SAN FRANCISCO – University of California, San Francisco AIDS Health Project (AHP) will celebrate 26 years of service to the HIV/AIDS community at the 14th annual Art for AIDS auction – to be held for the first time in The Galleria at the San Francisco Design Center on Friday, Sept. 24, 2010. Unifying emerging and established artists, galleries and collectors, the Art for AIDS auction brings the San Francisco art community together to support Bay Area residents living with HIV/AIDS.
The silent auction and reception begins at 5:30 p.m., with the live auction following at 6:45 p.m. The exciting annual event offers food and drink galore, with delicious donations from local Bay Area restaurants, caterers and wineries. New for the 2010 event, a VIP Lounge is planned, featuring bistro seating with servers passing food, wine, and cocktails. VIP tickets also include preferred registration, preferred check out, valet parking and reserved auction seating.
Art for AIDS is a juried auction; all 160 pieces on offer have been vetted over the last few months. This year’s jury is comprised of a distinguished panel of critics, artists, collectors and gallery owners, including: art critic DeWitt Chang, who chairs the jury; James Bacchi, gallerist from ArtHaus; Micaela Van Zwoll, from Micaela Gallery; Charles Anselmo, director of Noma Gallery; Tom O’Connor, from O’Connor & Assoc. Art Advisory; and Candace Cavanaugh, Candace Cavanaugh Interiors, among others.
Highlights of the 2010 Art for AIDS auction include oils, acrylics and watercolors on canvas and board; sculpture, photography and more by artists such as: David Smith-Harrison, Jock Sturges, Robin Denevan, Bernice Bing, Rex Ray, Michal Venera and Richard Holzmann, among others. Members of the jury are particularly pleased with donations of works by Gioi Tran (Applegate Tran Interiors), Frank Van Duerm (Van Duerm Design Associates), Katherine Bloodworth (Design Sense), Kevin Hackett/Siol Studios, and Samuel Fleming (Lewis/INSTUDIO).
Among the desirable 2010 silent auction lots are several weekend hotel stays, certificates to fine restaurants, tours of Napa wineries and spa treatments. One very special lot will be presented by the touring cast of the Tony Award-winning Broadway show Dreamgirls. The cast members will perform a medley of the show’s hits, and bidders can vie for a set of show tickets with backstage passes for use during the fall run at San Francisco’s Curran Theater.
Art for AIDS provides an online illustrated auction catalog prior to the event and updates it as new works arrive. Bidders can review the upcoming 160 lots at ArtforAIDS.org. Tickets can be purchased online at a reduced price, and participants can learn more about AHP and the essential work they do.
For additional information, e-mail jose.portillo@ucsf.edu or call 415-502-7276.
About Art for AIDS:
Art for AIDS originated more than a decade ago when a handful of local artists got together in a Noe Valley kitchen and decided to sell their art to help friends living with HIV/AIDS. Since then, Art for AIDS has consistently attracted works by renowned artists such as Richard Avedon, Annie Leibowitz, Frank Lobdell, Jay DeFeo, Rex Ray and Deborah Oropallo, along with works from prominent Bay Area galleries and collectors.
About AIDS Health Project:
AHP has provided HIV prevention, education, counseling and psychiatric services to tens of thousands of HIV-infected people and their providers. AHP has counseled and provided test results to more than 200,000 individuals and has trained more than 80,000 health care professionals, educators, and students. AHP provides services to those living with HIV/AIDS while working to help those at risk remain uninfected. Of our clients living with HIV/AIDS, two-thirds live on incomes of less than $13,000 per year. AHP receives no programmatic funding from the University of California, and is primarily funded through contracts and grants from federal, state and local sources. Art for AIDS provides a critical opportunity to individuals who wish to support this important work. Learn more online at www.ucsf-ahp.org.
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