Tickets will be on sale ($30.00) at the door starting at 6:30pm at Electric Works Gallery.
 

Bid on more than 140 works by local artists in live and silent auction, as well as enticing vacation packages to Oahu, HI and Chateau Whistler, Canada. Enjoy delicious delectables catered by Thomas John Events and cocktails with a San Francisco flavor. Awards will be given for the pieces judged to be First and Second in Representational, Non-Representational, Fine Craft, and 3-Dimentional art, as well as Juror’s Choice. See the response page for VIP ticket holder benefits.

Proceeds from the auction benefit all of ArtSpan’s programs, including Art for City Youth and San Francisco Open Studios, the city’s largest free visual arts event held each year.

Creative Cocktail Attire Encouraged

VIP Ticket Benefits (6:00-6:30pm):

- Exclusive preview of artwork starting at 6pm

- Champagne cocktail reception courtesy of Torani and gourmet hors d'oeuvres catered by Thomas John Events

- Speakers panel featuring Awards Jurors

- Preferred seating for live auction

- 5% discount on art purchases (up to $50 per purchase)

- Express wrap and check out

General Ticket holders (starting at 6:30pm) enjoy an open bar and hors d'oeuvres.

Auctioneer:
Risley H. Sams 

Awards Jury:

• Kristen Evangelista, Assistant Curator, San Jose Museum of
  Art. She has worked at many Bay Area arts organizations
  including Southern Exposure and the San Jose Institute of Contemporary
  Art. She received a B.A. degree in Art History and Women's Studies from
  Wesleyan University, and an M.A. from the Center for Curatorial Studies,
  Bard College.
• Deborah-Jean (DJ) Harmon, Director of Hang Art. She has experience involving a wide range of contemporary arts management, corporate art consulting, and independent curating for public art programs. Harmon contributes as an art and culture writer, and continues to write as a critic for contemporary shows and artists’ books worldwide. She has served as an art adviser to several private and institutional organizations.


• Glen Moriwaki, Professor of Art, City College of San Francisco. He received
  his BA, MA, and MFA degrees in painting from UC Berkeley, where he was
  awarded the Eisner Prize in Fine Arts.  Glen paints large format
  abstractions on canvas in both acrylic and oil as well as smaller works
  on paper. He has exhibited his work locally, in Hawaii, and abroad since
  1978. In 1999, Glen and his family traveled to a small village in the
  south of France, where he started a summer workshop in painting. Next
  year will be the tenth anniversary of the workshop.
   
• Carrie Ann Plank, Printmaking Department Coordinator, Academy of Art University. She has taught at the Academy in the graduate and undergraduate departments since 2002.  Previously she has been a Professor of Fine Arts at the Pennsylvania State University, Xavier University, and the University of New Orleans. Carrie Ann received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking from East Carolina University and her Masters of Fine Arts in Printmaking from the Pennsylvania State University.

Featured Artists:  

Diane Abt
Lauren Alexander
Don Anderson
David Avery
Jenny Balisle
Suzy Barnard
Margie Burke
Brent Bushnell
Chad Cameron
Sofia Carmi
Gregg Cassin
Kathryn Clark
Emily Clawson
Lee Cline
Ilana Crispi
Sidnea D’Amico
Herbert Dang
Larry DeDionisio
Monica Denevan
Robin Denevan
Denise Denis
Raymond Difley
Renée Eaton
Bernadette Emrick
Fong Fai
John Fitzsimmons
Kathleen Flyn
Rebecca Fox
Marta Fuentealba
Taiko Fujimura
Katie Gilmartin
Kellyann Gilson-Lyman
James Gleeson
Mirto Golino
Sarah Beth Goncarova
Judi Gorski
Kristin Grahn
Daniel Grant
Jana Grover
Marc Ellen Hamel
April Hankins
Lyall Harris
Mark Harris
Jeanne Hauser
Audrey Heller
Patter Hellstrom
Aisjah Hopkins
Anne Howson
Peggy Huff
Mary  Huizinga
Martine Jardel
Mark Jaremko
Carol Jessen
Philippe Jestin
Soad Kader
Dorian I Katz
Marie Kelzer
Mike Kimball
Barbara Kleinhans
Andrew Knipe
Elana Kundell
Denise Laws
Jim Leff
Christopher Leib
Lois Llewellyn
Paulette Long
Leslie Lowinger
Alex MacLeitch
Paul Madonna
Maggie Malloy
Kay Marshall
Alan Mazzetti
Dan McHale
Marti McKee
John F. Melvin
Molly Meng
Marcia Middleton
Marilynne Morshead
Reiko Muranaga
Lisa Neimeth
Julie Nelson
Ronald Newman
Jessica Niello
Hadley Northrop
A.J. Oishi
Priscilla Otani
Silvia Poloto
Jennifer Porreca
Patricia Preble
Nanci Price Scoular
Vlada Raicevic
Shilo Randall
Fernando Reyes
Samuelle Richardson
Carol Rienecker
Rhonel Roberts
Wendy Robushi
Nancy Rodger
Karl Roeseler
Thierry Rosset
Lynn Rubenzer
Lisa Ryers
Ron M. Saunders
Terry Sauvé
Adele Louise Shaw
Stuart Sheldon
Addie Shevlin
Ann Simms
Christopher Smallwood
Wendi Spiers
Toru Sugita
Leslie Terzian Markoff
Deloris Thomas
Kent Tool
Susan Tuttle
William Ulrich
Tito Vandermeyden
Victoria Veedell
Pep Ventosa
Tina Vietmeier
Melissa Wagner
Carolyn Wang
Kay Weber
Audrey Welch
John Whitmarsh
Christopher Wiedmann
Jennifer Wildermuth
Laura Williams
Allan Wray
Melissa Yarbrough
Scott & Leta Zellerbach
Jie Zhou

Thank You to ArtSpan's In-Kind Donors: 

Aidells Sausage Co.
American Conservatory Theater
Clos Pegase
Dick Blick
EventBrite
Java Beach Cafe
Korbel
La Mediterranée
Mars Bar and Restaurant
Ravenswood Winery
San Francisco Opera
Sealed Air
Teatro ZinZanni
Trader Joe’s
Torani / R. Torre & Co.
Vichy Springs Resort
Zoe’s Cookies and Other Delights

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
Rocket Postcards
Zellerbach Family Foundation

Auction Committee:
Mike Kimball, Co-chair
Risley H. Sams, Co-chair
Judi Gorski
DJ Harmon
Alan Mazzetti
John F. Melvin
Sharon Reaves
Adele Shaw  

Auction Honorary Host Committee:

Andi Georgiana
Christine Kendrick
Kelly and Shirlee Neil
George Nixon

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.

ArtSpan produces San Francisco Open Studios and Art for City Youth, publishes sf open studios: the guide, organizes workshops to help artists with their professional development, and holds Selections, a biennial juried art exhibition.