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A Gift that Strikes
the Right Note
For the past five years, a generous annual gift from Kato Perlman
has ensured that Sunday Afternoon Live at the Chazen has
continued to fill Brittingham Gallery III with live chamber music
on the first Sunday of the month except January. Dr. Perlman has
made a remarkable commitment to continue this gift past her
lifetime by establishing the David and Kato Perlman Sunday
Dr. Kato Perlman
Photo James Gill
Afternoon Live at the Chazen Fund, with a future gift through her
estate. This endowment will provide permanent annual lead gifts
in support of Sunday Afternoon Live at the Chazen.
A New Team Member
Alyssa O’Connor joined the Chazen Museum of Art as facility manager in January 2019 after spending a decade at the
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art working in positions from preparator to facility associate.
As facility manager (which is a new position at the Chazen), O’Connor is in charge of both of the museum buildings,
providing a safe place not only for the art, but for all the Chazen’s staff and visitors. In her role, she loves being able to
help people with what they need, ensuring that everyone who visits the Chazen has the best museum experience possible.
“You never really know what to expect,” O’Connor says. “Sometimes you show up at 7:30 and there are ten people at the
door waiting for you, and they all want different things.” But to her, that’s what is exciting about working at the Chazen.
As a graduate of the art history department at UW–Madison, she’s proud to work in and manage the building where she
spent so many hours during her college years.