Return of AGSM art auction hailed as ‘a joyful occasion’
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This article was published 25/04/2024 (887 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
For the first time since the pandemic, the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba is back to hosting its largest fundraiser of the year, an annual art auction taking place on May 9 at the Keystone Centre’s Dome Building in Brandon.
The auction theme is “Blossoming Moon” to celebrate new beginnings.
“The first moon of spring is a special one, signalling the end of a winter that seems endless until, one day, it’s over,” curator Lucie Lederhendler said in a media release. “When traditions like the art auction, which had to pause during the pandemic, return, it’s a joyful occasion.”
Artists across Westman will be donating artwork to be auctioned, including some long-standing contributors to the gallery like Doug Derkson, Weiming Zhao, Jan Jenkins and Kevin Conlin. Some of the pieces up for auction will be thematically related to the “Blossoming Moon,” but Lederhendler says that not all of them will be — she did not want to limit the artists’ expression.
The concept of our collective relationship with the moon has been heavy on Lederhendler’s mind for the past few years since she listened to a podcast that used the phrase “the problem of the moon.” An exhibition named for this phrase is currently on display at the gallery.
Two silent auctions will take place over the course of the evening where guests will be able to walk around and silently bid on works that catch their eye. The silent auctions will be punctuated by performances and fiddle music by the Métis Prairie Steppers.
There will also be a Moon Teaching and drum performance by Indigenous Knowledge Keeper Debbie Huntinghawk.
The evening will be finished off with the live auction.
Money raised will go toward gallery programming like new exhibitions, adult and children’s classes, and events.
“Costs are going up everywhere, but the public money isn’t keeping up,” Conlin said in the release. “We need to fundraise so we can stay open to everyone in the community.”
Tickets are $100 and can be purchased by calling or visiting the gallery.
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