
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.