1708 Gallery

319 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23220

Tue-Fri:	11am-5pm
Saturday:	11am-4pm

info@1708gallery.org
804.643.1708

Special Events

HOME IS WHERE THE ART IS
1708 Gallery's 20th Annual Art Auction Benefit

Untitled by Bill Fisher, 24" x 24"

RAFFLE

Win this original painting by Bill Fisher. Tickets only $25 each. Call 804.643.1708 to purchase. Winner will be drawn the night of the Auction, Saturday, April 17th. (winner does not have to attend to win)

1708 Gallery's largest benefit of the year, the annual art auction provides significant support for our exhibitions and educational programs. Each year the auction features approximately 80 works of art by local and regional emerging and established contemporary artists. 1708 Gallery's auction is one of the most popular benefits in Richmond and a great opportunity to collect art by some of the best artists in our area.

PURCHASE YOUR ADMISSION OR SPONSORSHIP ONLINE

You can also purchase your admission or sponsorship over the phone by calling 1708 Gallery at 804.643.1708 or by downloading the admission form here and mailing it to 1708 Gallery, PO Box 12520, Richmond, VA 23241.

$75 KEY TO YOUR HEART
Admission for 1 (open seating), cash bar and complimentary hors d’oeuvres.

$250 WELCOME HOME
Admission for 2 (open seating), acknowledgement on event signage, website and e-blasts, invitation to preview cocktail reception, 4 drink tickets and hors d’oeuvres.

$500 THE LOVESEAT
Admission for 2 (reserved seating), acknowledgement in social media, press materials and event program, open bar, plus all of the above.

$750 HOME SWEET HOME
Table for 4, plus all of the above.

$1,200 THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE 1708
Table for 8, ¼ page ad in event program, logo on event signage, website, e-blasts and social media, plus all of the above.

$2,000 THE MASTER SUITE
Table for 8, 1/2 page ad in event program, plus all of the above.

AUCTION SPONSORS

as of April 15, 2010

LEADING AUCTION SPONSOR:
Dominion

TABLE SPONSORS:
Rob and Liz Acosta-Lewis
Bridget Beari Designs
Hiter and Jil Harris
Hunton & Williams
Bill and Pam Royall
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

THE LOVESEAT SPONSORS:
Christopher English and Meda Lane
Bob and Robbin Steele

WELCOME HOME SPONSORS
Jan and Bob Delaney
Molly Dodge
Elizabeth and Steve Edwards
Suzanne Hall and Joe Willis
Sandy and Heyn Kjerulf
Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Reynolds, III
Heather Russell
Georgianne Stinnett and Erin Burnette

SILENT AUCTION ARTISTS

Pieces in the Silent Auction can be bid on starting April 2nd. The silent auction will end 15 minutes after the Live Auction on April 17th.

Ruth Bolduan
Robin Braun
Alicia Cayuela
Sara Clark
Frank Cole
Don Crow
Diana Detamore
Stacey Evans
Christine Gray
Chris Gregson
Peyton Hurt
Michael Lease
Megan Marlatt
Michael Pierce
Diego Sanchez
Mary Scurlock
Sharon Shapiro
Pamela Shelor
Rob Tarbell
Grace K.A. Teeples
Jane Ware

CAN'T MAKE IT TO THE AUCTION? PLACE AN ABSENTEE BID!

We are now accepting absentee bids for the live auction art work at just $20 per bidder. Call the Gallery at 804.643.1708 with the names of the pieces you would like to bid on, your highest bid amount for those pieces and a credit card number to hold your bid.

Bidding starts at the reserve price. On the night of the auction, any absentee bids will be announced prior to the bidding of each piece. The highest bidder will receive the item.

We will stop accepting absentee bids at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 17, 2010.

