ArtSpan Benefit Art Show and Auction 2009 March 14, 2009

ArtSpan Presents: Benefit Art Show and Auction
Saturday, March 14, 2009

6:30-9:00pm (6pm for VIPs)
First Silent Auction Section will close at 7:30pm
Live Auction will begin at 8:15pm
Creative Cocktail Attire Encouraged

General Ticket (Admits One)
$25 (in advance)
$30 (at the door)

VIP Ticket (Admits One)
$75 (advance ticket sales only)

VIP Benefits (6:00-6:30pm)
Exclusive preview of artwork starting at 6pm
Champagne cocktail reception and gourmet hors d’oeuvres
Preferred seating for live auction
5% discount on art purchases (up to $50 per purchase)

Bid on more than 140 works by local established and emerging artists in live and silent auctions at San Francisco’s premier visual art event! Devour fancy hor d’oeuvres catered by Thomas John Events and cocktails with a San Francisco flavor. Proceeds from the auction benefit all of ArtSpan’s programs, including Art for City Youth, serving over 700 underserved youth, and San Francisco Open Studios, the city’s largest free visual arts event held each year featuring over 800 artists.

Auctioneer:
Risley H. Sams

ArtSpan, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, builds community by connecting the public to visual arts in San Francisco. Through SF Open Studios, youth and adult education, and art-centric events, ArtSpan creates a platform for artists to thrive by fostering a Bay Area community that values the arts.

Thank you to ArtSpan’s Sponsors:
ABC7 KGO-TV
Grants for the Arts / SF Hotel Tax Fund
San Francisco Bay Guardian
San Francisco Foundation
Pollen
Virgin America
Rocket Postcards

Official Website: http://www.artspan.org