Celebrate Art
17th Annual Art Auction

Friday July 24, 2009

Now in its 18th year, Ah Haa’s annual fundraiser is the must attend summer event. Each summer, art lovers and community members support the Ah Haa School by bidding on a wide range of artwork created by artists from throughout the area and around the country.  More than 100 artworks and myriad services and excursions donated by the region’s artists, business and supporters of the school are auctioned in live and silent auctions. Many of the pieces on the auction block have been specifically made for the event by the community’s talented artists, and you’ll find just as many treasures donated to the silent auction.  The evening consists of an energy-charged live and silent auction, putting the fun in fundraiser! 

The Ah Haa Art Auction is as much spectacle as fundraiser and this past year was no exception. The theme, Celebrate Art | Be The Artist You Want To Be, inspired Warhol and Frida look a likes and many other fun and outrageous costumes. The live auction featured an over 15 original pieces from local and regional artists and an electric ART car. The Ah Haa was honored to have Susan Saint James as our Celebrity Artist. Susan worked closely with local artist Robert Weatherford to produce three powerful, vibrant and emotionally charged mixed media pieces. Two that were the stars of our live auction.  Stay tuned for the announcement and date of next year auction!

CELEBRATING THE FEMALE SPIRIT THROUGH THE ARTS

The Ah Haa School for the Arts is proud to salute women in the arts throughout the month of October. In conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness and Domestic Violence Prevention Month, the Ah Haa offers a month full of workshops, activities, events and special exhibits with a specific focus on women. An exhibition by a female artist celebrates their talent and vision. We host LUNAFEST, a traveling film festival of award-winning short films by, for and about women. A program of nine films - filled with stories of reflection, hope and humor - will travel to over 150 cities and screen in front of 20,000 people. Each year, various organizations bring LUNAFESTs to their communities and raise funds for their local non-profits as well as our main beneficiary - Breast Cancer Fund. The month is topped off with the BRAvo Auction featuring community designed bras modeled by local firefighters, policemen and service club gentlemen in both a live and silent auction. Partial proceeds benefit our local San Miguel Resource Center, a domestic violence and sexual assault crisis center.

female artist exhibitions

opening reception
october 7th, 5 - 7pm

Charlotte Jorgensen Daniel Tucker Gallery
Marty Langion East Gallery

George Kernan

Oil on Canvas
July 2011
Daniel Tucker Gallery