Sunday, May 18, 2008
11 am – 6 pm; Registration opens at 10:30 am
Begin at Westminster School,
1010 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice
Note: Please direct all inquiries about the Venice Art Walk & Auctions to one of the contacts listed on the left; Westminster School does not produce the Venice Art Walk & Auctions.
Tickets:
$50 per person (children age 12 and under admitted free). Includes
an all-day
pass to the following activities, as well as a Venice Art Walk
Catalog and Event Guide.
More than 60 private artists’ studios, homes and special
exhibits! New artists added every year. Begin at Westminster School. Free shuttle buses run continuously throughout the day and
will be there to help you cover more ground and see more art.
Click here for a list of participating Studio Tours artists and Special Exhibits.
11:30 am – 4:30 pm
Studio Tour shuttles generously donated by Van Go
Art collectors—don’t miss LA’s best silent auction.
A wonderful opportunity to browse and bid on more than 400 original
works of art including paintings, sculpture, graphics, photography,
ceramics, cartoons and furniture donated by Los Angeles-area and
Venice Art Walk artists.
Note: Free Silent Art Auction Preview on Saturday, May 17,
4:00 – 6:00
pm, at Westminster
School. Open to the public.
Click here for a list of participating artists.
Lower floor: 11 am – 5 pm; upper floor: 11 am – 5:15 pm
Food Faire
Featuring cuisine from LA’s best restaurants, including Acadie Crepes, Bravo Cucina, Cafe Surfas, California Sushi Academy, Chaya Venice, The Counter, Joe's, Meditrina, Upstairs 2, and Venice Grind. 11 am – 6 pm
Cocktail Lounges
On the Venice Art Walk trail. Beverages courtesy of Sauza Hornitos Tequila and Cruzan Rum.
Artful Living Silent Auction
Bid on a fabulous selection of fun and functional lifestyle items. 11 am – 5:45 pm
Live Music
On the main stage. Noon – 6 pm
Toyota Prius Drawing
Enter to win a two-year lease of a new 2008 Toyota Prius. Winner’s name to be drawn on the main stage at 5:45 pm. Click here for tickets.
Plate Project Drawing
One lucky person will go home with a limited-edition set of twelve porcelain plates featuring original artwork contributed by Mark Bradford, Kota Ezawa, Gajin Fujita, Charles Gaines, Joe Goode, Salomón Huerta, Kerry James Marshall, Kim McCarty, Raymond Pettibon, Allen Ruppersberg, Alison Saar, and Álvaro Siza. Each plate is 14 inches in diameter, signed and numbered. Courtesy of Santa Monica Museum of Art’s Twentieth Anniversary Artist Plate Project. Winner to be drawn on the main stage at 5:45 pm. Click here for tickets.
Venice Art Walk Posters and T-Shirts
Available for purchase all day. Poster sponsored by the David Bohnett Foundation; T-Shirt sponsored by Gelson’s Markets. Click here to purchase.
Parking Information
Free parking and shuttle service available on Sunday, May 18, at Walgrove Avenue Elementary School, 1630 Walgrove Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90066; and Coeur D'Alene Avenue Elementary School, 810 Coeur D'Alene Ave., Venice, CA 90291.
Lot hours: Walgrove 9 am – 8 pm; Coeur D'Alene 10:30 am – 7 pm.
Westminster
School is also conveniently accessible by the Santa Monica
Big Blue Bus:
Route 1: Santa Monica Boulevard
Route 2: Wilshire Boulevard
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