NINTH ANNUAL GARDEN ART SILENT AUCTION at Sherway Gardens May 30, 2009

Just in time for Father’s Day! 28 folding White Pine Muskoka chairs, four non-folding children’s chairs and two coffee tables have been transformed into one-of-a-kind hand painted and decorated Canadian works of art at the Ninth Annual Garden Art Silent Auction at Sherway Gardens (Hwy 427 & the QEW) in support of the Neilson Park Creative Centre. The chairs and tables are on display in Sherway Square and are available for silent bidding during regular mall hours from Saturday, May 30 until Sunday, June 14. If you are interested in checking the status of the bids, go to www.sherwaygardens.ca weekdays at 11:00am and 4:00pm and check online as of Monday, June 1. For more information call
416 621-1070.

“Local artists create original hand painted masterpieces every year for our Annual Garden Art Silent Auction fundraiser for Neilson Park Creative Centre,” states Elena Price, Senior Marketing Director, Sherway Gardens. “Come and bid on these magnificent chairs and tables and help support this thriving arts community.”

WHEN: Chairs and coffee tables are available for silent bidding during regular mall hours from Saturday, May 30 until Sunday, June 14

WHERE: Sherway Gardens, Hwy 427 & the QEW, Sherway Square

AUCTION ITEMS: White pine Muskoka chairs and coffee tables painted and decorated by local artists to be auctioned off by silent auction. (28 adult folding chairs that are easy to store and transport, four non-folding kids chairs and two coffee tables)

ARTISTS: Marie Beamish Etobicoke
Lisa Bettenelli Etobicoke
Toni Calderone Parkdale
Ronald Clifford Etobicoke
Jacky Czernecki Etobicoke
Mary Anne Dente Mississauga
Sara Dormody with Ashlee Ferreira Oakville and Etobicoke
Eva Eccles Etobicoke
Wendy Fletcher Whitby
Diane Gartlan Etobicoke Kingsway
Kathleen Haushalter Etobicoke Central
Edna Hildebrandt Etobicoke
Jane Hoople Etobicoke
Bill Ireland Etobicoke
Marilena Isacescu Etobicoke
Lucie Kirchknopf Etobicoke
Jennifer Koivu Etobicoke
Jennifer Maceachern Etobicoke
John Mark Etobicoke
Ian Maynard Etobicoke
Anna McCusker Mississauga Port Credit
Helen McCusker Mississauga Port Credit
Audrey Milant Etobicoke
Karen Morgan Etobicoke
Camille Muller Etobicoke
Niroshini Pillai Naidoo Burlington
Nancy Newman Toronto
Brian & Judith Pelley Etobicoke
Marie Prospero Etobicoke
Len Roosman Etobicoke
Marley Scholte Etobicoke
Sheena Simons Etobicoke
Helene Vinet Oakville
Charles Weiss Scarborough

BIDDING: Silent bidding only. There will also be a “BUY IT NOW” feature – allowing customers to take the item off the bidding sheet by paying an asking price. ALL items will remain on display until Sunday, June 14. All successful bidders will be notified by phone on Monday, June 15. (The Bid Book is located at the entrance to the display at the south end of Sherway Square).

Adult Chairs:
Bidding starts at $150 (increments of $25) - BUY IT NOW OPTION $500
Kids' Chairs:
Bidding starts at $100 (increments of $25) BUY IT NOW OPTION $350
Coffee Tables:
Bidding starts at $150 (increments of $25) BUY IT NOW OPTION $500

CHECK THE BIDS: Interested in checking your bid? You can check the status of the bids on line at www.sherwaygardens.ca weekdays at 11:00am and 4:00pm as of Monday, June 1.

CHARITY: ALL proceeds to Neilson Park Creative Centre

SELECTED ARTISTS: This year’s artists include painters, printmakers, quilters, handweavers, calligraphers, sculptors and cartoonists, instructors, artists running their own full-time studios, and representatives of many arts organizations.

INFORMATION: Call 416 621-1070 or visit www.sherwaygardens.ca

About Neilson Park Creative Centre:
Neilson Park Creative Centre (NPCC) is a great example of a partnership between the community and the City. As a non-profit corporation, NPCC generates approximately 80% of it’s own operating revenue through membership fees, programming and fundraising. NPCC believes that this high profile fundraising project in conjunction with Cadillac Fairview helps provide much needed promotional support and fundraising that is essential to maintaining and developing growth for NPCC as a vibrant visual arts centre.

Neilson Park Creative Centre is a creative arts facility built in Etobicoke in 1992 and operated in co-operation with the City of Toronto by a non-profit corporation. It is managed by a volunteer Board of Directors that includes representatives from the six Resident Groups and the community. The Centre is home to the Etobicoke Handweavers and Spinners Guild, the
Etobicoke Quilters Guild, Heritage Rugcrafters of Etobicoke, Humber Valley Art Club, The Etobicoke Art Group and the Calligraphic Arts Guild of Toronto. The fully accessible facility provides a community focus for creative visual arts in west Toronto. Art programs for adults and children are offered throughout the year in the four studios, and the public are invited to visit the 2 public galleries. Information on the Centre's activities and hours of operation is available at
416-622-5294 or www.neilsonparkcreativecentre.com

Official Website: http://www.sherwaygardens.ca