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Art Auction for Haiti's Children

When  Thu, April 15,6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Where  Gitana Rosa Gallery, 19 Hope Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (map)
Admission  Open
Description 
ART AUCTION FOR HAITI'S CHILDREN Thursday, April 15th - Saturday, April 24th Opening Reception- Thursday April 15th, 6-10pm Closing Party - Saturday April 24th, 12-6pm Starting bid at $50-$100 in gallery, phone or email. Closing bid is Saturday at 6pm. Sponsored by: Brooklyn Brewery Participating Artists: Aaron Lee Fineman, Anna Podris, Beau Rhee, Brett Wintle, Bruno Perillo, Fedele Spadafora, Hannah Mishin, Jodi Taylor, John Plunkett, John Solis, Keith Norval, Laina Karavani, Michael Krynski, Michelle Kawka, Sonomi Kobayashi, Suzy Q, Tara DePorte, Tom Billings and Yoko Furusho. Bids will start from $50 - $100. Opening Reception, Thursday April 15th from 6-10pm, Closing bid ends on Saturday, April 24th, with a light brunch party from 12-6pm. We will accept bids in the gallery or by phone/email - 718.387.0115 / info@GitanaRosa.com. Proceeds will be donated to The Association of Peasants Fondwa (APF), a grassroots organization that has worked men nan men ("hand in hand") with the peasants of Fondwa, Haiti since 1988. Specifically, towards rebuilding the orphanage destroyed in the disaster, just outside of Port Au Prince. This is a charity that Tara DePorte (a participating artist) has done her undergrad thesis with and has kept in close touch. At least we will know exactly where the proceeds are going! Thank you in advance! links below... http://fondwa.org/ http://www.apfhaiti.org/index.php http://www.taradeporte.com/BioMainPage.html pic shown: Aaron Lee Fineman "Detroit Projects"
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