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19th Annual Benefit Art Auction | | | | Event Description - 19th Annual Benefit Art Auction |
Grow Your Collection
MassArt's 19th Annual Benefit Art Auction
on Saturday, April 5, 2008
Preview 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 35 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:
Cecily Brown, Ambreen Butt ('97), Tara Donovan, Fred Liang, Nicola Lopez, Alex Katz, Laura McPhee, Abelardo Morell, Ed Ruscha, James Sienna, Kara Walker, and William Wegman ('65).
AUCTION DATE:
Saturday, April 5, 2008 | Doors open at 6pm
The live auction begins at 7:30 pm with Skinner Auctioneers’ CEO, Karen Keane, poised with gavel in hand
PREVIEW RECEPTION:
Thursday, April 3, 2008, 6-8pm
Open to participating artists, sponsors, and ticket buyers
PUBLIC PREVIEW:
Monday, March 31 through Wednesday April 2 (10am – 7 pm), and Thursday, April 3 (10am – 5pm).
LOCATION:
The Bakalar and Paine Galleries
South Hall, MassArt
TO PURCHASE TICKETS
Beginning
Thursday, April 2, 2008 at 8:00 pm EST tickets will only be available at the door for
$175.00 per person.
For general information, click to e-mail
Sarah Mercurio
,
Special Events Coordinator
or call (617) 879-7014.
For absentee bidding information, click to e-mail
Laurie Savage
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Director of Special Events
or call (617) 879-7012.
Image top right:
Alex Katz, Margit Smiles, 1994, Acquatint; 47" x 35"
Image lower left:
Tara Donovan, Untitled, 2007, relief print from rubber band matrix, 39" x 31"
| | | | Contact Information | Primary Contact
Sarah Mercurio 621 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115 (617) 879-7014 sarah.mercurio@massart.edu | | Secondary Contact
Laurie Savage Boston, MA 02115 (617) 879-7012 laurie.savage@massart.edu |
| | | Date & Location | Date: April 05, 2008 Location: Paine and Bakalar GalleriesAuction Event (free) parking will be available close to MassArt in the Wentworth Institute of Technology’s Lot (off of Ruggles Street) on a first-come, first-served basis. Paid parking is also available in the Museum of Fine Art's Parking Garage, on Museum Road (adjacent to the MFA). MassArt is also easily accessible by the T, from the Longwood stop on the Green E Line, or from the 39 Bus. We encourage you to arrive early.
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