By Staff on May 16, 2011
By Tamara Cook Café Ole Restaurant will host an art auction benefiting Louverture Cleary School in Haiti on Saturday, May 21 from 5-8pm. Join us for live music by Frank Montelone and his Boz’s Soggy Bottom Boys along with free appetizers and a cash bar. All paintings for the auction are coming directly from Haiti; [...]
Posted in Events, Goings On! | Tagged arts, auction, CYBA, events, fundraiser |
By on March 5, 2011
I don’t know about you, but I have never been so excited to see the pages of the calendar turn to March. Although this time of the year means windy days, I’m more than happy to have wind versus snow and ice. After a winter like this maybe we should pick up the neighborhood and [...]
Posted in CYCA, Letters from the President | Tagged Art for Art's Sake Auction, arts, auction, emergency response, green, neighbors, pets, volunteering |
By on March 4, 2011
By Emily Bishop The Art for Art’s Sake Auction is gearing up again to be the hippest spring event in Midtown. The Young Avenue Deli will be packed on April 9 from 6-9:30pm with treasures created by local artists and contributions from area businesses. Great items donated from Festival vendors guarantee that there will be [...]
Posted in Arts, Community News, CYCA, Events | Tagged Art for Art's Sake Auction, Artists, arts, auction, Community News, CYCA, events, fundraiser |
By on December 7, 2010
By Angi Cooper Looking for that one-of-a-kind item you won’t find in a big box store? Want to shop in a place where you’re not just a consumer but also a supporter of unique local artisans? Does shopping in general stress you out? The Memphis Arts Collective offers a solution to all these problems at [...]
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By 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 [...]
Posted in Artists, Arts, Community News, Events, Society | Tagged Art for Art's Sake Auction, auction, CYCA, Society |
By 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 [...]
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By on February 27, 2010
By Philip Jaynes Actor/comedian Dennis Phillippi will be this year’s auctioneer at the Art for Art’s Sake Auction April 10th. Phillippi, a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, celebrates his 25th year as a Memphian this month. He is well known in the Memphis area for his years as House Emcee at the comedy clubs Sir [...]
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By 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 [...]
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