Sneak Peek at the Silent Art Auction

This weekend! Sunday, May 17, 2009

Now in its 30th year, the Venice Art Walk & Auctions has raised millions of dollars for Venice Family Clinic – largely through the Silent Art Auction, which offers great deals on original and limited-edition works by the biggest names in the Southern California art scene.

Following are some of the more than 400 works up for bid on Sunday, May 17, at Westminster School, 1010 Abbot Kinney Blvd., in Venice.

Bill Barminski, I’m Glad to Be Here, 2000, mixed media on panel, 22” x 24”; photo: Alan Shaffer

Kim McCarty, Boy Profile, watercolor, 34” x 26”; photo: Alan Shaffer

David Eddington, Actualization, 2009, metal and acrylic, 12” x 12”; photo: Alan Shaffer

Doug Edge, Milano, 005, watercolor, 14.5” x 18”; photo: Alan Shaffer

Kwaku Alston, Unknown (Untitled Series), 2009, color print, 16” x 20”; photo: Alan Shaffer

Gisela Colon, Magia Metallica, 2009, oil and resin on wood panel, 36” x 36”; photo: Alan Shaffer

Billy Al Bengston, Petite Suite Tiny Feet, 2004, giclee print ed.4/5, 6” x 6”; photo: Alan Shaffer

Kenny Scharf, Red Spiral Snake, 1995, lithograph, 22.5” x 30”; photo: Alan Shaffer

Dennis Hopper, Untitled State 1, 1992, lithograph, 36” x 27”; photo: Alan Shaffer

Charles Hill, Pachucito, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 11” x 11”; photo: Alan Shaffer

Guy Webster, Nancy on the Boardwalk, 1977, archival iris print, 24” x 18”; photo: Alan Shaffer

Jean Edelstein, Seated Nude, 2002, watercolor and oil pastel, 22” x 21.5”; photo: Alan Shaffer

Mykel Alatza, Portrait of Frank Gehry, 2009, oil and linen on plywood, 17” x 17”; photo: Alan Shaffer

Kate Savage, Silver Spoon, 2004, acrylic and graphic on wood, 30” x 28”; photo: Alan Shaffer

The Silent Art Auction closes at 5:30 pm on Sunday, May 17.

Note: Free Silent Art Auction Preview, Saturday, May 16, 4:00 to 6:00 pm, at Westminster School, 1010 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice.

Tickets

Tickets to the Sunday, May 17, Venice Art Walk & Auctions are $50 and include admission to the Silent Art Auction and the “art walk” proper, featuring 60+ artists’ studios and special exhibits, as well as a Food Faire of great Westside restaurants, an Artful Living auction of fun and functional lifestyle items, live music, and more.

Other events on Venice Art Walk weekend include:

• Art & Architecture Tour: New Wave of Venice Architecture, Saturday, May 16, noon to 4:00 pm
  
• Art & Architecture Tour: A Stroll Down Architects’ Alley: A Historic Walking Tour of Rustic Canyon, Saturday, May 16
  
• Art & Architecture Tour: Eclectic Homes on the Venice Canals, Sunday, May 17
  
  

More Information

Visit www.veniceartwalk.info for more information, including photos of homes on the Art & Architecture Tours, lists of participating artists, details of free parking and public transportation, and more.

• Click here to learn more about what's new in 2009.
• Video: Click here to hear more about the Venice Art Walk & Auctions from the artists themselves.
  
  

One Great Cause

All proceeds benefit Venice Family Clinic – the largest free clinic in the country – providing a medical home to more than 23,500 low-income and uninsured patients annually through eight sites on the Westside of Los Angeles County.