LIVE AUCTION ART WORK

#1 Cedar and Egg by John Grant, 20" x 16", $900 (retail) $450 (reserve)	#2 Etude- Indian Summer by David Freed, 18" x 22", $1,000 (retail) $500 (reserve)
#3 Toile World by Willie Anne Wright, 16" x 13.5", $350 (retail) $300 (reserve)	#4 Collecting Petty-Coats by Jennifer Rospert, 24" x 24", $500 (retail) $300 (reserve)
#5 Solitude by Pamela Shelor, 12" x 12", $600 (retail) $400 (reserve)	#6 Blue Opus II by Stephen Clark, 19" x 18", $1,300 (retail) $850 (reserve)
#7 Small Talk Interlude by Pam Anderson, 36" x 33", $1,300 (retail) $750 (reserve)	#8 Know.Where.Glimpse series - Untitled by Barry Roebuck, 2' x 2', $650 (retail) $400 (reserve)
#9 From Form 18 by Brad Birchett, 27" x 22", $900 (retail) $400 (reserve)	#10 Heaven and Earth Series: Blossom by Amie Oliver, 24" x24", $1,800 (retail) $700 (reserve)
#11 Flattery by Daniel Calder, 36" x 36", $2,500 (retail) $1,000 (reserve)	#12 Khalima with the Moon by Anne Savedge, 20" x 24", $500 (retail) $175 (reserve)
#13 Driftway by Lynda Ray, 14" x 18", $1,400 (retail) $700 (reserve)	#14 Beecycles by Matt Lively, 40" x 40", $3,600 (retail) $800 (reserve)
#15 Gathering by Andy Kozlowski, 15" x15", $500 (retail) $300 (reserve)	#16 Some Semblance of Order: #3 by Nichole Maury, 30" x 28", $900 (retail) $600 (reserve)
#17 Red Canoe #4 by Paul Bertholet, 20" x 24", $1,700 (retail) $1,300 (reserve)	#18 Metro Torchiere by Tom Chenoweth, 78" x 20" x20", $1,200 (retail) $800 (reserve)
#19 By the Waters of Babylon (Refuge) by Susanne Arnold, 18" x 16" x8", $950 (retail) $250 (reserve)	#20 Figures on Dark Shore by Andras Bality, 30" x40", $3,600 (retail) $1,800 (reserve)
#21 Pivot Point (Series) by Sally Bowring, 43" x 33", $1,500 (retail) $800 (reserve)	#22 Not in my Backyard by Gloria Blades, 24" x 22", $1,000 (retail) $800 (reserve)
#23 Replay: No. 5 by Eleanor Rufty, 29.5" x 41", $1,800 (retail) $1,200 (reserve)	#24 Stickerbush #1 by Woody Woodroof, 30" x15", $950 (retail) $900 (reserve)
#25 Jumper (from Recovered Object Series #28) by Gregg Carbo, 4" x 3" x 5/16", $500 (retail)	#26 Morning starts at first light, light starts at pink by Alyssa Salomon, 13" x 13", $850 (retail) $400 (reserve)
#27 Inorganic Ions ed #2 of 25 by Sarah Rebekah Byrd Mizer, 7" x 13" x 5.5", $2,500 (retail) $2,000 (reserve)	#28 Residual #49, Summer by Jon Phillip Sheridan 40" x 30", $1,400 (retail) $600 (reserve)
#29 Missive by Chuck Scalin, 31" x 24" x 2" $1,600 (retail) $800 (reserve)	#30 Tiger Red or Wait by Jeff Majer, 24" x 24", $900 (retail) $450 (reserve)
#31 Spinning Bunnies by Kendra Wadsworth, 32" x 36", $1,800 (retail) $1,000 (reserve)	#32 FTLW #R154 by Michael Lease, 27" x 36.5", $450 (retail) $225 (reserve)
#33 Tatting Tales by Susan Jamison, 24" x 18", $4,800 (retail) $2,500 (reserve)	#34 Merge by Robert Walz, 16" x 16" x 4", $1,500 (retail) $500 (reserve)
#35 Morass by Suzanna Fields, 31" x 25", $1,000 (retail) $600 (reserve)	#36 Can you hear me now? by Mari Fray Foster, 2.5" x 1.5" x .25", $450 (retail) $350 (reserve)
#37 Cottage with Awnings by Louis Poole, 38" x 48", $4,000 (retail) $2,000 (reserve)	#38 Study for a Perfect Day: Stream Channel by Carole Garmon, 28" x 12", $600 (retail) $350 (reserve)
#39 Woman with Open Suitcase by Kathryn Henry-Choisser, 12" x 16", $600 (retail) $300 (reserve)	#40 Self-Portait #3 by Fiona Ross, 45" x 18", $4,850 (retail) $4,300 (reserve)
#41 Moon-Fishing by Maruta Racenis, 20" x 22", $900 (retail) $600 (reserve)	#42 Toponomy, VA by Rosemary Jesionowski, 25" x 32", $650 (retail) $300 (reserve)
#43 Untitled by Bill Fisher, 48" x 48", $8,000 (retail) $2,000 (reserve)	#44 Steer House by Gordon Stettinius, 29" x 29", $1,200 (retail) $500 (reserve)
#45 Playing House by Mary Scurlock, 48" x 32", $2,000 (retail) $900 (reserve)	#46 Two Egrets by Pam Fox, 15" x 31", $900 (retail) $350 (reserve)
#47 Wild Heart by Cindy Neuschwander, 18" x 18" x 3", $2,600 (retail) $1,250 (reserve)	#48 Elephant on Barrel by Rob Tarbell, 24" x 36", $2,500 (retail) $1,500 (reserve)
#49 Untitled by Paul Teeples, 58" x 38" x 13", $1,000 (retail), $500 (reserve)	#50 Amusements of America, Hampton, VA by Travis Fullerton, 22" x 67" x 3", $2,400 (retail) $1,500 (reserve)
#51 Canoa V by Diego Sanchez, 36" x 48", $2,500 (retail) $1,500 (reserve)