CO-OP Center’s Fourth Annual Art from Prison Auction begins NOW!

click here to visit the online gallery

The 2010 Art from Prison Auction has begun. This year’s 21 art pieces represent a wide range of artistic expression. All of the artwork is donated by inmates enrolled in Community Partners in Action’s Prison Arts Program. All of the proceeds from this auction will benefit CO-OP Center’s college scholarship program for former offenders at Housatonic Community College. People on the “inside” helping people on the outside.

The artwork will be displayed at Housatonic CC’s Beacon Hall (second floor) from Monday, March 15 through Friday, March 26. On Friday, March 26, there will be a closing reception beginning at 4:30 pm with final bids and the awarding of the art pieces to the winners at 6 pm.

You can bid online by following the link to the exhibit “gallery” on this website. View the pictures and, if you see something you would like to bid on, follow this procedure:

·        EMAIL your bid to artfromprison2010@gmail.com

·        Please include:

o        the NAME of the ART PIECE you are bidding on

o       YOUR NAME/NICKNAME as an identifier

o       A CONTACT phone #/ email address we can respond to

o       The AMOUNT of your bid. Opening bids are $30 each with increments of at least $10.

DO NOT LEAVE ANY CREDIT CARD INFORMATION. IF YOU ARE THE WINNER OF THE PIECE, WE WILL ARRANGE PAYMENT AFTER 3/26. NO ARTWORK WILL BE DELIVERED WITHOUT PRIOR PAYMENT.

Thanks for your support of CO-OP Center’s efforts! We are especially grateful to Jeff Greene who directs the CPA Prison Arts Program for encouraging the artists to donate to this project and for picking this year’s pieces to auction. We are also grateful to Jack Hickey-Williams, Principal of Empowering Resources, for his generous support which makes this year’s auction possible.