Want to start a collection, buy one piece and help an artist finance her way to grad school, here's your chance.
Portand based artist Michelle Ramin whose work I mentioned a couple of times is auctioning her way to San Francisco Art Institute for a MFA in painting.
Here's the deal (in her own words):
"Intent: To auction off as much of the artwork as I have in my studio
for as much money as possible in order for me to go to SFAI for my MFA
this fall.
How is this going to work, you may ask? Simple. Every day, beginning
June 24 until July 24, I will be posting a new piece of art up for
auction on this site. You may choose to bid on this piece or hold out
until a piece you really love shows up days later. It will be available
for bidding for 24 hours, from midnight until midnight the day the
piece is posted. I will start the bid very low and also list the retail
price (my “normal” price) of the work so that you know how much of a
deal you are getting. Some pieces may start at 5 bucks, others 500
depending on how large the work, how much time I’ve spent, how much
money it took to make the piece, etc. On July 24, I will be ending the
online auction and having an opening reception at FalseFront
in NE Portland where you may come and bid on larger, more expensive
pieces. It will be a beautiful show as well as an art sale, and we are
also working on having a BBQ during the day and perhaps even a homemade
ice cream social. It should be tons of fun! So come on out!"
First piece is Key West Balcony, 4″ x 4″, Acrylic and Pen on Birch Panel (below) put on Auction on June 23 (auction closes on June 25)…After this initial one, Michelle writes that all auctions will be up from midnight until midnight ONLY!
Bonne Chance, As we say in France…