The 12th Annual Artists Against AIDS Silent Art Auction benefiting Tarrant County AIDS Interfaith Network (TCAIN) will take place on Saturday, October 21, 2006 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center. The presenting sponsor of the fundraiser is Pier 1.
Food, music, an open bar (wine and beer), and a silent auction are highlights of the affair, which features a selection of high-quality art from local and regional artists. Tickets for the Auction and Party are $35. The Annual Artists Against AIDS Auction has raised $175,000 for TCAIN over the past 5 years.
A selection of works that will be part of the silent auction are already on display at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, and will remain on view through the event.
In addition to the silent auction, a raffle will feature items such as a ceramic vessel by local artist Gregory Story and an elegant progressive dinner for 8.
This year the attendees at the auction will have the opportunity to vote on a work of art to receive the “People’s Choice Award.” The winning artist will receive a prize of $1000.
This year’s honorary chair is Carter Bowden. Bowden, a Fort Worth native, is the owner of Carter Bowden Antiques on Historic Camp Bowie Boulevard, which sells a combination of furniture, antiques, decorative items and fine art, both contemporary (Randy Bacon, Blaine Smith, Betty Alcorn, and watercolors by Daniel Blagg) and old (Fort Worth School, antiques Italian paintings and 19th and 20th century American and continental paintings). He received his MBA from New York University in 1984. Bowden has been collecting art since high school and, before beginning his graduate degree, he owned his own art gallery. He has served as a board member of The Modern Art Museum for over 10 years and has previously been on the board of Ballet Concerto and the Fort Worth Theater.
Michael Bane and Sue McCans are this year’s featured artists.
Michael Bane was born in Kansas, went to college in Texas, and lives and works in Fort Worth. For the past fifteen years, Bane’s work has concerned itself with an illusionary technique, employing tromp-l’oeil. Working mainly in acrylics, he creates compelling works that command the viewer’s attention. His work is in many private and corporate collections and has appeared in several museums. He is currently working on a major exhibition scheduled for September 2007.
Sue McCans was born in New Mexico and received her BFA at New Mexico State University. She currently lives and works in the Fort Worth area. In McCan’s paintings, the concept of the changing nature of our knowledge and the growth of our understanding of the evolution of the universe in which we live is depicted with graphic simplicity. Circles and rings are her primary forms, chosen for their visual stability and their potential to serve as metaphors. Her work is mainly executed in acrylic on paper and canvas. Currently McCans is working on a series of collages using metal and wood to be exhibited in September 2007.
TCAIN has been compassionately meeting the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of people living with HIV/AIDS in Tarrant County and seven surrounding rural counties for over a decade. It is a non-profit organization that depends largely on financial donations and volunteer services. Through a small staff and hundreds of dedicated volunteers, TCAIN provides in-home respite care, health education, spiritual counseling, prescription drug delivery, case management, HIV prevention education, and dental services.
Tickets for the Silent Auction on October 21 are $35.00, and are available in advance or at the door. To reserve tickets in advance, call 817-923-2800. For more information visit the website at www.tcain.org. The Fort Worth Community Arts Center is located at 1309 Gendy Street at Camp Bowie Boulevard, across Lancaster Street from the Amon Carter Museum.
