artspace announces Within Reach 2019. The gallery's fourth annual fundraising art auction opens Feb. 22 and ends with a gala event on Mar. 9
Artspace announces Within Reach 2019. The gallery's fourth annual fundraising art auction opens Feb. 22 and ends with a gala event on Mar. 9
Richmond, Va., February 1, 2019 - Approximately 60 works of art from leading regional artists will be on the auction block to raise funds for Richmond's artspace as the non-profit gallery launches its 31st year serving the artists and art-loving communities of Central Virginia. The auction will fill the gallery with works from the region's top painters, sculptors, printmakers, photographers, mixed-media artists and others. Silent auction bidding begins at the opening reception on Friday, February 22nd, 6:00-9:00 p.m. The opening is free and open to the public. Free parking in the lot at E 4th St and Hull St.
The auctions culminate on Saturday, March 9th, with a gala event featuring Live Auction and Room 45, where small works will be sold directly off the walls for a set price of $45. Marc Cheatham will be the evening's DJ and MC. Advance sale tickets for the event are $25, tickets purchased at the door will be $50. Ticket price includes hors d'oeuvres, beverages, and a bidder number required for purchases in both the Silent and Live Auctions. Doors open on Saturday, March 9th at 6:00 p.m. Free parking will be available. Tickets can be purchased at the gallery.
This year's artists have been selected with the assistance of a panel of guest curators. They are: —Rob Carter, Professor emeritus of Communication Arts + Design, Virginia Commonwealth University; —Ashley Hawkins, Executive Director, Studio Two Three; —Jenni Kirby, Owner, Crossroads Art Center, Tile One On Mosaics; —Deborah McLeod, professional curator and Owner/Director, Chroma Projects Art Laboratory, Charlottesville; —Chuck Scalin, Professor emeritus of Communication Arts + Design, Virginia Commonwealth University; —Mim Golub Scalin, maker, creativity guru, and international mail-artist extraordinaire.
For further information visit this page (artspacegallery.org/wr) or contact Dan Mouer at withinreach@artspacegallery.org.
Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday from 12-4 p.m. Please contact the gallery administrator at artspaceorg@gmail.com, or phone the gallery at 804-232-6464 for additional information. The gallery is located at Zero East 4th Street in Richmond, Virginia 23224, with a second door at 31 E. 3rd St., and online at www.artspacegallery.org.
Thank you to our 2019 Guest Curators!
Chuck Scalin
Mim Golub Scalin
Rob Carter
Deborah McLeod
Ashley Hawkins
Jenni Kirby
Starting
a collection on a limited budget
Internet:
Art Money, Artsy
“Engaging
with art will make you think and feel differently, and see the world
in a more diverse and creative way,” says Paul Becker, CEO and
founder of Art Money, a platform that offers interest-free credit to
prospective art buyers. “Owning art is experiential, from meeting
the artist to understanding and sharing the story behind the work.”
Buy the work you love. Forget about investment or making a ‘mistake.’
Go with your instincts.
Becca
Starr, CEO of Art Money, says “I also think that benefit
auctions are a great way to start a collection,”
she says. “Proceeds
go to a good cause,
often ‘buyers premium’ — a charge the winning bidder pays in
addition to the lot’s final price at auction — is not applied,
and
usually the works are very fairly priced.”
“If
I had a few hundred dollars, I’d be watching … benefit auctions
…, says Starr. “There are fewer eyes, so less competition, and
the timing might be just right for someone to sell some nice pieces.
If the idea of a live auction is scary, just leave your maximum bid,
walk away, and wait to see what happens during the live sale.
Becker
believes that: “Life’s short — buy the artwork. It may just
change your life.”
How
to collect art on a budget
Internet:
Paul Fraser Collectibles, 27 February 2013
Benefit
auctions are a great place to begin your hunt for an affordable art
investment.
Amy Goldrich, a New York attorney who specialises in art law, and the
author of the Luxist guide to collecting art on a budget, argues:
"Benefits, where artists have typically donated their work, tend
to show art you wouldn't see, because they're not so heavily curated.
But perhaps the best advice I can give any aspiring art investor is
to buy art because you love it. Art possesses a priceless beauty - so
get out there and enjoy it.
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