Dec 10: Spire Studios Hosts Benefit Auction & Quarterly Open Studio
Spire Studios: Quarterly Open Studios, Auction and Fund Raiser for Grace Smith House
Saturday, December 10- 7:00pm
Spire Studios - 45 Beekman Street - Beacon, NY 12508 - 845.231.3275
Spire Studios will host a silent auction on Saturday, December 10th, in conjunction with its well known quarterly open studios, to benefit the Grace Smith House of Poughkeepsie. Benjamin Krevolin, Director of the Dutchess County Arts Council, will serve as host and auctioneer to sell art works donated by local artists. 100% of the proceeds will go to Grace Smith House, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides shelter and social services for victims of domestic violence. Its Executive Director, Judy Lombardi, will be in attendance to introduce visitors to the agency’s benefits.
Bidding for the “small works,” which include both emerging and well known artists from throughout the region, will begin at $50. Photos of works and silent bids can be placed online at www.spirestudios.org.
Spaces for artists interested in donating work to the exhibit are still open. Please contact the studio for more information.
About Grace Smith House - www.gracesmithhouse.org
The mission of Grace Smith House, Inc. is to enable women and their children to live free from domestic violence through:
- Providing shelter and apartments, advocacy, counseling and education;
- Raising the consciousness of the community regarding the extent, type and seriousness of domestic violence; and
- Initiating and taking positions on public policies in order to provide options which empower victims of domestic violence.
About Spire Studios - www.spirestudios.org
Spire Studios is the first artist studio complex devoted to keeping affordable studio space available to artists in the City of Beacon. Now occupying over 8500 square feet on 3 floors the facility has ten studio spaces, two exhibition spaces, a yoga studio and a design studio. Open studios are held quarterly and have become one of Beacon's premier arts events. 17 artists currently occupy the space and work in a wide range of media including painting, sculpture and photography.
Spire Studios offers a number of continuing free events open to the public including, bi-weekly movie screenings, a weekly open house and a monthly critique series.
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