Saturday, July 25, 2015

Save the Date! NSAA Annual Fundraising Art Auction, August 1st!

The event of the summer auction season is upon us! The historic North Shore Arts Association holds its highly anticipated ANNUAL FUNDRAISING FINE ARTS AUCTION AND GALA, ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 1st, starting at 5:30 p.m, with one hundred percent of the proceeds goings to its Building Restoration Fund.
 Always a fun-filled, gala evening not to be missed, this year, Frank Kaminski, of Kaminski Auctions, the North Shore's premier auctioneer for over 25 years, will conduct live and online bidding at the NSAA's exquisite harbor side galleries overlooking East Gloucester's Smith Cove. Over 80 original works, including oils, watercolors, graphics, and sculpture by the NSAA's extraordinary, multi-award winning and nationally acclaimed artists, will be offered for bidding. Among the many notable participating artists are Tom Nicholas, N.A., Charles Movalli, Judy Pumfrey, and John Terelak and Jeff Weaver.
This is a wonderful opportunity to add to your Cape Ann artists collection, and at the same time to help fund the North Shore Arts Association's restoration of its home for over ninety years. The Annual Fine Auction proceeds are paramount to funding the much needed restoration the the windows and exterior siding of its historic gallery building.
Tickets for the auction and elegant hors d'oevres and wine gala and are available through the NSAA website www.nsarts.org, by telephone, (978) 283-1857, or at the door. More information is available by emailing: arts@nsarts.org. The complete online catalog is available for preview and left bidding at https:/www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/75523_north-shore-arts-association-fine-art-auction/.



A sneak preview of some of the original artwork that will be up for bid:
Tom Nicholas, N.A., "Out To the Schooner", oil on board, 12 x 9"







Charles Movalli, "Smith Cove", acrylic on canvas, 20" x 24"





         
Judy Pumfrey, "Waiting", oil on canvas, 10" x 8"

       





John Terelak, " Sugaring Off", oil on canvas, 16" x 20"






Jeff Weaver, "The Work Float", oil on canvas, 10 x 18"



Save the Date! Hope to see you at the North Shore Arts Association Annual Fundraising Auction, August 1st, excitement begins at 5:30 p.m.! Bid early and often to join the effort to restore the character and history filled building that has been the home of the NSAA since 1923!



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