Save the Date: Thursday, September 16

 

Celebrate the arts with Fair Wisconsin!

with guest auctioneer NBC-15 WMTV Morning Show Anchor Christine Bellport and special guest Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz.

Join us on Thursday, September 16, for a celebration of art, our community and building a fair Wisconsin at our 3rd annual Art Auction at the Allen Centennial Gardens with hosts:

• Rick Axsom, Curator of Collections at the Madison MoCA
• Dick Wagner
• Heather Colburn
• Kay Heggestad

Please join us for a celebration of art, our community and building a Fair Wisconsin!

The silent auction and cocktail reception will start at 5:30pm and the live auction will start at 7:00pm. We will have food provided Queen Anne’s Catering, beer provided by The Great Dane Brewery, wine provided by Steve’s Wine and Spirits and a special tasting by Yahara Bay Distillery. Allen Centennial Gardens is located at 620 Babcock Dr., Madison. Parking is available both on the street and in UW Lot 36 located at 1645 Observatory Drive.

Sponsorship Levels:

$500 Host
$250 Sponsor
$100 Supporter

$50 Suggested Contribution

Click here to RSVP today!

Auction Items Include:

“Go Go Go”, a print by Warrington Colescott who is currently showing at the Milwaukee Museum of Art

2 season tickets to the Madison Ballet, including the perennial favorite “The Nutcracker”

“Driftless”, a color etching by Larry Welo, artist-printmaker based in Mount Horeb.

$50 gift certificate to Fresco Opera

A Peggy Karr Glass tray provided by Orange Tree Imports

Purple blown glass bowl by Nathan Gieseke of the Glass Aura, provided by Absolutely Art

Selection of locally produced, gourmet snacks provided by the Willy Street Coop

Selection of fine soaps from Community Pharmacy

And, gift certificates for a number of locally owned businesses including Johannsen’s Greenhouses and Bad Dog Frida.