MIAS Design and Antiques Fair 2010

In Appreciation Honorary Co-Chairs Eric Dayton and Michael Francis Eric Dayton and Michael Francis have played a vital role in guiding the Design & Antiques Fair in 2010. As Honorary Co-Chairs, together they have offered significant support, advised on the addition of dealers specializing in 20th century design, and attracted a new audience of attendees. Eric and Michael are valued members of the Board of Trustees at the MIA. Both joined the Board in 2005, and since that time, have provided guidance to the museum in countless ways. Notably, Eric served as co-founder of The Circle, the MIA’s membership program for young professionals, which now has more than 300 individual members, and has developed an array of diverse and engaging programs and events targeted to a new audience. He recently led a major fundraising initiative to help the MIA acquire important works of contemporary art from the exhibition “Until Now: Collecting the New.”