The
Center for Contemporary Printmaking has announced that Ron Pokrasso is the
Honorary Chair of MONOTHON2013. Pokrasso
is an originator of the printmaking event "Monothon" at the
Printmaking Center of the College of Santa Fe in 1986 and brought it to
Norwalk's Center for Contemporary Printmaking in 1999, where it has been
held annually.
This
year Monothon2013's live auction and party will be held on November
16 from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the Lillian August Flagship Store in Norwalk.
The Silent Auction will be in the “Dream House”, a grouping of showrooms
at Lillian August. There will be a feature wall (salon style gallery)
designated for framed Live Auction artwork. The gala event provides a
memorable way of viewing outstanding art while mingling with friends and fellow
art lovers.
Live
auction artwork includes offerings by: Ron Pokrasso as well as Roz Chast,
Sandi Haber Fifield, Emily Mason, James Rosenquist, Ammanda Seelye Salzman,
Donald Sultan, Deborah Weiss and other prominent artists. New this year is a
drawing for three nights to Bordeaux, France for two couples.
Parking
for this event is at 32 Knight Street, Norwalk.
The Lillian August Flagship Store has the huge parking lot in front, a
large lot to the right of the building, and overflow parking at St. Philip
Church, across Route 1 on France Street. Tickets $50/person. Advance
tickets: 203-899-7999. For more information visit http://contemprints.org.
To coincide with the show, the CCP members are opening an
exhibit called New Works on Paper on November 7. This show will run
though January 1. Works on Paper will be displayed at the Avenue Gallery
on Main Street in Norwalk.
