Behringer-Crawford Museum is looking for 30 artists willing to accept a challenge.
The occasion is the museum’s 23rd annual freshART en plein air art event. Participating artists will spend Saturday, September 12, in Devou Park creating original works that will be auctioned that evening at a gala dinner benefiting children through the museum’s educational programs.
freshART participation will be limited to 30 of the region’s artists, selected from a pool of applicants. All art media are welcome – watercolors, oils, charcoal, ceramics, sculpture. The only requirements are that artists must be 18 or older and that the art must be completed and ready for display by that afternoon.
A portion of the sale price of each auctioned piece will go to the artist; the balance will be donated to the museum. A panel of judges will award cash prizes for first, second and third place.
To apply, artists should contact the museum at (859)-491-4003 and/or download the application forms from www.bcmuseum.org. The $50 registration fee entitles the artist to admission to the gala, dinner and auction, plus the opportunity to purchase an additional guest ticket at half-price.
In addition to the live freshART auction, the gala will feature a “Next-Gen” classification showcasing high school and college-age artists and their works for sale, plus a silent auction of art and art-related packages. Applications for both of these additional categories are available from the museum and on bcmuseum.org.
The freshART gala will begin at 6 p.m. in the museum’s outdoor amphitheater. The evening includes a reception, art preview, silent auction and dinner catered by McHale’s Events and Catering followed by the live art auction. Tickets to freshART 2015 are $100, available online at bcmuseum.org or by calling (859)-491-4003.
Since the inception of freshART, more than a half million dollars has been raised, bringing educational and cultural activities to nearly a quarter of a million children.
The museum is located at 1600 Montague Road, Devou Park, Covington.
From Behringer-Crawford Museum