Check out the photos from our super fun Gala!

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We just loved hearing your captions to our World’s Fair photographs! Who knew our viewers were so witty… It was a tough decision, but here are our favorites:

Workers soldering the Ferris Wheel for Con Edison's City of Light, Vintage gelatin silver print, 1939

Written by Bob Duggan:

Guy #1: Ha! Duchamp beat me to the punch with that urinal idea, but he’ll never think of turning a bicycle wheel into art, too!

Guy #2: Uh, Phil, I have something to tell you…

Written by Conrad Stojak:

Guy #1: It looked much bigger in the catalogue.

Guy #2: I know! If we sit on this it’ll break for sure.

This Colossus, “International Protection,” c. 1939, is cast of translucent plastic for the Federal Building. A light shines from within the figure. Copy print from newspaper clipping, Gift of Irene Feldman, 2006.14.57WF39

Written by Raymond Reines:

Guy #1: And have you double-checked your calculations?

Guy #2: Yes, I am certain of it! And you’re still saying his his butt looks big in those pants?

We received so many amazing Panorama pictures and loved looking through them! You all really made QMA Curator Larissa Harris’ job of selecting her favorites. BUT, after much deliberation, here are Larissa’s top four:

Park Slope by ian.crowther

Coney Island by @nycphotos

Panorama1 by Considering Cities by Cat Agonis

Central Park by Miguel Ariel Drake-Laughlin

Click here to see all of the beautiful entries!

Welcome to QMA Gala 2011, your online gala experience. We’re going to have a super fun party at the QMA featuring all artists and performances that highlight the best of the work we do. If you’d like to purchase tickets for the event, visit the Attend & Sponsor page.

Can’t make it? No problem! You can participate right here and be a part of our on-line fête. Here, we will offer chances for you to win fabulous raffle and contest prizes including Mets tickets, tickets to the May 12th event and even the opportunity to have your Panorama photo featured on our QMA web site.

Please feel free to peruse these pages to see the different ways you can be involved.

Donate as much as you can to support:

* Critically Acclaimed Contemporary Art Exhibitions
* Award-winning School and Family Programs
* Studio Classes for New Immigrant Communities
* Looking and Film Series Programs for Seniors
* Passport Fridays: Film, Music and Dance Series
* Exhibition Openings and Public Events

Visit our Contests & Prizes page to participate in some online trivia and a Flickr contest.

Tweet at us or leave your comments. We’d love to hear them.

Because we loved looking at your Panorama pictures last year, we have decided to bring back the “The Panorama on Flickr 2011: The Best of the Best From You” contest again this year!

Winning photographs will be featured on our website!!

You did so well on Round 1, that we can’t wait to read what you come up with for ROUND 2!

One more chance to showcase that wit of yours! Click here to enter our QMA Gala Caption Contest ROUND 2!

This Colossus, “International Protection,” c. 1939, is cast of translucent plastic for the Federal Building. A light shines from within the figure. Copy print from newspaper clipping, Gift of Irene Feldman, 2006.14.57WF39

Go ahead, make us laugh…

Buy an ad in our Gala 2011 Journal for your company or for our honorees! Your ad will run in our printed journal, AND all Journal Sponsors will be listed as a sponsor on the QMA Gala website as well. The Journal Chairs are Vicki Schneps, CEO of Schneps Communications/The Queens Courier and Shailja Koufakis.

Deadline April 28, 2011

Click here for more information!

An online only contest where YOU can showcase your wit!

Share your captioning skills with us by entering our QMA Gala 2011 Caption Conest!

Remember, we will be adding new images from our collection and expansion project each week for your captioning pleasure! So, keep checking back with us.

Caption Contest #1:

World's Fair workers soldering the Ferris Wheel for Con Edison's City of Light, Vintage gelatin silver print, 1939

For information on tickets and sponsorship please contact Debra Wimpfheimer

dw@queensmuseum.org or 718.592.9700 x141