Huntington, NY - November 2, 2015 - The Huntington Arts Council announces our annual silent art auction fundraising event, Auction on Main, November 6-20, 2015.
This fundraising event begins on Friday, November 6, 2015, with an opening reception from 6pm-8pm at the Main Street Gallery, 213 Main Street, Huntington. The entire collection of art will be on display at the Main Street Gallery until November 20, 2015, at which time there will be a closing reception from 6pm-8pm.The event features the work of more than 50 artists and raffles donated from over 70 area businesses and individuals!
Our first art auction was in 2005 and titled L'Art pour L'Art, a Silent Affair. In celebration of the 10th year of the silent auction we will be offering a free raffle ticket to each individual who stops into the Main Street Gallery, (213 Main Street, Huntington) on Saturday, November 7th or 14th. This ticket can be used to participate in any of the many raffle prizes we will be featuring as part of the Auction. The Gallery is open from 12pm - 4pm on saturdays.
Thank you to those who made donations for this event, businesses, individuals and of course the following artists whose work makes this such a special event. ,Thank you to Denise Adler, Irene Andreadis, Guillaume Azoulay, Sonic Bad, Shain Bard, Stephen Bitel, Elizabeth Cassidy, Sang Hyun Chung, Johanna (McKenna) Cutolo, Dawn Daisley, Michael Fairchild, Jim Finlayson, Holly Gordon, Andrea M. Gordon, Cynthia Grimm, Gerry Hirschstein, Bunny Hoest, Randy Ilowite, Grace Jara, Chuck Laufman, Linda Louis, Carol A. Marano, Edmund Marcin, Claudia Markovich, Jeanette R. Martone, Ed McEvoy , Stan Mehlman, Louise Millman, Margaret Minardi, Donna Harlow Moraff, Rolando Nesi, Pamela Nolan, Sharon Pearsall, Denis Ponsot, Mary F. Ruppert, Ted Scholl, James Scovel, Stephen Shannon, Susan Kozodoy Silkowitz, Micki Sokol,Angela Stratton, Marc Strodl, Lois Walker, M.Ellen Winter, Constance Sloggatt Wolf, Valerie Zeman and more.
The proceeds of this fundraising event will support the Huntington Arts Council's Exhibition Program. This past year, the works of more than 350 artists have been presented at the Main Street Gallery. We are making a positive impression on the community and our efforts have been noticed. Please consider how much your participation in this event means to the Arts Council and that your support is essential to our continued success.
For additional information go to www.huntingtonarts.org or call 631-271-8423.
The Main Street Gallery is open M-F 9am - 5pm and Sat 12pm - 4pm.