So Sweet and Seedy
Posted by Cindy on July 15th, 2009
On Friday, August 7th, at the Sons of Hermann, local artists will show how they’ve answered the questions, “Watt’s Up?”
More than 20 local artists have created lanterns from coffee tins collected over the last year from a Dallas coffee shop. Art Conspiracy provided the artists with the tins and they are using their talents to turn them into unique and functional pieces of art.
Original artwork and one-of-a-kind Dallas experiences will be up for grabs including a tour of old time Oak Cliff led by history buff and Art Conspiracy co-founder, Jason Roberts, and a Farmer’s Market Tour followed by dinner with Parigi chef, Chad Houser, and Parigi owner, Janice Provost. True Widow, Airline and Glen Farris will be play in between the auction action led by Art Conspiracy auction veterans, Rob McCollum and Rob Shearer.
The money raised during the SEED event will be used to fund the operating costs associated with Art Conspiracy’s large scale December fundraiser. The 2009 event will benefit Resolana, an organization that provides rehabilitative arts programming for women in the Dallas County Jail and Dawson State Jail in Dallas.
Art Conspiracy is street level philanthropy. Members of the creative community in North Texas pool their talents to create bi-annual fundraising events that support other nonprofit arts programs. Art
Conspiracy events are designed to be affordable and offer everyone a chance to purchase original artwork at a reasonable level. Art Conspiracy is a 501c3 organization with IRS nonprofit status (so your donations are tax deductible!)
Since 2005, Art Conspiracy has raised over $50,000 for groups including:
Preservation LINK, an organization that teaches audio and visual media to students in South
Dallas and Fair Park
La Reunion TX, a current sculpture garden and future arts residency on a 30+ acre Oak Cliff site
St. Anthony Community Center, a center that offers visual art, music and dance to more than 800 children in South Dallas.
When: Friday, August 7 from 7 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Where: The Sons of Hermann Hall, 3414 Elm St, Dallas, TX 75226
How Much: $7 to get in and $20 opening bids on all artwork
For more information, please visit www.artconspiracy.org.
July 16th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Sounds neat. I’ll have to mark this one on my calendar…. yes, I still use an old fashioned calendar.