2021 Alumni Art Auction is set for Saturday, Feb. 19th
The 25th Annual Alumni Art Auction will take place from Jan 31st to Feb 19th in our new Poole Art Gallery in the recently opened Center for the Arts. This year the Bloch Party officially becomes the Poole Party as we move the Art Auction to our new location. You are invited to join us for the inaugural Poole Party on Feb. 19th from 4 to 5:30 pm.
All proceeds from this fundraising event go directly to the Art Department to support our programs and provide scholarships to students. We have an exciting new format this year. Instead of a one-day event, the Alumni Art Auction will be a full-fledged exhibition in the Poole Art Gallery, which will be up for three weeks prior to the Poole Party on Feb 19th. Bidding will be open the entire time and will close the evening of our party.
We would also like to take this opportunity to honor our recent retirees, Professor Scott Stephens and Professor Karen Graffeo, during the Poole Party. Scott taught at UM for 31 years and built one of the most highly regarded Printmaking programs in the state of Alabama. Karen taught in the art department for 31 years and retired in 2020 but continues to teach as a faculty emeritus in our Photography area. Please join us for a special toast to Scott and Karen at the Poole Party!
Invitations to participate in the auction are mailed each year to art alums; please let us know if we need to add you to our list or if you wish to help with the event or join our Alumni Board.
Alumni Art Auction
Call For Donations -Due by Jan. 20, 2022
The Alumni Art Auction cannot happen without your work! Please consider donating your artwork, any size, and any media, or any art-related objects or services, including frames, books, t-shirts, design work, or a photo shoot. Works should be ready for display: framed or matted for 2D pieces, gallery pedestals will be provided for 3D pieces. Please deliver or ship work to arrive by Wed., Jan 20, 2022. The work will be on display in Poole Art Gallery for January 31st through the Poole Party on Feb 19th, with bidding open any time during gallery hours.
Please deliver work to the Art Department, Bloch Hall room 206, University of Montevallo, or to Atichson Gallery and Village Framer at 2847 Culver Road in Mountain Brook Village.
If shipping, mail to Alumni Art Auction, Art Department, 75 College Drive, Station 6400, Bloch Hall 206, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL 35115.
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Mailing address:
University of Montevallo
Alumni Art Auction, Art Department,
Bloch Hall, Station 6400
75 College Drive,
Montevallo, AL 35115
Please join us on Homecoming Saturday for the Poole Party reception starting at 4 pm with bidding ending at 5:30 pm. If you cannot participate in person this year, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to the Art Department. For an online donation go to https://www.montevallo.edu/give/advancement/ways-to-give/ and note “Art Auction” in the box labels restriction to If you like to pay by check, make it payable to UM Foundation and include ” Art Auction on the subject line and send it to the above address.
Thank you.
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