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Scottsdale Artists' School annual fundraising event was a great success
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (November 14, 2009) – Scottsdale Artists’ School held a miniature art show and fine art auction Saturday, November 14, 2009 with over 250 attendees. The show included over 150 works of art in different mediums including oil painting, pastels, drawing, sculpture and watercolor painting. The auction also included various “Trips and Treasures” including trips to Hawaii, Coronado Bay, Cabo San Lucas and 3 different private dinners with renown artists. A John Coleman sculpture, Pow Wow Partners was also awarded by raffle at the event.
The “Best of Show” award went to Carolyn Anderson with her oil painting, Kenna. As the winner, Anderson will receive an article in American Art Collector. Other awards included the Patron’s Choice and a Fresh Paint award for student work. The Patron’s Choice award of $1000 went to Patricia Dobson for her Oil painting, A Precious Pair. The Fresh Paint award went to Kay Eneim for her painting, Pear & Manzanita Berries.
The artwork from the show that is still available for purchase will remain hanging at the school and is also available for viewing online at http://www.scottsdaleartschool.org in our event section, under Beaux Arts. The school is open weekdays, 8:30 AM through 5:00 PM and Saturdays 9:00 AM through 4:00 PM with free parking behind the school.
Hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm weekdays and 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Saturdays. Admission is free and open to the public. Scottsdale Artists' School is located at 3720 N. Marshall Way in the Scottsdale Arts District (SW corner of 2nd Street and Marshall Way). Free parking is available in the school's parking lot
For more information call the school at (480) 990-1422 or visit the web site at www.scottsdaleartschool.org.
About Scottsdale Artists' School
Founded in 1983 by a group of artists and community leaders, Scottsdale Artists' School is a non-profit school of traditional
fine art offering workshops and courses in oil painting, drawing, watercolr, pastel and sculpture. The School attracts
more than 3,000 students each year from all 50 states and many foreign countries.
Supported by Arizona Commission on the Arts with funding from the State of Arizona and National Endowment for the Arts. Funding also provided by Scottsdale Cultural Council and Scottsdale League of the Arts.