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Art Gallery hosts ART/CRAFT XL

Lux, live auction, local fare
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Blaine Campbell & Megan Wilson, Chase, 2011, digital projection. Chase is a site-specific installation, a lavish rendering of the ornate thousand-pound Czechoslovakian crystal chandelier within Vancouver’s Orpheum Theatre.

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ART GALLERY OF GUELPH
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The Art Gallery of Guelph’s ART/CRAFT XL Gala & Art Auction will be held on March 24, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. Launching the gallery’s 40th anniversary celebrations, ART/CRAFT is the cornerstone of the gallery’s fundraising activities and is unique in its celebration of the powerful intersection of art and craft.

This event raises essential funds for the Art Gallery of Guelph’s artistic programming and educational opportunities. As Guelph’s leading arts institution, the Art Gallery of Guelph facilitates opportunities for dialogue and exchange that effect positive social change through artistic practices that are engaged, inspiring, and bold.

Party-goers will enjoy champagne, wine and exquisite local fare prepared by the chefs and sommeliers of the University of Guelph, and craft beer by Four Fathers Brewing, while immersed in Lux – a special exhibition of digital installations featuring the work of Blaine Campbell and Megan Wilson (Vancouver), Alex McLeod (Toronto), and Bran_cuzi (Cologne).

The evening culminates in an exciting live auction of 32 contemporary artworks hosted by Stephen Ranger of Waddington’s, featuring:

Irene Avaalaaqiaq, Shary Boyle, Simon Brascoupé, Michael Davey, Susan Dobson, Heather Goodchild, John Hartman, Chris Hierlihy, Barbara Hobot, Siassie Kenneally, John Kissick, Stephen Livick, Eileen MacArthur, Jessica Masters, Jason McLean, Shelley Niro, Stu Oxley, Martin Pearce, Michelle Purchase, Don Russell, Tony Scherman, Walter Scott, Seth, Ron Shuebrook, Karin Silverstone, Naomi Smith, Stephen Snake, Takao Tanabe, Tony Urquhart, Lorne Wagman, and P. Watson.

To view the gallery of auction artworks, visit http://artgalleryofguelph.ca/artcraft/. For proxy bidding, please contact Andrew Hunter, Senior Curator at [email protected] or 519-837-0010 ext. 5.

Tickets are $125 each. Attendees can also take advantage of the special XL Auction Party Package and purchase 4 tickets for $400. Tickets can be purchased online here, in person at the AGG, and by phone at 519-837-0010 ext. 2.

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