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AVA's 2014 Silent Auction Exhibition opens this Saturday, March 22! With works by regional artists and goods and services available from local businesses, our 2014 Silent Auction has something for everyone. Visiting the show during the week is free, and anyone who wishes may place early-bird bids.
Our Silent Auction Party, one of the year's most anticipated events, will take place on Saturday, March 29. The event features live music, great food, and a gathering of friends and family. Advance admissions may be ordered online at the link below.
Our Spring / Summer 2014 brochure is now available as well. Please look for it in your mailbox and at sites throughout the Upper Valley. Many more great programs will be starting soon, so grab a copy and join us!
We look forward to seeing you soon,
~The Board and Staff of AVA Gallery and Art Center
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AVA's 2014 Silent Auction Exhibition
March 22 - 29, 11am-5pm
AVA's 2014 Silent Auction is just around the corner!
Artwork generously donated by the region's finest artists, along with goods and gift certificates from area business, will be available for preview and early-bird bidding March 22-29.
Admission is free during the preview period, and anyone who wishes may place early-bird bids. Items may be secured during the preview period with bids exceeding fifty percent of the stated value. There is an admission fee to attend the festive Silent Auction Party on March 29, when the final bidding takes place and where delicious refreshments abound.
Proceeds from the Silent Auction help support every aspect of our art programming and mission, including art education for all ages and abilities, scholarship and internship opportunities and year-round exhibitions.
AVA's 2014 Silent Auction is generously sponsored by American Trust Investment Advisors; Coldwell Banker Redpath & Co., Realtors; Three Tomatoes Trattoria; and Vitt Brannen & Loftus, PLC.
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AVA Gallery and Art Center
11 Bank Street
Lebanon, NH 03766
(603) 448-3117
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AVA's 2014 Silent Auction Party
Save the Date: March 29, 5:30-8:00pm
AVA's Silent Auction Party is one of our most important fundraisers of the year, as well as one of the community's most exciting gatherings!
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A Special Silent Auction Exhibition: Framed Vintage Posters from the Collection of Alfred T. Quirk
On Display Through March 29
Al Quirk, a longtime AVA supporter, donated the nineteen framed vintage posters from his extensive collection to be sold for the benefit of our nonprofit visual arts organization. This special exhibition and auction features a selection of beautifully framed classic posters, including Harper's Bazaar and World War I propaganda posters by artists such as Edward Penfield, James Montgomery Flagg, and Charles Livingston Bull. One particularly impressive poster is a color lithograph by Flagg titled Wake up America Day, depicting a woman as a town crier carrying a lantern and American flag.
The final bidding on the posters will take place at 7:30pm during the Silent Auction Party on March 29.
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$15,000 New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Challenge Grant
Every New or Designated Donation Made to AVA Is Currently Worth Double!
We are gratified to announce that we're making tremendous progress towards the $15,000 Challenge Grant for operating support we will receive from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation once we have met the matching requirements.
We have now received $13,100 in qualifying donations towards our goal of $15,000!
Please consider showing your love for AVA and the arts by making a gift to help us cross the finish line. Your donation will automatically be doubled!
Click here to read the press release and learn how you can help us meet the challenge!
Donate now!
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AVA Camp Assistants and Interns
Deadline: April 1
AVA's diverse programs provide dedicated and capable high school and college students the opportunity to make an essential contribution to the work we do in the community, while also gaining skills as they learn about the art world. Please click the title to download the application. Camp Assistants, generally high school students passionate about the visual arts, work directly with faculty members to create exciting and memorable Summer Art Camps for children and teens. Interns,generally high school seniors and college students, help in multiple ways with our education, exhibition, and community arts programs. AVA internships are designed with the unique interests of each applicant in mind--individuals seeking experience in a fine art gallery, art education and community arts programming, or arts administration would be rewarded by their time at AVA.
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The Williams Prize in Drawing for Emerging Artists
Deadline: March 31
The Williams Prize in Drawing for Emerging Artists is a celebration of drawing as a critical element in contemporary art making and as an art form with powerful expressive possibilities. The prize was designed to provide a venue through which emerging artists can share, on a national stage, both their unique visions and their drawing skills.
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