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Scholarship Art & Adventure Silent Auction Fundraiser
More than 50 items donated by artists and local businesses.

November 4 – November 28, 2011

All Bidding opens at the First Friday Reception on November 4, 5-7 pm.

Each year Ptarmigan Arts invites local high school juniors and seniors to apply for a visual arts scholarship, usually totaling $500-$600, this sum being collected as an annual fee from each Ptarmigan artist. At our monthly co-op meeting in May, the students present their art to us and discuss what art means to them and how they plan on pursuing art post-high school, either through college courses, workshops or private lessons. During the past few years we have also offered the scholarship as a means to buy art supplies, create a viable work space/studio or help with starting their own art business.

Recently we have established a scholarship committee to come up with new ideas on how to raise more funds to give to individual students or to be able to give more than one scholarship annually, as well as getting the word out to more students/parents/schools; thus the "birth" of the Art & Adventure Silent Auction Fundraiser we are sponsoring for the month of November. Gary Lyon has asked many local artists and businesses to contribute to this show and we have well over 50 pieces donated (please checkout the rotating slide show of art below), along with services/adventures, including Hot Stone Massage Therapy by Rita Turner, 1/2 Day Halibut Charter with Rainbow Tours, Bear Viewing with Bald Mountain Air, Combination of Dinner gift certificate at Captain Pattie's, an overnight stay at Sea Lion Cove, Ride on the Danny J to Halibut Cove, Ashore Water Taxi trip and a King Salmon Charter with Captain Pete.

Ptarmigan Artists have volunteered to make the food for the First Friday Reception along with donating their time to help you with any questions you might have about the art or bidding process. Each piece will have a silent auction bid sheet near it and we ask you to put your name, phone number, email and bid amount on the sheet. We will then be able to notify you and let you know when you have been out-bid and give you the chance to bid higher. Each piece will have a minimum bid listed along with a buy-it-now option. We truly hope you bid high and often!! What a great opportunity for buying Christmas presents, collecting beautiful artwork OR going on a fun adventure for two AS WELL AS supporting a worthwhile cause – students and the arts!!

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