ANNUAL ARTISTS AGAINST AIDS TO TAKE PLACE
ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2008
Event Benefits the Tarrant County AIDS Interfaith Network;
Honorary Chair Carol Henderson and Donna Craft
Featured Artists Ed Blackburn and Jennifer Stufflebeam
The 14th Annual Artists Against AIDS Silent Art Auction benefiting the Tarrant County AIDS Interfaith Network (TCAIN) will take place on Saturday, October 25, 2008 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center.
Food, music, an open bar (wine and beer), and a silent auction are highlights of the affair, which features a selection of high-quality art from local and regional artists. Tickets for the Auction and Party are $50. The Annual Artists Against AIDS Auction has raised more than $342,000 for TCAIN over the past 84 years. The presenting sponsor of the fundraiser is Pier One Imports.
A selection of works included in the silent auction will be on view at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center beginning Monday, October 1 and will remain on view through the event on October 25.
In addition to the silent auction, there will be a short live auction for a few selected pieces of art.
This year, the artist’s awards have been increased to $2,000. Dr. Frances Colpitt, the Deedie Potter Rose Chair of Art History at TCU and a corresponding editor of Art in America, has graciously agreed to judge all submitted pieces for these awards.
TCAIN has been compassionately meeting the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of people living with HIV/AIDS in Tarrant County and seven surrounding rural counties for nearly two decades. It is a non-profit organization that depends largely on financial donations and volunteer services. Through a small staff and hundreds of dedicated volunteers, TCAIN provides in-home respite care, health education, spiritual counseling, prescription drug delivery, case management, HIV prevention education, and dental services.
Tickets for the Silent Auction on October 25 are $50, and are available in advance or at the door. To reserve tickets in advance, call 817-923-2800. The Fort Worth Community Arts Center is located at 1309 Gendy Street at Camp Bowie Boulevard, across Lancaster Street from the Amon Carter Museum.