By Staff on April 28, 2010
By Emily Bishop
With $11,505 in income and $800 in expenses, this year’s auction cleared a profit of $10,705 for the CYCA. The highlight of the evening was during the live auction when a bidding war broke out over the painting by Mollie Jaye Riggs, which was featured on this year’s poster. Terry Lawrence and Becca [...]
Posted in Artists, Arts, CY Community News, Events, Society | Tagged Art for Art's Sake Auction, auction, CYCA, Society
By Kristan on March 28, 2010
By Leslie Thompson
In 2003, I spent my Thanksgiving holiday in Memphis. This was not my first trip to the Bluff City. I had visited once as a child, but the only thing I can recall from that trip is a hazy memory of the “Jungle Room” at Graceland. On my second trip, I spent the [...]
Posted in Arts, CY Community News, Events | Tagged Art for Art's Sake Auction, arts, CY Community News, events, history, Trestle
By Staff on March 28, 2010
By Emily Bishop
Cooper-Young is what it is today because of the artists. If not for their strong wills and talents, we would not have such distinct representations of the neighborhood, such as the Trestle art and the ginkgo leaf bike racks that are seen around the heart of CY. In fact, the cornerstone of our [...]
Posted in Artists, Arts, CY Community News | Tagged Art for Art's Sake Auction, arts, auction, events
By Patrick on February 27, 2010
What does the year hold?
This year at the CYCA board retreat, we had to get down to some basics! We, as a board, will be working on expanding our committee structure and reaching out to you for your help. I am putting our board members to the task of seeking out people to join their [...]
Posted in CYCA, Letters from the President | Tagged Art for Art's Sake Auction, board, board elections, Cooper-Young Yard Sale, CYCA, gazebo, neighborhood clean-up
By Patrick on February 27, 2010
By Kristan Huntley
On April 10th, the talents and generosity of artists residing in Cooper-Young will be on display at the annual Art for Art’s Sake Auction at Young Avenue Deli. One of the artists who has contributed her work is Mollie Riggs, a painter and longtime resident of Elzey Avenue. Mollie has kindly donated her [...]
Posted in Artists, Arts, CY Community News, Events | Tagged Art for Art's Sake Auction, arts, auction, events
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