 Arts Night Silent Auction, New this year is a silent auction of original artwork. Exhibition runs March 20 through April 29, 2009, with final bidding to take place during Arts Night on May 1, 2009. The Silent Auction gallery is adjoining the main gallery and bids on artworks can be submitted at the Visual Arts Center reception desk.
I also heard that the artists have a choice whether to receive a percentage of the purchase price or tickets to the live auction, another suggestion I made yearrrrrrsssss ago.
So I wonder who is taking credit for all of these changes?
did they ask you to donate this year?
No way. I asked to be taken off the mailing list. I find it ironic that my suggestions to pay the artists a commission, to avoid conflicts of interest with board members and to include all donations (silent auction gallery) in the exhibit has been enacted. Wonder if they will mention me in the program…
I went and took a quick look at the exhibit after work yesterday and put 3 bids in on the silent auction items. One of the pieces is pretty cool, and I really want it. I may go back and put a final bid in on the day before just to make sure I get it.
I found the Live Auction items to be quite boring and traditional and the same old names (Schiller, Groth, etc. etc.) and the Silent auction stuff to be pretty cool. I really spoke volumes about who the jurors were.