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Small Treasures Spring Auction - April 23, 2009Created about 7 months ago
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Somarts Cultural Center
Saturday, November 14 at 4:00pm
Visual Aid
Marking its 20th year of "keeping art alive", Visual Aid (www.visualaid.org) will hold its annual "Small Treasures" benefit art auction on Thursday, April 23, hosted by Chronicle Books. The eagerly-anticipated event will feature artwork donated by prestigious local galleries and well-known artists including David Mais...el, Linda Connor, Debra Bloomfield and Rex Ray--artists whose work has recently been celebrated in books published by Chronicle Books. During the auction preview, Ray will sign copies of his new book "Rex Ray, Art + Design."
A champagne preview party to celebrate the esteemed nonprofit's 20th anniversary will start off the evening, complete with light hors d’oeuvres and a wine and chocolate tasting bar. The bar has been "stocked" with delectable sweets from Tcho, Leonidas Chocolates, Schoggi Imported Swiss Chocolates, Café Madeleine, Jasmine Rae Bakery, DeLessio Market and Bakery and fine wines and champagne from Mollydooker, Barefoot Winery, Coturri Winery, Frey Vineyard and Quady Winery. Celebrity auctioneer Stephen Tourell will have the audience on the edge of their seats as he presides over an exciting live art auction featuring artwork by Christo, David Maisel, Leslie Lusardi, Ross Bleckner, Jock Sturges, Robin Denevan, Tim Yankosky, Jose Arenas, Gary Brewer, Ryan Martin, Yee Jan Bao, Shepard Fairey, Mimi Plumb, Debra Bloomfield, Fletcher Benton, Sandow Birk, Monica Denevan and many more. In addition, a concurrent silent auction will feature art and fabulous, affordable luxury items.
The live and silent auctions will also include 75+ art, vacation stays, jewelry and other items from Hotel Palomar, Fisher Weisman, Jeanine Payer, Foreign Cinema, St. Dizier Design, Postrio, Berkeley Rep, Club Nautique, Postrio, AIASF, The Barber Lounge, SF Film Society, diPietro Todd Salon and Tecknion. Auction sponsors include Chronicle Books, Sterling Art Services, David Perry & Associates, 7x7, Anthony Meier Fine Art, Obsello, Zipcar, Craig Lipton + CRPR, Peter Kirkeby Fine Art and Framing, Clubcard, FastFrame and Under Glass. Zubio Massage will give 10-minute massages to the first 35 people to purchase tickets to the auction. Obsello, Spanish producer of Suisse grade absinthe, is sponsoring Small Treasures by providing a bottle of absinthe to every art donor.
Auction proceeds benefit Visual Aid’s programs encouraging artists with life-threatening illnesses to continue their creative work.
These fine galleries have donated artwork to support Visual Aid: Toomey Tourell Fine Art, Catharine Clark Gallery, Gallery Paule Anglim, Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art, Patricia Sweetow Gallery, Paulson Press, Robert Koch Gallery, Fraenkel Gallery, The Shooting Gallery, Hang Art, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, Bucheon Gallery, Haines Gallery, Chandler Fine Art, Artzone 461, Don Soker Gallery, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Room for Painting/Room for Paper, Hespe Gallery, Donna Seager Gallery, Stephen Wirtz Gallery, Electric Works, Alphonse Berber Gallery, Togonon Gallery and Cain Schulte Gallery.
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A champagne preview party to celebrate the esteemed nonprofit's 20th anniversary will start off the evening, complete with light hors d’oeuvres and a wine and chocolate tasting bar. The bar has been "stocked" with delectable sweets from Tcho, Leonidas Chocolates, Schoggi Imported Swiss Chocolates, Café Madeleine, Jasmine Rae Bakery, DeLessio Market and Bakery and fine wines and champagne from Mollydooker, Barefoot Winery, Coturri Winery, Frey Vineyard and Quady Winery. Celebrity auctioneer Stephen Tourell will have the audience on the edge of their seats as he presides over an exciting live art auction featuring artwork by Christo, David Maisel, Leslie Lusardi, Ross Bleckner, Jock Sturges, Robin Denevan, Tim Yankosky, Jose Arenas, Gary Brewer, Ryan Martin, Yee Jan Bao, Shepard Fairey, Mimi Plumb, Debra Bloomfield, Fletcher Benton, Sandow Birk, Monica Denevan and many more. In addition, a concurrent silent auction will feature art and fabulous, affordable luxury items.
The live and silent auctions will also include 75+ art, vacation stays, jewelry and other items from Hotel Palomar, Fisher Weisman, Jeanine Payer, Foreign Cinema, St. Dizier Design, Postrio, Berkeley Rep, Club Nautique, Postrio, AIASF, The Barber Lounge, SF Film Society, diPietro Todd Salon and Tecknion. Auction sponsors include Chronicle Books, Sterling Art Services, David Perry & Associates, 7x7, Anthony Meier Fine Art, Obsello, Zipcar, Craig Lipton + CRPR, Peter Kirkeby Fine Art and Framing, Clubcard, FastFrame and Under Glass. Zubio Massage will give 10-minute massages to the first 35 people to purchase tickets to the auction. Obsello, Spanish producer of Suisse grade absinthe, is sponsoring Small Treasures by providing a bottle of absinthe to every art donor.
Auction proceeds benefit Visual Aid’s programs encouraging artists with life-threatening illnesses to continue their creative work.
These fine galleries have donated artwork to support Visual Aid: Toomey Tourell Fine Art, Catharine Clark Gallery, Gallery Paule Anglim, Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art, Patricia Sweetow Gallery, Paulson Press, Robert Koch Gallery, Fraenkel Gallery, The Shooting Gallery, Hang Art, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, Bucheon Gallery, Haines Gallery, Chandler Fine Art, Artzone 461, Don Soker Gallery, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Room for Painting/Room for Paper, Hespe Gallery, Donna Seager Gallery, Stephen Wirtz Gallery, Electric Works, Alphonse Berber Gallery, Togonon Gallery and Cain Schulte Gallery.
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Spring Art Auction keeps art alive
Time:6:00AM Thursday, April 23rd
Location:Chronicle Books
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