foundation's $50,000 Challenge which supports extracurricular student arts projects on campus, student ticket subsidy, and CUarts web development.

Thank you for supporting the Arts Initiative!

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ABOUT CAAL MEMBERS

• The average age of CAAL members is 31.5 but member graduation years span 2011 to 1945.
• Graduates of all 16 CU schools and 4 affiliates have joined including Columbia College, Business, GSAS, and SEAS.
• More than 7,950 tickets have been sold to 145 CAAL Nights since our first event on 04/12/2007.

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CAAL TESTIMONIALS  

"Alina Girshovich and the CAAL staff have been providing us with marvelous art experiences at MoMA with Director Glenn D. Lowry, School of the Arts Dean Carol Becker and creative artists; the Guggenheim Museum; and the New Museum, as well as art galleries in Chelsea and on 57th Street. They have been highlighting parts of town we thought we knew well, but they have been providing new experiences with special programs and opportunities to meet lots of artists and other creative people. The CAAL events are as delightful as champagne!"

-Susan A. Gitelson, '63BC '66SIPA '70GSAS

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