Thursday, April 24, 2008

Collectors for a Cause

UPDATE, May 11: Here's a photo of the presentation. Visit www.hoogrrl.com for Philippa's reflections.

April 24: Tonight at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, I get to interview the extraordinary Philippa P.B. Hughes about collecting art.
The weekend events benefit Pyramid's youth outreach arts education programs in Montgomery County and DC. April 25-27, Friday, April 25, 6 - 9 pm. Wine tasting at 7 pm @ Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, 8230 Georgia Avenue, downtown Silver Spring

Seriously Affordable Original Art Event in DC

by invited contemporary artists (postcard-sized works—I've got one piece in this one, but can't describe it here), alongside artwork by students, faculty, and staff of the Corcoran College of Art + Design and the Corcoran Gallery of Art.

Art Anonymous, a fundraiser benefiting the Corcoran College of Art + Design’s BFA Scholarship Fund. Hosted by The Corcoran Gallery of Art and FRIENDS of the Corcoran

"All works are only $100—the catch: all artwork is signed on the back, so the identity of the artist will remain a mystery until after the purchase."

*Saturday, May 10, 2008
Members $50, Non-Members $65
All works $100
Raffle for the first 10 picks $50

6 p.m. Preview and Raffle
7 p.m. Bidding Opens
Drinks and dancing until 11 p.m..

Corcoran Gallery of Art
500 Seventeenth Street NW
Washington, DC 20006

RSVP for by May 1, 2008. Call (202) 639-1753.

Works will be available for viewing beginning May 1 in advance of the event in the Corcoran Gallery of Art’s Gallery 31. To access Gallery 31, please use the New York Avenue entrance.