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Showing posts with label City Kitties. Show all posts
Showing posts with label City Kitties. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
City Kitties Art Submission
First post! This is for the Philly City Kitties Art Auction, citykitties.org/art/
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Calling All Artists! 3rd Annual City Kitties Art Auction
I don't think anyone posted this here yet, but let's try to get a strong Autumn Society showing at this. It's for a great cause...unless you hate cats.
It's that time of year again! City Kitties is thrilled to announce our 3rd Annual Art Auction on Friday, May 28th at Studio 34. We need YOUR help to make it a success!
Here's how the event works: 50+ amazing artists donate 100+ pieces of original art to City Kitties, and we throw a huge party and auction it off to the highest bidder--all to benefit stray cats and kittens in West Philly. The auction is a great opportunity to collect original artwork including photographs, paintings, drawings, sculptures, metalwork, and more. And for just $5 at the door, you can enjoy live entertainment, free food and drinks, and a rockin' party.
But first, we need your help finding generous artists to donate their work to help stray cats and kittens! Artists can be students, amateurs/hobbyists, or professionals working in any medium. City Kitties will provide artists with an in-kind donation acknowledgment letter for tax purposes (if desired), and we will display one piece of their work in a show at Studio 34 during the month of May.
Deadline for work to be included in the show: April 30th (Piece should be framed or otherwise prepared for display and include the hardware necessary to hang it--hooks, wires, etc.)
Deadline for work to be included at the auction: May 23rd
How to donate if you live in or near Philadelphia: You can drop art off at one of three locations on the days listed below. Please email the contact person to schedule a drop-off. If you are unable to drop off art, if you need to schedule another drop-off time, please email info@citykitties.org.
Tuesdays, 5-8pm
48th & Larchwood
Contact Alex: lxfleck@gmail.com
Mondays & Wednesdays, 5-8pm
51st & Cedar
Contact Michelle: michelle@citykitties.org
Fridays, 4-7pm
49th & Chancellor
Contact Lou: info@citykitties.org
How to donate if you live far away: City Kitties can accept donations from anywhere! Please email us at info (at) citykitties (dot) org for our mailing address or to make other arrangements.
All of this information is also available on our website: www.citykitties.org/art. We hope to hear from you soon!
For the kittens,
Alex, Lou, Michelle, Angelia, Lori, & Eli
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Art for teh Kittehs!
Hey all - sorry in advance for the long post, but it's for a good cause. So, I'm not really sorry. ;)
When artists can contribute their services towards philanthropic or humane causes, it's really a win-win situation. The financial benefit goes to the cause, and artists get great exposure to a totally new cross-section of viewers.
So of course I feel fortunate to have the oppourtunity to make art for a good cause (if only all my work had such a good end in store!). West Philadelphia-based City Kitties is a non-profit no-kill animal hospital and foster-care organization dedicated to bettering the lives of the significant population of West Philly stray and feral cats, and it's having its Second Annual Art Show and Auction this Friday.
I was first introduced to City Kitties a few years ago through my good friend Mike and his friend , the also-contributing artist, talented photographer and super cat-philanthropist Kyle Cassidy. I was blown away by how much a few awesome women can do out of a house, from providing veterinary care for hundreds of cats (some literally healed from within inches of death) to organizing a network of foster homes and adoptions to loving homes. I'm super happy to have a way to donate my services to such a worthy cause. They're making a difference, and I want to help.
The details are below - if you're around and are looking for an awesome, unique night that you can be proud of having attended, please please please come - see some art, bid on something (the auctions start at incredibly low opening bids) - so snag something awesome for yourself or for a gift! What could be a cooler gift than one that benefits animals?
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(from their site)
2nd Annual City Kitties Art Show & Auction
Join us May 29th at Studio 34 for the 2nd Annual Art Show & Auction to Benefit City Kitties!
When: Friday, May 29, 6:30 - 10:00pm
Where: Studio 34 at 4522 Baltimore Avenue
How Much: $5 at the door (which goes towards any winning bid)
* Buy great art from talented artists
* Win fabulous raffle prizes
* Listen to great music
* Eat and drink with everybody who's anybody
* Support a great Philadelphia charity
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The piece I'm contributing is a small one, but it was super fun to paint. I had the idea of doing some sort of Francis of Assisi / St. Gertrude / "Patron Saint of Animals" thing, but I wanted it to be fun and light-hearted.
Introducing Mme. Gertrude Von Skeffington, Patron Saint of Stuffed Animals. She's got a whole story in my brain already. I know, goofy - but fun. The auction is for the original watercolor, approx. 8" x 10" framed in a simple black oval moulding.
Hopefully it fetches a few bucks for mah kitteh frendz.
Thank you so much for reading!
When artists can contribute their services towards philanthropic or humane causes, it's really a win-win situation. The financial benefit goes to the cause, and artists get great exposure to a totally new cross-section of viewers.
So of course I feel fortunate to have the oppourtunity to make art for a good cause (if only all my work had such a good end in store!). West Philadelphia-based City Kitties is a non-profit no-kill animal hospital and foster-care organization dedicated to bettering the lives of the significant population of West Philly stray and feral cats, and it's having its Second Annual Art Show and Auction this Friday.
I was first introduced to City Kitties a few years ago through my good friend Mike and his friend , the also-contributing artist, talented photographer and super cat-philanthropist Kyle Cassidy. I was blown away by how much a few awesome women can do out of a house, from providing veterinary care for hundreds of cats (some literally healed from within inches of death) to organizing a network of foster homes and adoptions to loving homes. I'm super happy to have a way to donate my services to such a worthy cause. They're making a difference, and I want to help.
The details are below - if you're around and are looking for an awesome, unique night that you can be proud of having attended, please please please come - see some art, bid on something (the auctions start at incredibly low opening bids) - so snag something awesome for yourself or for a gift! What could be a cooler gift than one that benefits animals?
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(from their site)
2nd Annual City Kitties Art Show & Auction
Join us May 29th at Studio 34 for the 2nd Annual Art Show & Auction to Benefit City Kitties!
When: Friday, May 29, 6:30 - 10:00pm
Where: Studio 34 at 4522 Baltimore Avenue
How Much: $5 at the door (which goes towards any winning bid)
* Buy great art from talented artists
* Win fabulous raffle prizes
* Listen to great music
* Eat and drink with everybody who's anybody
* Support a great Philadelphia charity
----------------------------------------
The piece I'm contributing is a small one, but it was super fun to paint. I had the idea of doing some sort of Francis of Assisi / St. Gertrude / "Patron Saint of Animals" thing, but I wanted it to be fun and light-hearted.
Introducing Mme. Gertrude Von Skeffington, Patron Saint of Stuffed Animals. She's got a whole story in my brain already. I know, goofy - but fun. The auction is for the original watercolor, approx. 8" x 10" framed in a simple black oval moulding.
Hopefully it fetches a few bucks for mah kitteh frendz.
Thank you so much for reading!
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