Please join us for an evening of good company, friendly competition, and a chance to support artists & arts education in San Francisco. This Art Auction will present an eclectic mix of quality artwork from over 125 established and emerging local artists. It's a wonderful chance to throw your hand in the air and take home something inspiring. Proceeds benefit local emerging artists, as well as Root Division’s free after school art classes for Bay Area youth.

The reception will feature jazzy tunes by The Midnight Sessions and delicious appetizers by Andalu and Cook Club as well as plenty of cold Trumer Pilsner & hand mixed cocktails. Guests who purchase VIP tickets will also receive a limited edition screen-printed tote by Rickshaw Bagworks that's filled with exciting goodies and gift certificates from our sponsors.

7th Annual Art Auction
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
6:30 - 7:30 pm: VIP Cocktail Hour
-Private viewing with complimentary appetizers by Andalu & Cook Club, specialty cocktails, champagne toast, & VIP gift bags (a limited edition tote from Rickshaw Bagworks)
7:30 - 10:00 pm: Regular Admission / Silent Auction
8:15pm: Live Auction begins

Music by The Midnight Sessions

Auction Tickets: $35 per person ($25 before Oct. 20)
Auction + VIP Cocktail Hour: $100 per person ($75 before Oct. 20)
Tickets can be purchased via website, phone, or in person.


Buy tickets now!

VIP tickets: $100 per person: ($75 before Oct. 20th)
Regular tickets: $35 per person ($25 before Oct. 20th)
PREVIEW THE AUCTION ARTWORK HERE




* For more info or sponsorship opportunities, call 415-863-7668, or visit www.rootdivision.org

ROOT DIVISION
3175 17th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
415.863.7668
www.rootdivision.org

ABOUT ROOT DIVISION: Root Division's mission is to improve appreciation and access to the visual arts by connecting personal inspiration and community participation. We provide subsidized studio space to working artists in exchange for their service in creating shared learning opportunities for the community. Artists develop creatively and professionally by teaching art to underserved youth, leading adult education classes, and producing exhibitions that showcase local emerging artwork. By combining multiple opportunities for creative exchange, Root Division cultivates an artistic ecosystem that enriches life throughout the Bay Area.

Root Division is supported in part by grants from The San Francisco Foundation, Walter & Elise Haas Fund, Potrero Nuevo Fund, and Grants for the Arts Voluntary Arts Contribution Fund. The Second Saturday Exhibition Series is sponsored by the Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation, the San Francisco Arts Commission through a Cultural Equity Grant/Organizational Project Grant, the Fleishhacker Foundation, and the Zellerbach Family Foundation.

For further information regarding the Auction and/or press materials please do not hesitate to contact Ashley Kalemjian at 415.863.7668 or auction@rootdivision.org.