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The 3rd Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party was a HUGE Success!Immense thanks to everyone who attended and participated in The 3rd Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party which took place this past Saturday, November 4 at the Edison Place Gallery!! It was a wildly successful event! Transformer grossed over $90,000 in art sales and ticket sales surpassing our fundraising goal for the night.
As a result of the bidding frenzy that took place, Transformer will be providing over $35,000 in sales splits to artists! After expenses, the organization will have net approximately $45,000 to support our exhibitions and overall programming!
Thank you again to all of the artists, our Auction Host, Planning, and Nominating Committees, all of our amazing volunteers, our restaurant and design sponsors, the kickin' djs, the Georgetown Film Festival for use of their sound system, Renee Butler, WAM, and Norma Davis of Pepco for facilitating use of the space, everyone who bought a ticket, everyone who bid on work - everyone who helped make this event possible! Whew!
You all have helped to support another year of dynamic, emerging arts programming at Transformer. This support allows Transformer to present work in our P Street project space free from commercial restraints, allowing the artists we exhibit to experiment with their ideas and their craft, furthering contemporary artistic dialogue within Washington, DC.
The Third Annual Transformer Silent Auction and Benefit Party was organized by:
James Alefantis, Auction Co-Chair and Transformer Board Treasurer
Judy Jashinsky, Transformer Advisory Council
William Newman, Transformer Advisory Council
Victoria Reis, Executive Director, Transformer
Brigitte Reyes, Auction Co-Chair and Transformer Board President
Lisa Marie Thalhammer, Transformer Auction Coordinator
Artists selected to participate in this year's auction were nominated by Auction organizers and a Nominating Committee that included:
Kristen Hileman, Assistant Curator, Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Transformer Advisory Council Member
Leigh Conner, Conner Contemporary Art
Annie Gawlak, G Fine Art
Andrea Pollan, Curator's Office
Sarah Tanguy, Art in Embassies Program, Transformer Advisory Council
The Third Annual Transformer Silent Auction and Benefit Party was supported by an esteemed Host Committee of area gallery and museum directors, collectors, and arts enthusiasts including:
Season and Mathew Appelget
Brian Baker, Bad Religion
Laura Baptiste
Shigeko Bork, mu projects
David Brock, Media Matters
Allison G. Cohen, Sightline
Leigh Conner, Conner Contemporary Art
Kate Damon,kaze design
Mills Davis
Annie Gawlak, G Fine Art
Carole Greenwood
Robert Harris
Elika Hemphill and Rich Confalone
Lindsay Smith & Jason Herrick
Martin Irvine, Irvine Contemporary Art
Veronica Jackson, The Jackson Design Group
Heather & Tony Podesta
Ned Rifkin
Paula Schumann
Sarah Tanguy
Sarah Thorpe
Paige Conner Totaro & John Totaro
Olga Viso
Bill Warrell
Yuriko Yamaguchi
Sponsors included:
Bar Pilar
Buck's Fishing & Camping
Cafe Saint-EX
Comet Ping-Pong
Jaleo
kaze design
Perry's Restaurant
Viridian Restaurant
Zaytinya
