Sure, if you have some disposable cash to throw around, by all means go out and spend hundreds (maybe even thousands) of dollars on a piece of art.
We’re all for supporting artists and it will certainly act as a conversation starter for visitors to your home or office.
And we can all agree that the higher the price tag, the more well-known and admired the artist is. But we can also agree that those artists had to start their art career somewhere – most likely with crayons, markers or finger paints.
So if you’re one of those people who likes to get ahead of the curve, you might want to check out The Child and Family Development Center at NHTI’s fifth annual art show and silent auction on Saturday in the NHTI library.
The work that will be auctioned off consists of art created by students in the nonprofit child care program for children ages 6 months to 5 years. So yes, this is a purchase that you’ll have to hang on to for a while to see if the whole artist career pans out. You never know whose going to be the next big thing in the art world.
“They’re creating art every day,” said Cameron Hamel, a program assistant. “We’ve been working on this for a couple months.”
But in the meantime, you can be happy with the fact that you’re helping out a great cause. The money raised at the silent auction will go toward the purchase of an outlast cascade and water play table from Community Playthings for the program’s playground, valued at about $3,300.
“And every year we have a different fundraiser that benefits the children and the center as a whole,” Hamel said.
There will be about 100 pieces, give or take, up for auction. And you can bid as little or as much as you want. But if you go too low, chances are you might get out bid.
“My (9-year-old) son donated 5 cents last year,” Hamel said.
Staff art will be on display and raffle tickets will be sold for a chance to win a more established artist’s piece.
In addition to munchies and vendors, there will be face painting and activities for the kiddos.
The event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, and you must be there to bid. So don’t miss out.
