We'll be there... will you?MassArt's 18th Annual Benefit Art Auction on Saturday, March 31, 2007Preview Auction Artwork at www.massartauction.org
 Each spring, the Annual Benefit Art Auction at MassArt draws a crowd of over 600 collectors and art enthusiasts, each one hoping to capture the joy of discovery, the thrill of the hunt – a new work of art to bring home!
Over 300 works of art will be included in a silent auction which allows attendees to circle the room, discovering another piece of art around every corner in the Bakalar and Paine Galleries, two contiguous spaces that are home to various exhibitions at MassArt throughout the year. Serious connoisseurs will be focused on the 40 pieces offered in a live auction but the opportunity to wander through unexplored territory – works on paper, glass, photography, ceramics, etc. continues throughout the evening.
Among the nationally and internationally known artists, emerging artists, MassArt alumni, faculty and students represented in this year’s auction include:
Chuck Close, Robert Mangold, Sol LeWitt, Laura McPhee, George Nick, Nick Nixon, Abelardo Morell, Sam Durant ('86), Ambreen Butt ('97), Cheryl Warrick ('88), Jane Marsching, Kelly Sherman ('02), and William Wegman ('65).
 AUCTION DATE:
Saturday, March 31, 2007 | Doors open at 7pm
The live auction begins at 8:30 pm with Skinner Auctioneers’ CEO, Karen Keane, poised with gavel in hand
PREVIEW RECEPTION:
Thursday, March 29, 2007, 6-8pm
Open to participating artists, sponsors, and ticket buyers
PUBLIC PREVIEW:
Tuesday, April 4 and Wednesday, April 5 (10am – 8pm) & Thursday, April 6, (10am – 5pm)
LOCATION:
The Bakalar and Paine Galleries
South Hall, MassArt
BUY TICKETS ONLINE (click Register at top):
$150.00 per person (through March 29, 2007)
Includes ticket to Auction and Preview Reception on March 29, 2007 (**$175.00 per person at the door)
For general information, click to e-mail Claudia Ascrizzi, Special Events Coordinator or call (617) 879-7014.
For absentee bidding information, click to e-mail Laurie Savage, Director of Special Events or call (617) 879-7012.
Image top right: Chuck Close, S.P.I., 1997 (edition of 60); 24" x 18"
Image lower left: Laura McPhee, Mattie with a Bourbon Red Turkey, Laverty Ranch, Custer County, Idaho, November, 2004; 30" x 24"
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