ArtSpan presents: Benefit Art Show & Auction 2011 March 26, 2011

Saturday, March 26, VIP Reception 6-6:45pm, General 6:45-9:30pm

VIP Ticket (Admits One) - $75 (advance ticket sales only)
VIP Reception (6:00 - 6:45pm) features:
* Exclusive preview of artwork starting at 6pm
* Champagne cocktail reception & gourmet hors d'oeuvres
* Preferred seating for live auction
* 5% discount on art purchases (up to $50 per purchase)

General Ticket (Admits One) - $25 in advance - $35 at the door
* Open bar & light hors d'oeuvres

* First Silent Auction Section will close at 7:30pm
* Live Auction will begin at 8:15pm
* Creative Cocktail Attire Encouraged

Bid on more than 170 original artworks by established and emerging artists in live and silent auctions at San Francisco's premier visual art event! Nibble snacks from Thomas John Events catering and sip luscious cocktails from an open bar, featuring Pernod Absinthe, while bidding on fabulous, affordable local art!

Proceeds from the auction benefit the Art for City Youth program, providing arts education to 700 under-served youth, and San Francisco Open Studios, the city's largest free visual arts event.

Auctioneer:
Risley H. Sams

Thank you to ArtSpan's Sponsors & In-Kind Donors:
Abbey Leffe, ABC7 KGO-TV, Ace Mailing, A.C.T., City Car Share, Cole Hardware, EOS restaurant, Eventbrite, Farley's Coffee, Farmhouse Inn and restaurant, flour + water, Il Fornaio, Green Pawz, Hibiscus Oakland Executive Chef Sara Kirnon, Korbel, Hoegarden, Pernod Absinthe, Public Glass, Radio-Coteau, Ravenswood Winery, Rocket Postcards, San Francisco Opera, Secession Art and Design, See's Candies, SF Architecture, SF Bay Guardian, SFMOMA, SOMArts, Sons & Daughter restaurant, Stella Artois, Swan's Oyster Bar, Thomas John Events, Trader Joe's, Vichy Springs Resort, Visual Aid,
Wine Country Vacation Rental

Auction Committee:
Al Cosio; Brian Bonner, Brian Cullen; Kathleen Ford; Vanessa Marsh; Matt McKinley; John Melvin;Tachina Rudman-Young; Risley Sams, Co-chair; Charlie Villyard; Monique Wilms

Official Website: http://artspanauction2011.eventbrite.com/